UACJ [THAILAND] COMPANY LIMITED

What UACJ [THAILAND] COMPANY LIMITED does

UACJ (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (UATH) is a Thailand-incorporated, wholly-owned subsidiary of Tokyo-listed UACJ Corporation, operating Southeast Asia's largest integrated aluminum plate and sheet rolling plant from its Rayong manufacturing site in Amata City Industrial Estate. Founded as Furukawa-Sky Aluminum (Thailand) in April 2011 and renamed to its current identity in October 2013, the company completed its final Phase 3 expansion in July 2019, establishing an annual supply capacity of 320,000 tons. Operations span an integrated melt-to-finish process — melting and casting in a ~110-ton furnace producing slabs up to 33.5 tons, hot rolling on a 372-meter line with a four-stand tandem mill, cold rolling on a six-stand mill at speeds up to 2,000 m/min, and finishing lines up to 2,150 mm wide — all within a single 500,000 m² facility.

The company's product portfolio centers on aluminum sheet for beverage and food can bodies, ends, closures and caps (~50% of Thailand's ~50 billion annual cans are produced from UATH sheet), aluminum materials for automotive and air conditioner heat exchangers, and general-purpose 1000/3000/5000-series aluminum sheets. UATH serves customers primarily through B2B enterprise sales, with its Bangkok office at Bhiraj Tower at EmQuartier coordinating approximately 60% of volume for international destinations (Vietnam, China, Indonesia, the United States) and 40% for the Thai domestic market. Distribution reaches Southeast Asia, Australia, India, the Middle East, South America, Europe, and Africa from the single Rayong hub. Revenue is generated through negotiated per-contract B2B pricing on aluminum sheet sales; specific price levels and revenue figures are not publicly disclosed.

The company is led by Representative Director Yamada Tetsuya and Board President Okajima Minoru, and holds a comprehensive certification stack including ISO 9001, IATF 16949 (automotive), ISO 14001, ISO 45001, Aluminium Stewardship Initiative Chain of Custody (the first Japanese aluminum rolling manufacturer to obtain this), Green Industry Level 4, and Eco Factory Award. Strategic positioning emphasizes sustainability: an 18,000 kW rooftop solar system (claimed world-largest-scale as of June 2021, jointly developed with Kansai Energy Solutions (Thailand)) generates ~14,000 tons/year of CO2 reduction (~6% of plant emissions), and a November 2020 MOU with Thailand's Ministry of Natural Resources established a Can-to-Can aluminum recycling framework.

Name

UACJ [THAILAND] COMPANY LIMITED

Legal name

UACJ (Thailand) Co., Ltd.

Website

https://uath.uacj-group.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

UACJ (Thailand) Co., Ltd. is Southeast Asia's largest integrated aluminum rolling manufacturer, producing 320,000 tons/year of plate and sheet from its Rayong plant for beverage cans, automotive and HVAC heat exchangers, and industrial customers across multiple continents.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Aluminum Rolled Products Manufacturing

NAICS

Aluminum Sheet, Plate, and Foil Manufacturing (331315)

akta.pro primary industry

Aluminum Project Development, Engineering & EPC (Smelters/Refineries) (IMAKACAO)

Keywords

• Aluminum rolled products
• Beverage can materials
• Automotive heat exchanger materials
• Air conditioner heat exchangers
• Integrated aluminum production

Headquarters

HQ city

Rayong Province

HQ country

Thailand

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Aluminum Rolled Products Manufacturing and Sales: UATH manufactures and sells aluminum plate/sheet products including can body and end materials, automotive heat exchanger materials, air conditioner heat exchanger fins, and general-purpose aluminum sheets. Revenue is generated through direct B2B sales to manufacturers in Thailand and globally.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

UACJ (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (UATH) manufactures and sells aluminum plate/sheet products through an integrated melt-to-finish production process at its Rayong manufacturing facility, with annual capacity of 320,000 tons. The company's portfolio includes beverage can body, end, closure, and cap materials; food can materials; automotive heat exchanger materials; air conditioner heat exchanger materials; and general-purpose 1000, 3000, and 5000-series aluminum sheets, supplied globally to B2B manufacturers.

