The Milestones in the History

7th June 1993 – establishment of company
October 1994 – capital entry of EBRD and Hydro Aluminium AS
June 1995 – first liquid metal produced
June 1997 – ISO 9001 Certificate received
December 1998 – ISO 14001 Certificate received
November 1999 – Slovak Republic Quality Award
December 2000 – OHSAS 18001 Certificate received
March 2001 – smelter expansion project approved
November 2001 – company of year 2001 Award
March 2002 – exemplary Tax Payer for 2001 Accolade
December 2002 – ISO/TS 16949:2002 Certificate received
April 2003 – current increase in the Potroom from 230 kA to 250 kA
August 2003 – 54 additional reduction cells put into operation, 226 cells in operation
June 2004 – the millionth ton of Aluminium produced
September 2004 – winner of the competition –The Project of the Year (awarded project: Production Expansion Project)
June 2005 – award for a progressive architectonical, construction and technical solution of a New Administrative Building.
October 2006 – certificate of “Safe Enterprise” awarded by the Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs and Family SR
November 2006 – Information Security Management System Certificate received according to ISO 27001
November 2006 – Slovak Republic Quality Award received (based on EFQM Excellence Model)
October 2007 – accreditation for the chemical analysis of aluminium and aluminium alloys using optical nuclear-emission spectrography according to ISO/IEC 17025:2005
September 2010 – the two millionth ton of Aluminium produced
January 2011 – Business Continuity Management System certificate according to BS 25999-1,2 received
November 2011 – Validity Extension License received for Certificate of “Safe Enterprise” awarded by the Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs and Family SR
October 2013 – Signature of an agreement with Enel – Slovenské elektrárne regarding supply of electric power for the period of eight years starting from January 1, 2014
June 2016 – –Energy Management System certificate received according to ISO 50001
October 2016 – Three million tonnes of aluminium produced
November 2016 – Validity Extension Licence received for Certificate of “Safe Enterprise” awarded by the Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family SR
June 7, 2018 – 25th anniversary of the foundation of the company
September 2018 – Certification of the quality management system in the automotive industry according to IATF 16949
December 2018 – Approval of the Process Scrap Remelting Project
December 2019 – Certification of the occupational health & safety management system according to ISO 45001