Leichtmetall Aluminium

What Leichtmetall Aluminium does

EGA Leichtmetall is a specialty aluminium foundry based in Hanover, Germany, producing high-strength recycled aluminium alloys and large-diameter billets for demanding industrial end-markets. With approximately 90 years of metallurgical expertise and an annual production capacity of around 35,000 tonnes, the company operates a single-site continuous casting operation using roughly 80% secondary (recycled) aluminium as input material and 100% renewable electricity, verified through Guarantees of Origin cancelled in the German Federal Environment Agency's Registry. Its portfolio spans 30+ aluminium alloy grades (including EN AW-7075, EN AW-7050, EN AW-6082, EN AW-5083, EN AW-2017/A, EN AW-2618/A), with the ability to produce Europe's largest in-house turned billet diameter at 1,080 mm.

The company serves aerospace, defence, marine, automotive, and mechanical engineering customers through direct B2B enterprise sales, supported by ASI Performance Standard, ASI Chain of Custody, and Approval of Manufacturer certifications for wrought aluminium alloys in the marine sector. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is negotiated quote-based against alloy specifications and volume. The business makes money almost exclusively through hardware sales of manufactured aluminium billets, with no software, licensing, or service revenue streams identified.

EGA Leichtmetall is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) PJSC, the world's largest "premium aluminium" producer. EGA's capital backing underwrites the ongoing investment program, which includes a new site at Greentec Park Steyerberg announced in January 2026 and recycling/circular economy capacity expansion announced in December 2025. The Hanover facility employs 51-100 people, indicating a highly capital-intensive, automated production model concentrated at a single primary location.

Name

Leichtmetall Aluminium

Legal name

EGA Leichtmetall

Website

https://leichtmetall.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1935

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

EGA Leichtmetall is a Hanover-based specialty aluminium foundry producing high-strength recycled aluminium billets for aerospace, defence, marine, automotive, and mechanical engineering customers. It operates a ~35,000 tonne annual capacity with Europe's largest in-house turned billet diameter capability.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Aluminium Billets and Alloys

NAICS

Secondary Smelting and Alloying of Aluminum (331314), Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing (3313)

SIC

Primary Smelting & Refining Of Nonferrous Metals (3330), Miscellaneous Primary Metal Products (3390)

akta.pro primary industry

Aluminum Casting & Ingot/Billet/Slab Production (IMAKACAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Aluminum Value-Added Components (Automotive, Aerospace, Packaging, Building Systems) (IMAKACAM), Aerospace Structural Metals & Alloys (Titanium, Aluminum, Nickel) (IMABANAL), Marine Aluminum Plate/Extrusions & Lightweight Structures (IMAJAKAB)

Keywords

• Aluminium billet production
• Aluminium alloy manufacturing
• Secondary aluminium recycling
• Aerospace-grade alloys
• Continuous casting foundry

Headquarters

HQ city

Hanover

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Aluminium billet sales: Primary revenue from production and sale of high-strength aluminium alloys and large-diameter secondary aluminium billets to aerospace, defence, marine, automotive, and mechanical engineering industries. Revenue is generated through direct B2B sales of manufactured metal products with approximately 35,000 tonnes annual production capacity.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

EGA Leichtmetall operates a specialty aluminium foundry in Hanover, Germany that produces high-strength aluminium alloys and large-diameter billets (up to 1,080 mm) using approximately 80% secondary (recycled) aluminium and 100% renewable electricity, with an annual capacity of roughly 35,000 tonnes. The company supplies more than 30 alloy grades across the EN AW-series to aerospace, defence, marine, automotive, and mechanical engineering manufacturers.

