The Brazilian Aluminum Association - ABAL - was founded on May 15th, 1970 by Alcan Alumínio do Brasil Ltda, Alcominas (currently Alcoa Alumínio S.A.) and Companhia Brasileira de Alumínio - CBA (primary aluminum producing companies), as well as by the processing companies Aisa Alumínio Indústria Ltda, Asa Alumínio S.A. Extrusão e Laminação and Kaiser Alumínio do Brasil S.A. Aisa and Asa were merged with Alcoa Alumínio S.A in the beginning of the 1980's.

Then, a common forum for the discussion of subjects pertaining to the aluminum industry was installed. The forum viewed to the reconciliation of interests between producers and processors and the expansion of the industry's representativeness before the government and the community related to this industry.





ABAL joins 68 member companies, which represent 100% of primary aluminum producers. Also part of Abal are the aluminum processing companies - which represent around 80% of the Brazilian domestic consumption - consumers of aluminum products, raw material suppliers, service suppliers and traders.

The Association works through Work Committees and Sector Groups to develop its activities and to meet its major challenges, among which are: competitiveness, dissemination of aluminum applications and incentives to its new applications, the consolidation of the industry's economic interests as well as the representation of these interest before government agencies, and care for the institutional image and of the product "aluminum".



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