Until the end of year 2007 are made investments in amount of 44 million EUR.

The investments in year 2003 were directed for modernization rolling production , of which includes:
- installing of new separator;
- upgrade of the main, intermediate and foil mills in regards of the thickness control and automatic regulation of the flatness in real time through Vantage control system ; modernization of the ventilation system and decrease of the production waste.
The modernization of the Rolling mill is fulfilled by VAI UK, the UK-based subsidiary of the Austrian Voest-Alpine Industrieanlagenbau (VAI).



As a result from the investments made in year 2004 an equipment for powder coating of extrusions was supplied, mounted and put in exploitation in the end of the year and putting in operation of Integrated Information System.


In 2005 and 2006 the investments were directed to reconstruction and modernization of Casting and Extrusion shops including:
- construction of three modern furnaces and modernization of five lines for continuous coil casting;

                                                  



- construction of two new furnaces-mixer with common line for semi-continuous casting of bullets for extrusion of the company WAGSTAFF and modernization of furnace for homogenizing of billets for extrusion;




- modernization of the 2000 tons extrusion press, equipment of the 1300 tons extrusion press and equipment of the furnace for artificially senescent of extrusions in the extrusion shop;

                                                                

  - in year 2007 the investment were directed to purchasing and putting in exploitation of a new 1700 t. press,
new filter installations, new furnace for aluminium casting, new cooling systems, new furnace for artificial profile aging, refining stations, disc scissors and heat treatment furnaces modernization, furnaces for homogenization, modernization of the lines for continuous casting of coils, installation for additional treatment and other production equipment

In 2008 the investments will be directed to conclusion of reconstruction and modernization of Casting, Rolling and Extrusion shops.

By this the production facilities would be fully renewed and they will completely respond to the future markets demands of rollings and extrusions of aluminium and aluminium alloys.

During the last year the competitive power of Alcomet AD on the local and on the external markets increased as a result of:
- Successful realization of the investment program
- Improvement of the productivity and quality of the products
- Decrease of the prime cost of the rolling production
- Impovement of the marketing and advertising activities
- Development of the company’s policy towards clients and suppliers
- Optimization of the human resources


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