AluQuébec co-ordinates working groups that create synergies between national and international customers/users and companies active in the Québec aluminium industry. Acting as a catalyst for the efforts of the Québec Aluminium Cluster's constituents, the organization brings together OEMs, producers, processors, equipment suppliers and research, development and training centres to work on major concrete projects.

The goal of AluQuébec is to double the aluminium processed in the province over the next decade and to support the activities of equipment suppliers.

Consequently, AluQuébec works to promote and recognize the expertise of the Québec companies that supply equipment to smelters, processors and users of aluminium, both at home and abroad.

Furthermore, AluQuébec represents its constituents in their dealings with OEMs and companies interested in incorporating more aluminium into the manufacture of their products. Its "business development " service works to create alliances between potential clients and the cluster's aluminium processors.

A provincial cluster

The very first recommendation of the 2006 Canadian Aluminium Transformation Technology Roadmap was to create an organization to coordinate all the players in the aluminium processing industry. In 2012, the innovative industrial cluster model put forth by the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal (CMM) in its 2010-2015 Economic Development Plan was selected to make this collaborative effort become a concrete reality. AluQuébec is the eighth cluster founded by the CMM, with the support of the Quebec and Canadian governments and private partners. The Aluminium Cluster is notable for its province-wide importance, with primary producers operating in Québec's resource-rich regions, processing plants and equipment suppliers located across the province, and customers/users and OEMs found in the Montreal metropolitan region and around the globe.

MISSION, OBJECTIVES AND VISION

AluQuébec's mission clearly defines its role as a coordinating body for the Québec aluminium processing industry and equipment suppliers. Its specific, measurable objectives provide a benchmark to assess the impact of its activities, while its vision describes the desired outcome of its organized efforts.

Mission

Foster synergistic connections between end users and the various actors in the aluminium industrial value chain and use training, innovation and technological development to increase the processing and use of aluminium.

Objectives

Double aluminium processed in Québec over the next decade and support the activities of equipment suppliers.

How to do so:

• Maximize the use of aluminium in target markets
• Develop solutions for the structural issues facing the industry
• Educate OEMs about using and incorporating aluminium into their products
• Support aluminium processors as they develop and enter national and international markets
• Develop new uses for aluminium
• Strengthen and enhance the network of Québec equipment suppliers and recognize their leadership role on the world market

Vision

Build on Québec's position as a global leader in the aluminium industry to:

• Grow the aluminium processing industry with a view to sustainable development
• Recognize the true value of aluminium as a material of choice
• Affirm the leadership role of Québec equipment suppliers on the international market