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Aleris Europe Wins Defence Contract

Dépèche transmise le 15 juin 2010 par PRNewswire

NEUHAUSEN AM RHEINFALL, Switzerland, June 15, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Aleris Europe announced today that they successfully closed a contract with Doosan DST Co., Ltd. (South Korea), to supply special alloy armour plates. The contract order is valued at approx. 10 million USD and runs for a period of 18 months. Demand for aluminium plating for defence applications is increasing as a result of weight-saving requirements. Aleris is a leading supplier of high strength alloy plate for the defence industry.

Aleris Europe is a business segment of Aleris International Inc., a global leader in aluminium rolled products and extrusions, aluminum recycling, and specification alloy production. Headquartered in Beachwood, (Ohio, USA), Aleris operates approximately 40 production facilities throughout the world, and employs approximately 6500 employees.

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Hermann Boesch Director Marketing Aleris Europe Victor-von-Bruns-Strasse 19 CH-8212 Neuhausen Switzerland Phone: +41-52-674-1231 Fax: +41-52-674-1214 hermann.boesch@aleris.com

CONTACT: Hermann Boesch, Director Marketing, Aleris Europe,Victor-von-Bruns-Strasse 19 CH-8212, Neuhausen, Switzerland, Phone:+41-52-674-1231, Fax: +41-52-674-1214,