SYMETAL

What SYMETAL does

SYMMETAL (legal name SYMETAL ALUMINIUM FOIL INDUSTRY SINGLE MEMBER S.A.) is a Greek manufacturer of plain and converted aluminium foil, established in 1977 and operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary within the aluminium segment of ElvalHalco (the aluminium arm of Viohalco, listed on the Athens Stock Exchange). The company runs two production sites — an aluminium rolling plant in Oinofyta, Viotia (52,000-ton annual capacity) and a converting plant in Mandra, Attica (31,500-ton annual capacity, plus an in-house 2,000-ton lacquer unit) — yielding a combined annual capacity of roughly 85,500 tons. The portfolio spans plain foil (converter, pharmaceutical, cable, food containers, tea-lights, heat exchange, technical, household, hair and battery foil) and converted foil (cigarette, chocolate, chewing gum, lacquered lidding, lacquered blister and lacquered cheese foil), serving packaging manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, tobacco producers, battery/EV suppliers, confectionery producers, and HVAC/industrial customers.

Underlying capability rests on proprietary rolling technology covering 6-200 micron thicknesses at widths up to 2,040mm, integrated converting capability with lacquering, lamination, coating and printing, an inline pinhole detection system for pharmaceutical foil, and direct access to ElvalHalco's metallurgical R&D infrastructure (Elkeme Metal Research Centre, Elval Technology Centre with Optical and SEM labs). Certifications include ISO 9001, 14001, 45001, 50001, ISO 15378 (GMP), ISO 22000, FSSC 22000 v6, FSC Chain of Custody, ASI Performance Standard, FDA Drug Master File registration for blister foil, and EcoVadis Platinum (top 1% in industry, awarded 2022 and 2024).

The business model is B2B industrial sales: foil is priced through quote-based commercial contracts, with the company selling directly from its Greek plants and through a network of six in-country commercial agents across Germany, the UK, Italy, France, Romania and Turkey. End-customer mix is concentrated in regulated-use verticals (pharmaceuticals, food, dairy, tobacco), supplemented by growing exposure to Li-ion battery foil for EV and consumer-electronics applications. The company is highly export-oriented, with more than 90% of output sold across 70+ countries. Headcount sits in the 251-500 employee range and revenue is reported only on a consolidated basis through the parent ElvalHalco, not disclosed stand-alone.

Name

SYMETAL

Legal name

SYMETAL ALUMINIUM FOIL INDUSTRY SINGLE MEMBER S.A.

Website

https://symetal.gr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

SYMMETAL is a Greek manufacturer of plain and converted aluminium foil for pharmaceutical, food, dairy, tobacco, Li-ion battery, and industrial packaging customers, operating two plants with 83,500 tons of combined annual capacity and exporting to over 70 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Aluminium Foil Manufacturing

NAICS

Aluminum Sheet, Plate, and Foil Manufacturing (331315)

SIC

Primary Smelting & Refining Of Nonferrous Metals (3330)

akta.pro primary industry

Current Collectors & Foils (Copper, Aluminum) Manufacturing (EUAFABAF)

Keywords

• Aluminium foil manufacturing
• Flexible packaging materials
• Pharmaceutical packaging foil
• Battery foil production
• Industrial foil converting

Headquarters

HQ city

Oinófita

HQ country

Greece

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Aluminium foil products (Plain and Converted): Manufacturing and sale of aluminium foil products including plain foil, converter foil, converted foil, lacquered products, and laminates for food, pharmaceutical, tobacco, and technical applications. Revenue derived from product sales with over 90% export orientation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Symetal manufactures plain aluminium foil (6-200 micron thickness) at its Oinofyta rolling plant (52,000 tons/year capacity) and converted foil products at its Mandra converting plant (31,500 tons/year capacity), including lacquered, laminated, and coated variants. The products serve pharmaceutical, food, tobacco, battery (Li-ion), confectionery, and technical/industrial packaging applications, sold B2B with over 90% of production exported to more than 70 countries.

