| Profile: | Aalberts Industries NV is an international industrial group of companies with two main activities, Industrial Services and Flow Control Systems. Both activities occupy top market positions. The activities of Industrial Services include the development, production, treatment and selling of complex parts to industries like automotive, electro-metal, aviation, defense, aluminium, telecom, semiconductors and the medical industry. The activities of Flow Control Systems include the development, production and selling of dispense systems (tap systems for the beer, soft drinks and gas industry) and fittings for distribution systems for water, gas, energy, heating, air conditioning and refrigeration systems and laboratories. |
| Description: | In the metal industry, both aluminum and steel producing companies are listed. Besides these major markets of the sector, also producers of other types of metals and metal products are counted among companies in this industry.
The aluminum market is dominated by a handful of large multinationals. Core activities of companies operating in the aluminum industry are the production and further processing of aluminum. The largest customers of aluminum products are the automotive and packaging industries.
Unlike the aluminum industry, the steel industry is still fragmented. Trade in steel increased in recent years by the entering of Russian and Asian steel producers on the world market. Demand from Asia, particularly China, has increased markedly in recent years. As a result, the steel industry suffers from structural over-and under-capacity, thereby also affecting the steel prices. The biggest customers of the steel industry are the car manufacturers and construction companies. |
