Three times lighter than steel

Transport run more smoothly, freight costs are lower and on-site handling is simpler.

The difference between aluminium and steel is striking. The fact is that aluminium comes in at just a third of the weight of steel – while also being strong and durable.

That goes a long way towards explaining the incredible success that aluminium profiles have enjoyed in the solar industry in recent years.

The benefits of the low weight are clear in every part of the chain – transport runs more smoothly, freight costs are lower, installation is easier and on-site handling is simpler.

Aluminium is safe investment. Not only because of its superb material properties during the product’s life cycle. Aluminium also has a very high recycling value, which may explain that almost all aluminium is recycled sooner or later.

Re-melting and extruding recycled aluminium requires only 5 percent of the processing from virgin material to finished product. We at Sapa produce half of our profiles from recycled aluminium.