Product overview

UACJ (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (UATH) operates as an integrated aluminum plate manufacturing facility producing approximately 320,000 tons annually. The company offers a portfolio of aluminum products centered on can materials (beverage and food cans), automotive heat exchanger materials, air conditioner heat exchanger materials, and general-purpose aluminum plates. Production follows an integrated manufacturing process encompassing melting/casting, hot rolling, cold rolling, and finishing operations, with the Rayong manufacturing plant serving as the company's primary production base.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Beverage Can Materials (Body, End, Closure, Cap) Aluminum plate materials for beverage cans including body stock, can end stock, closure stock, and cap stock, used by can manufacturers for beer, soft drink, and other beverage cans. UATH supplies approximately half of Thailand's ~50 billion annual beverage aluminum cans.
• Food Can Materials Aluminum plate materials for food cans including can body and can lid stock, valued for their lightweight, formability, corrosion resistance, and hygiene properties.
• Automotive Heat Exchanger Materials Aluminum materials for automotive heat exchangers including radiators, evaporators, condensers, and heater components, selected for lightweight, recyclability, thermal conductivity, and corrosion resistance. UACJ Group holds the top global share in heat exchanger materials.
• Air Conditioner Heat Exchanger Materials Aluminum fin materials for air conditioner heat exchangers, valued for lightweight properties, thermal conductivity, and corrosion resistance.
• General Aluminum Materials (1000, 3000, 5000 Series) General-purpose aluminum plate materials in 1000, 3000, and 5000 series for various applications including enclosures and automotive-related uses.

Quantifiable outcome

• ~5% energy consumption for recycled aluminum vs. virgin material (energy savings of ~95%)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Thailand Ministry of Natural Resources and Industry Organizations (Thailand Can Manufacturers)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2020In November 2020, UATH's Rayong manufacturing site signed a memorandum of understanding with the Thai Ministry of Natural Resources and industry groups to promote aluminum can recycling. UATH also collaborates with major Thai can manufacturing groups on Can to Can closed-loop recycling initiatives, using recycled beverage cans as raw material.
• 関西エネルギーソリューションズ（タイランド）社 (Kansai Energy Solutions (Thailand) Co., Ltd.)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUATH partnered with Kansai Energy Solutions (Thailand) to install a world-largest-scale rooftop solar power generation system at the Rayong manufacturing site. The system has an output of 18,000 kW (~40,000 panels) and is expected to reduce UATH's CO2 emissions by approximately 14,000 tons per year (about 6% of total plant emissions). UATH will consume all generated electricity for 20 years.
• Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI)coreOthersASI is an international aluminum initiative aimed at improving sustainability across the entire aluminum supply chain, maximizing social contribution from environmental, social, and governance perspectives. UATH became the first Japanese aluminum rolling manufacturer to obtain ASI Chain of Custody Standard certification in 2022, and as a member supports ASI's activities.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Norsk Hydro ASA: Norwegian integrated aluminum major spanning bauxite, alumina, primary smelting, extrusions, and rolled products. Larger and broader than UATH but overlaps in flat-rolled products and shares exposure to automotive lightweighting and circular aluminum demand.
• Alcoa Corporation: Global aluminum major with primary smelting and rolled-products operations serving packaging, automotive, aerospace, and industrial customers. A broader incumbent peer with overlapping downstream flat-rolled exposure to UATH's served markets.
• Hindalco Industries Ltd. Indian integrated aluminum and copper major and parent of Novelis. Overlaps with UATH through its flat-rolled products business and its position as a major global can-sheet supplier serving beverage customers in similar end markets.

Direct peers

• Arconic Corporation: US-based aluminum rolled-products company spun out of Alcoa, serving aerospace, automotive, packaging, and industrial customers. Comparable product breadth and customer profile to UATH in flat-rolled aluminum.
• Granges AB: Swedish specialist in rolled aluminum heat-exchanger and brazing materials, with major Asian production. A direct competitor to UATH/UACJ in automotive and HVAC heat-exchanger fin stock, the segment where UACJ Group claims global top share.
• Constellium SE: Specialty aluminum rolled-products manufacturer serving packaging, automotive, and aerospace. Closely comparable to UATH's portfolio of can stock, automotive heat-exchanger sheet, and industrial plate, with a similar B2B direct-sales model to global OEMs.
• Kobe Steel, Ltd. Japanese integrated aluminum rolling mill producing flat-rolled products for cans, automotive, and industrial uses. Directly comparable to UATH as a Japanese-headquartered peer operating both domestic and Southeast Asian rolling capacity.
• Henan Mingtai Aluminum Co., Ltd. Large Chinese aluminum sheet and plate manufacturer focused on can stock, container foil, and industrial applications. Comparable to UATH's can-body/end and general-purpose aluminum sheet product lines and its export-led B2B distribution model.
• Novelis Inc. World's largest aluminum rolled-products producer and the global benchmark for beverage can stock. Competes head-to-head with UATH in can-end/body sheet and automotive sheet, with similar melt-to-finish integrated operations across North America, Europe, and Asia.
• Shandong Nanshan Aluminum Co., Ltd. One of China's largest integrated aluminum flat-rolled producers with comparable scale (multiple hundreds of thousands of tons) and product mix spanning can stock, automotive, and aerospace sheet. A relevant Asia-region scale benchmark for UATH.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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