Manufactured capital

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OPERATIONAL STATISTICS

strategic asset base

The strategic assets of Hulamin can be separated into the following key categories, of which all are important to the overall state-of-the-art facilities that produce our products.

KEY CAPITAL RELIANCES

Local aluminium smelters

Hillside aluminium smelter (source of primary aluminium for Hulamin’s remelt and casting operation).

Bayside casting facility

Bayside casthouse (source of one-third of Hulamin’s requirements for rolling slab for the rolling operation).

Hulamin operations

Hulamin’s remelt operations, consist of:

Rolling

Hulamin is a conventional flat rolled aluminium products producer and operates hot, cold and foil rolling mills. Finishing equipment includes coil coating lines, slitting, sheet cut-to-length lines, cleaning and tension levelling and foil finishing facilities. A state-of-the-art plate plant is equipped with a range of equipment including sawing, stretching and plate cut-to-length lines.

Extruding

Hulamin manufactures the majority of the extrusion dies for its two extrusion plants. Heated billet is placed in an extrusion press which pushes the softened metal through the die to produce the desired profile. Finishing options include powder coating, anodising and fabrication.

Scrap processing

Hulamin operates an aluminium reclamation operation which consists of a shredding line, de-coater and induction furnace which is used to process light and coated scrap to produce aluminium sows that are fed into the three slab production lines. A R300 million investment in a scrap sorting, processing and recycling facility was approved in 2013 and went online in the third quarter of 2015.
The facility was completed on time and within budget.

Asset management strategy

The purpose of the asset risk management strategy is to provide a structured approach to the implementation of an asset risk management system, based on ISO 55000 and ISO 31000 principles.

Our asset management strategy is aligned with international best practice. The focus is on asset care, operation and maintenance while considering the asset performance and the effect of external factors.

Key areas of focus

Business risk assessment

To identify potential assets that pose a high risk to the overall business objectives.

Operation task criticality

To determine activities related to assets that can cause harm to people and the environment while performing these activities.

Equipment criticality analysis

To identify the most significant equipment and determine the most appropriate approach to the development of maintenance tasks.

Spares criticality analysis

To determine inventory categories and develop an approach for a specific spare or material.

Asset acquisition risk management

To determine issues that should be included in the specification of the asset such as training, integration of systems, energy considerations, critical spares and technology.

Asset care

The asset care team ensures that equipment is kept in good, functional condition and contributes to safe working conditions and prevents environmental damage.

Our dedicated asset care team is focused on furthering the:

Our reliance on manufactured capital and our approach to the management thereof allow for us to extract the benefits and
value of our assets.

Recycling plant

Hulamin has invested in the infrastructure needed to recycle Used Beverage Cans (UBCs) and other end-of-life and customer scrap
in the most effective and environmentally responsible manner.

The recycling centre, which cost R300 million, has further advanced our manufactured capital. The construction of this plant was within budget and came online in the third quarter of 2015. The facility is now in the process of ramping up to full capacity.