Product overview

EGA Leichtmetall is a speciality aluminium foundry producing high-strength aluminium alloys and large-diameter recycled aluminium billets for demanding industries including aerospace, defence, marine, and special engineering. The product portfolio centres on a comprehensive range of EN AW-series alloy grades (including EN AW-2007, EN AW-2618/A, EN AW-5083, EN AW-6082, EN AW-7010, EN AW-7050, and EN AW-7075) alongside an online aluminium billet weight calculator tool. With approximately 90 years of aluminium process innovation, the company produces Europe's largest turned billet diameter (1,080mm) in-house, using ~80% secondary aluminium as input material and 100% renewable electricity.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• High-strength aluminium alloys (EN AW-series) Portfolio of more than 30 high-strength aluminium alloys produced to EN AW-series specifications, supplied to aerospace, defence, marine, automotive, and mechanical engineering manufacturers.
• Large-diameter aluminium billets Continuous-cast aluminium billets produced in sizes up to 1,080 mm turned diameter, the largest available from a European producer, for structural components and machining applications.
• EN AW-7075 aluminium alloy Premium high-strength aluminium alloy specification for aerospace structural components and defence applications requiring high strength-to-weight ratio.
• EN AW-7050 aluminium alloy High-strength aerospace aluminium alloy specification offering improved stress-corrosion cracking resistance for thick structural aerospace parts.
• EN AW-6082 aluminium alloy Structural aluminium alloy specification widely used in mechanical engineering, automotive, and marine applications, also offered in T6 temper.
• EN AW-5083 aluminium alloy Marine-grade aluminium alloy specification with high corrosion resistance, used in shipbuilding, hulls, superstructures, and offshore structures, produced under the Marine sector Approval of Manufacturer.

Quantifiable outcome

• 80% secondary aluminium as input material
• +4 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEGA Leichtmetall is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Emirates Global Aluminium, the world's largest 'premium aluminium' producer. The company operates as part of EGA's portfolio, benefiting from global resources, capital investments, and operational expertise. EGA is investing in expansion including acquisitions in Germany and Minnesota for recycling capacity growth, with the company positioned as a leading European specialty foundry.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hammerer Aluminium Industries (HAI): Austrian-headquartered specialty aluminium foundry producing high-strength extruded and cast products from secondary aluminium for automotive, transport, and industrial markets — closely comparable to EGA Leichtmetall's secondary-aluminium, hard-alloy, large-diameter billet business model.
• TRIMET Aluminium SE: German specialty aluminium producer operating multiple foundries producing primary and recycled aluminium alloys, including hard alloys for automotive and mechanical engineering — directly comparable as a German-headquartered specialty foundry with similar end-market focus.
• AMAG Austria Metall AG: Austrian integrated aluminium company with casting, rolling, and recycling operations producing specialty aluminium flat products and alloys for automotive, aerospace, and packaging — comparable in scale and in the use of secondary aluminium feed for specialty applications.
• Real Industries: European secondary aluminium producer focused on recycled aluminium alloys and billets, serving automotive, marine, and industrial customers — directly comparable as a secondary-aluminium-focused specialty foundry with similar recycled-content positioning.
• Aeromet International: UK-based aluminium foundry producing high-strength aerospace and defence aluminium castings and alloys — directly comparable as a specialty aerospace-grade aluminium alloy producer serving safety-critical end markets.

Broad incumbents

• Constellium SE: Global aerospace and automotive aluminium leader producing sheet, plate, extrusions, and structural components; serves the same aerospace/defence customer base as Leichtmetall but operates further downstream and at much larger scale.
• Kaiser Aluminum Corporation: US-listed specialty aluminium manufacturer producing aerospace, automotive, and industrial products including extrusions and billet — broader product portfolio than Leichtmetall but serves overlapping aerospace/defence hard-alloy end markets.
• Norsk Hydro ASA: Global integrated aluminium company with primary smelting, extrusion, and recycling operations serving automotive, transport, and industrial markets — comparable in alloy and extrusion billet production but at vastly greater scale and with broader product breadth.
• Alcoa Corporation: One of the world's largest primary aluminium producers with downstream aerospace and automotive product lines; overlaps with Leichtmetall in aluminium billet/alloy supply but is vastly larger and vertically integrated into finished components.
• Arconic Corporation: US-headquartered aerospace and industrial aluminium producer supplying rolled products, extrusions, and structures to aerospace and defence OEMs — overlapping end-market exposure with Leichtmetall but operating as a much larger, vertically integrated incumbent.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

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Funding overview

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Investors

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