Product overview

SYMETAL is a manufacturer of aluminium foil and converted products with two production facilities in Greece. The company offers a broad portfolio of plain aluminium foil products (ranging from 6 to 200 microns) and converted foil products. Plain foil products include Converter Foil, Pharmaceutical Foil, Cable Foil, Foil for Food Containers, Foil for Tea Lights, Foil for Heat Exchange Equipment, Foil for Technical Applications, Household Foil, Hair Foil, and Battery Foil. Converted foil products include Cigarette Aluminium Foil, Chocolate Aluminium Foil, Chewing Gum Foil, Lacquered Lidding Foil, Lacquered Blister Foil, and Lacquered Cheese Foil. The foil rolling plant (Oinofyta) has 52,000 tons annual capacity, while the foil converting plant (Mandra) has 31,500 tons annual capacity with a lacquer production unit of 2,000 tons.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Converter Foil Plain aluminium foil for flexible packaging, suitable for lamination, extrusion coating, lacquering, printing, and embossing processes. Used in high-barrier packaging, confectionery, dairy, beverage, and tobacco applications.
• Pharmaceutical Foil High-barrier aluminium foil for pharmaceutical packaging including blister foil, cold forming foil, strips, sachets, pouches, heat sealable closures, and collapsible tubes. Produced with on-line pinhole detectors for maximum impermeability.
• Cable Foil Aluminium foil for cable shielding, providing protection against magnetic fields, radio frequencies, corrosion, and high temperatures.
• Foil for Food Containers Aluminium foil for manufacturing food containers including wrinkle-wall, smooth-wall (ready meals), and retortable containers for catering, pet food, and household use.
• Foil for Tea Lights Specialised aluminium foil for tea-light and candle-light cup production, featuring isotropic properties and low earing alloys for smooth deep drawing.
• Foil for Heat Exchange Equipment Aluminium foil for heat exchangers including Fin-stock, Rotor and Plate heat exchangers for air conditioning, ventilation, heating, cooling systems, and thermal rotors.
• Foil for Technical Applications Technical aluminium foil for insulation, flexible tubes, air ducts, firewalls, heatshields, honeycomb structures, architectural applications, and adhesive tapes.
• Household Foil High-strength household aluminium foil for hygienic food contact and general food packaging purposes, supplied on uniform gauge basis.
• Hair Foil Soft and flexible aluminium foil for hair care applications, supplied on uniform gauge basis for re-winders.
• Battery Foil Aluminium foil for rechargeable Li-ion battery cells and battery pouches, featuring excellent flatness, dry surface, thermal resistance, and high formability for electric vehicles and consumer electronics.
• Cigarette Aluminium Foil Aluminium/paper laminates for cigarette inner liners, available with customer logos printed on aluminium or paper side, optimised for sophisticated cigarette packing machines.
• Chocolate Aluminium Foil Chocolate wrappers available as unsupported alu-foil or alu/paper laminates, certified for direct food contact with various lacquering and embossing options.
• Chewing Gum Foil Alu/paper laminates for chewing gum inner wrapping, available embossed or unembossed and/or printed in single colours for various wrapping machines.
• Lacquered Lidding Foil Lacquered aluminium lidding foil for packaging yogurt, margarine, marmalade, honey and other foodstuffs, sealable to PVC, PS, PP, PE and PET substrates.
• Lacquered Blister Foil Lacquered blister foils for pharmaceutical applications and chewing gum blister packs, compatible with all ink systems and sealing against PS/PVC/PVDC substrates. DMF registered with FDA.
• Lacquered Cheese Foil Multilayer lacquered cheese foil coated with primer, protective and heat seal lacquers for packaging molten cheese with excellent sealing properties.

