Sierra Aluminum Company

What Sierra Aluminum Company does

Sierra Aluminum Company is a fully integrated aluminum extrusion mill headquartered in Riverside, California, with a second manufacturing facility in Fontana. Founded in 1987 and operating with 251-500 employees, the company delivers custom aluminum extrusion shapes paired with a broad set of in-house finishing services: anodizing (clear, bronze, or black duranodic finishes for lengths between 8 and 28 feet), fabrication (lineal hole punching, precision milling, drilling, tapping), painting (vertical and horizontal electrostatic wet paint lines meeting AAMA 2603, 2604, and 2605 coating standards), thermal improvements (pour and de-bridge or insulating strut systems), and specialized packaging (manual and automated bundling, bar coding, protective taping). In-house billet casting provides quality control from raw material, and the company operates a single-source vertical integration model that consolidates extrusion and finishing in one facility. The company is a core business unit of Samuel, Son & Co., Limited (TSX: SMU), a Canadian publicly traded diversified metals manufacturer.

Sierra Aluminum serves seven primary vertical markets: commercial architecture (windows, doors, structural applications), electronics (lighting fixtures, cable trays), metal distributors, residential (windows and doors), solar (panel mounting racks), transportation, and automotive aftermarket. The business model is B2B direct enterprise sales with quote-based pricing determined by project specifications, volume, and customization; multi-year contracts are typical. There are no public pricing tiers, no app or digital product, and no disclosed named customer logos. Marketing channels are limited to the corporate website (with contact forms), YouTube video content, and direct quote requests; the website is available in English, French, and Spanish to support North American markets. Quality and compliance posture is anchored by ISO 9001:2015 certification and AAMA verifications under standards 2603-17, 2604-17, and 2605-20, plus listing on the AAMA Verified Components List. Geographic operations are concentrated in California with a stated service reach across North America, but no global footprint claim is made.

Name

Sierra Aluminum Company

Legal name

Samuel, Son & Co., Limited

Website

https://sierraaluminum.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Sierra Aluminum Company is a fully integrated aluminum extrusion mill in Riverside, California, delivering custom shapes with in-house billet casting, anodizing, fabrication, painting, thermal improvements, and specialized packaging to commercial architecture, residential, electronics, solar, automotive, and transportation markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Aluminum Extrusion Manufacturing

NAICS

Other Aluminum Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding (331318), Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing (3313), Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing (332322)

SIC

Primary Production Of Aluminum (3334), Sheet Metal Work (3444), Metal Doors, Sash, Frames, Moldings & Trim (3442)

akta.pro primary industry

Aluminum Extrusion (IMAKACAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Aluminum Fabrication & Finishing (Machining, Anodizing, Coating) (IMAKACAI), Aluminum Value-Added Components (Automotive, Aerospace, Packaging, Building Systems) (IMAKACAM), Aluminum Casting & Ingot/Billet/Slab Production (IMAKACAE)

Keywords

• Aluminum extrusion manufacturing
• Custom aluminum extrusions
• Anodizing services
• Aluminum finishing services
• Aluminum fabrication

Headquarters

HQ city

Riverside

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Aluminum Extrusion Manufacturing: Custom aluminum extrusion manufacturing producing shapes in a broad range of finishes for industrial and commercial applications
2. Finishing Services: Value-added finishing services including anodizing, fabrication, painting, thermal improvements, and specialized packaging provided alongside extrusion products

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Sierra Aluminum Company is a fully integrated aluminum extrusion mill that manufactures custom aluminum shapes and provides value-added finishing services for industrial and commercial buyers. Core offerings include in-house billet casting, custom extrusion manufacturing, anodizing, fabrication (lineal hole punching, precision milling, drilling, tapping), electrostatic wet painting, thermal improvement systems, and specialized packaging. The company sells directly to business customers across commercial architecture, electronics, residential, solar, automotive, and transportation markets through quote-based B2B sales.

Product overview

Sierra Aluminum is a fully integrated aluminum extrusion mill offering custom shapes in a broad range of finishes. The company provides a comprehensive suite of aluminum manufacturing services centered around five core offerings: Anodizing (in-house anodization for clear, bronze, or black duranodic finishes), Fabrication (customized techniques including lineal hole punching, precision milling, drilling, and tapping), Painting (vertical and horizontal electrostatic wet paint lines meeting AAMA standards), Thermal Improvements (pour and de-bridge or insulating strut systems), and Specialized Packaging (manual and automated bundling and packaging). The company serves diverse markets including automotive aftermarket, commercial architecture, electronics, metal distribution, residential (windows and doors), and solar panel rack manufacturing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Custom Aluminum Extrusion Manufacturing Custom aluminum extrusion manufacturing producing shapes in a broad range of finishes for industrial and commercial applications, supported by in-house billet casting for quality control from raw material through finished extrusion. Serves commercial architecture, electronics, residential, solar, automotive aftermarket, and transportation markets.
• Anodizing

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Samuel, Son & Co., LimitedcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSierra Aluminum is a business unit of Samuel, Son & Co., Limited, a Canadian manufacturing and distribution company. Samuel, Son & Co. operates as the parent organization, providing corporate governance and shared services including privacy policy, terms and conditions, and accessibility policies.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Western Extrusions: California-based custom aluminum extrusion mill offering integrated extrusion, anodizing, fabrication, and finishing. Highly comparable as a regional direct competitor serving the same architectural and OEM customers.
• Aluminum Shapes LLC: U.S. aluminum extruder producing standard and custom architectural and structural profiles. Direct competitor for commercial architectural extrusions where Sierra's residential and commercial window/door customers source shapes.
• Taber Extrusions: U.S. aluminum extruder offering standard and custom shapes with in-house finishing for aerospace, defense, transportation, and industrial customers. Comparable integrated capability set and similar mix of architectural and industrial OEMs.
• Profile Precision Extrusions: Mid-sized custom aluminum extruder offering tight-tolerance, complex profiles for industrial, LED lighting, electronics, and specialty applications. Comparable in scale and product focus on the electronics and solar-rack segments Sierra serves.
• Pennex Aluminum: Fully integrated aluminum extrusion mill offering billet casting, extrusion, anodizing, fabrication, and packaging. Closely mirrors Sierra's value-added finishing model and serves overlapping architectural, industrial, and distribution customers.
• Extruded Aluminum Solutions (EAS): B2B aluminum extruder offering custom extrusions, fabrication, anodizing, and painting services. Highly comparable product offering and customer mix focused on architectural, industrial, and solar OEM markets.

Broad incumbents

• Hydro Extrusion North America: Global aluminum extrusion leader operating a large North American network of presses plus integrated finishing. Competes against Sierra for architectural, automotive, and solar applications, but at much greater scale and breadth across geographies.
• Constellium: Global aluminum products manufacturer serving aerospace, automotive, and packaging markets with extrusion and rolled products. Overlaps with Sierra primarily in automotive and transportation extrusions, but at much larger scale and broader product portfolio.
• Kaiser Aluminum: U.S. publicly-traded semi-fabricated aluminum products manufacturer with a significant North American extrusion and fabrication footprint. Overlaps directly with Sierra in aerospace, automotive, and custom industrial extrusions, though Kaiser is a broader incumbent across plate, rod, and bar.

Emerging players

• Minalex: Smaller specialty aluminum extruder focused on tight-tolerance mini profiles for electronics, lighting, and industrial OEMs. Comparable on technology and customer overlap in the electronics segment, though with materially smaller press capacity.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sierra-aluminum-company

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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