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is a company specialized in aluminium products, starting from its early days as a supplier of reflector components for local Italian companies to its present position as a supplier to all the world’s major lighting system producers. This specialisation has led the Group to become one of the world's biggest producers of components for the lighting technology, solar energy industries and decorative market.

History

Citor Srl is created

Hydraulic press

Anodizing automatic system

1250 mm anodizing line

Almeco S.p.A. is born

Automation process

PVD Process plant

Almeco solar

The Almeco Group is the result of a series of forward-looking intuitive and winning strategic choices adopted throughout the years
by the founding families of Visigalli e Fiorentini:

1960
Foundation of Visigalli e Fiorentini, a company specializing in the working of aluminium sheet metal, and the production of reflectors.

1965
The Visigalli e Fiorentini company incorporates bright anodizing capacity and forms Citor srl, the first and only Italian company to have integrated production of aluminium reflectors from their mechanical forming to bright anodized finishing.

1968
Installation of the first 300-ton hydraulic press, transforming the operation from manual piece part working to mass production.

1979
First automatic system for electrochemical brightening and anodizing of reflectors in series.

1982
Creation of Sacall SpA, a division dedicated to the continuous bright anodizing of aluminium strip for the lighting industry.

1999
From the merger between Citor and Sacall, Almeco SpA is born, taking full advantage of the pooling of common company operations and activities.

2006
Inauguration in Bernburg, Germany, of the new site dedicated to Vega production with PVD technology in a continuous vacuum coating line.

2007
Opening of the first sales office: Almeco International Trading, based in Shanghai.

2008
Acquisition of Satma sas, later renamed Almeco sas, the French site dedicated to the production of Bandoxaldecor – anodized aluminium for the decorative sector.
Communication of the Almeco S.p.A. and Tinox GmbH merger. Almeco-Tinox focuses on the creation of highly selective absorbent surfaces for heat generation.

2010
Almeco celebrates 50 years as a supplier of specialized aluminium products.

Almeco acquires the shares and assets of the service & processing centre for pretreated metal for lighting industry located in Atlanta, Georgia with the formation of Almeco U.S.A. Inc.

2012
From the complete absorption of TiNOX GmbH by Almeco GmbH, the new brand Almeco Solar is created.
The continuing desire to provide a better service leads to the creation of the Service Centre at the production plant in Bernburg.

2012
Opening of the new service centre in Shenzhen. In addition Almeco Group has further strengthened its presence in China by opening the Almeco Solar office in Beijing.