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ElvalHalcorcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSymetal is an aluminium segment subsidiary of ElvalHalcor, a leading global industrial producer of aluminium and copper products. Symetal leverages metallurgical knowledge, R&D facilities and laboratories of parent company for product development and process optimization.
• ViohalcocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerViohalco's aluminium segment includes Elval, Symetal, Elval Colour, Vepal, Bridgnorth Aluminium, Viomal and UEHEM. Symetal benefits from group's technical expertise, shared R&D resources including Metal Research Centre (Elkeme), and international commercial network.
• Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI)coreOthersSymetal achieved ASI Performance Standard certification for its production facilities. ASI is the only comprehensive voluntary sustainability standard initiative for the aluminium value chain addressing environmental, social and governance principles.
• SedexcoreOthersSymetal has been a Sedex member since 2014 as a Supplier (B) Member, committed to responsible operations and procurement and improving ethical standards and working conditions throughout the value chain.
• European Aluminium Foil Association (EAFA)minorOthersEAFA promotes sustainable and resource efficient packaging; Symetal supports EAFA efforts in sustainable packaging development.
• Flexible Packaging Europe (FPE)minorOthersFPE promotes sustainable and resource efficient flexible packaging; Symetal supports FPE initiatives.
• Global Aluminium Foil Roller Association (GLAFRI)minorOthersInternational aluminium foil roller association promoting industry interests globally.
• Elkeme (Metal Research Centre)coreTechnology or IntegrationElkeme is the Hellenic Research Centre for Metals S.A. providing value-added R&D services, technological development and analysis for aluminium, copper, steel and zinc sectors. Symetal accesses Elkeme's metallurgical expertise for new product development and production process optimization.
• Elval Technology CentrecoreTechnology or IntegrationSymetal has direct access to Elval's Technology Centre facilities and laboratories including Optical and Scanning Electron Microscopy for R&D and quality control.
• DNVminorOthersDNV conducted the certification audit for ASI Performance Standard certification covering Symetal's production facilities at Oinofyta and Mandra.
• EcoVadiscoreOthersEcoVadis provides sustainability ratings and has awarded Symetal Platinum Rating for two consecutive years. Symetal also partners with EcoVadis to evaluate main suppliers as part of Responsible Sourcing Initiative.
• CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project)minorOthersSymetal has been voluntarily participating since 2014 in CDP's Supply Chain Program. Since 2022, Symetal publishes consolidated data on CDP platform for both production facilities.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Norsk Hydro: Norsk Hydro is a Norwegian integrated aluminum producer covering primary smelting through rolled products for packaging, automotive, and construction. Their rolled-products division supplies packaging foil that overlaps with Symetal's converter and food-grade foil.
• Constellium: Constellium is a global aluminum products company serving aerospace, automotive, and packaging markets through rolled and extruded products. Their packaging-foil capability overlaps with Symetal's offerings, but as part of a broader aluminum portfolio anchored in aerospace and specialty alloys.
• Alcoa Corporation: Alcoa is one of the world's largest aluminum companies spanning bauxite, alumina, primary smelting, and flat-rolled products. Their flat-rolled products division serves packaging and industrial markets that overlap with Symetal's pharmaceutical, food, and technical foil applications.
• Novelis: Novelis is the world's largest producer of flat-rolled aluminum products and a leading supplier of beverage can stock and automotive sheet. They overlap with Symetal as a major aluminum rolling incumbent, but as part of a much broader and more diversified portfolio rather than a foil-only specialist.
• Hindalco Industries: Hindalco Industries is an Indian integrated aluminum and copper producer and the parent of Novelis. They are a broader-aluminum incumbent with downstream foil and rolled-product reach that competes with Symetal in foil and battery-foil markets through Novelis and directly in Asian markets.

Direct peers

• Loften Environmental Technology: Loften Environmental Technology is a Chinese aluminum foil manufacturer (Shenzhen-listed, 002162) producing packaging foil, container foil, and battery foil. They overlap with Symetal in converter-grade and battery-grade foil applications, particularly serving Asian and global converters and OEMs.
• Granges AB: Granges is a Swedish aluminum specialist producing brazing sheet, heat-exchanger materials, and certain foil grades for automotive and HVAC markets. They overlap with Symetal's heat-exchanger foil and converter-foil manufacturing technology, and compete head-to-head for thermal-management and rolled-aluminum OEM accounts.
• AMAG Austria Metallikum: AMAG Austria Metallikum is an Austrian aluminum rolling mill producing foil, plate, and strip for packaging, transportation, and industrial uses. They are a direct comparator to Symetal across premium packaging foil and technical/industrial foil grades in the European market.
• UACJ Corporation: UACJ is a Japanese manufacturer of flat-rolled aluminum products — sheet, plate, foil and extrusions — for packaging, automotive, heat-exchanger, and lithium-ion battery applications. They have direct operational links to Symetal's sister company Elval via the UACJ Elval Heat Exchanger Materials (UEHEM) joint venture, making UACJ a direct foil peer across packaging, heat-exchanger and battery segments.
• Henan Mingtai Al. Industrial: Henan Mingtai is one of China's largest aluminum foil producers (Shanghai-listed, 601677), making converter foil, household foil, container foil, and battery foil. Their product mix directly mirrors Symetal's converter, household, and emerging battery foil portfolio, making them a head-to-head competitor across multiple grades.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance12 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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