Hulamin is a leading, mid-stream aluminium semifabricator and fabricator of aluminium products
located in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal. The company purchases primary aluminium and supplies a
range of high value, niche rolled products, aluminium containers and complex extrusions to anufacturers of finished products in South Africa and over 50 countries around the world.

Hulamin’s largest activity is aluminium rolling which contributes around 80% of its revenue, with the
balance comprising extruded products and aluminium food containers. Although a portion of rolled products are exported to regions such as Europe, North America, the Middle East and Asia, the South African market is their priority and proudly showing a significant growth within the business.

Hulamin is committed to the growth of the regional southern African aluminium industry through their
rolled and extruded products business units. The company aims to make a meaningful contribution to
sustainable development in Southern Africa. They are also committed to responsible business leadership and good governance, and to making a positive impact on the economy, environment and communities in which they operate.

Hulamin’s operations significantly bolster the KZN economy through job creation, skills development, and local procurement. The company employs a substantial number of individuals across various skill levels, providing stable and well-paying jobs that support local families and communities. This investment in employee training and development ensures that their workforce remains competitive and capable of driving the region’s industrial growth.

Furthermore, Hulamin prioritises local suppliers, thereby stimulating economic activity within the province. Their supply chain strategy not only supports local businesses but also fosters entrepreneurship and innovation within the KZN community. By sourcing raw materials and services locally, they contribute to the sustainability and growth of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which are crucial for the economic health of the region.

Hulamin views the implementation of good corporate governance practices as integral to success and
recognise that a business should be conducted with openness, integrity and accountability. They apply the principles of the King IV code and the majority of the recommended practices.

The company’s board’s primary objective is to provide responsible business leadership and strategic direction to the group with due regard to the interests of all stakeholders. The board has delegated, through formal terms of reference, specific matters to a number of committees whose members and chairman are appointed by the board. There is full disclosure of matters handled by the committees to the board. The committees play an important role in enhancing high standards of governance and achieving increased effectiveness within the group. The board has an Audit Committee, a Risk and Safety, Health and Environment Committee, Remuneration and Nomination Committee and a Transformation, Social and Ethics Committee.

Hulamin’s business performance is constantly measured and regularly reported on ensuring alignment and effective implementation of approved strategies. Their corporate responsibilities include ensuring
management, controls and governance incorporating IT and risk management are effective.

Hulamin’s ability to achieve long-term strategic objectives is closely linked to their commitment to
sustainable development. The company’s executives believe that they have a responsibility to respond to the ever-increasing challenges in the economic, social and environmental spheres in which they operate.

This understanding motivates their commitment to respond in a number of key areas with specific and timebased action plans.

ABOUT ALUMINIUM: Aluminium is a modern metal which today is very much a metal of the future.
Look around and you will see aluminium used in a wide range of forms and in an enormous range of
products: - in buildings, boats, planes, trains, trucks, cars, household appliances, packaging, computers, cell phones, solar farms, electrical transformers, overhead power lines, tamper proof packaging for medicines, containers for food and beverages.

The basic characteristics which make aluminium such a versatile metal is:
ƒ Low density (Its famous ‘lightweight’ attribute)
ƒ High strength to weight ratio
ƒ Corrosion resistance
ƒ Electrical conductivity
ƒ Thermal conductivity
ƒ Attractive surface finish
ƒ Ease of forming
On top of this aluminium is also:
ƒ Non-toxic
ƒ Non-magnetic
ƒ Highly reflective
ƒ Can be welded, glued, screwed, riveted, clipped bent, etc.
ƒ Infinitely and cost-effectively recycled.

Aluminium inspires technologists, industrial designers, engineers and architects to solve everyday problems. While well established in a number of industries for decades now, new applications and designs keep aluminium at the forefront of new product design. Aluminium inspires all at Hulamin to think future, think aluminium.