Sapa Sees Aluminum-Sales `Bump' in Bid to Make Cars Lighter
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Sapa AS, the maker of aluminum products, expects a “significant bump” in sales to automotive companies in North America as more of the metal is used in passenger cars and commercial vehicles.
With all-aluminum-bodied products such as new electric car lines and increased adoption of aluminum by Ford Motor Co. in its F-Series pickup trucks, “auto is a huge growth market for us,” Charlie Straface, the Oslo-based company’s North American business area president, said in an interview.