Aluworks
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Aluworks is a manufacturing company based in Ghana
. It was founded in 1978 and was converted to a public limited liability company in 1996.
Aluworks is listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange
and is a component listing of the GSE All-Share Index
.
One of Aluworks' principal raw materials vendors, the Volta Aluminium Company, was completely closed between May 2003 and early 2006 due to problems in negotiating an electricity
supply.
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
. It was founded in 1978 and was converted to a public limited liability company in 1996.
Aluworks is listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange
Ghana Stock Exchange
The Ghana Stock Exchange is the principal stock exchange of Ghana. The exchange was incorporated in July 1989 with trading commencing in 1990. It currently has around 30 listed companies and 2 corporate bonds. All types of securities can be listed. Criteria for listing include capital adequacy,...
and is a component listing of the GSE All-Share Index
GSE All-Share Index
The principal stock index of the Ghana Stock Exchange or GSE is currently the GSE All-Share Index. This index is calculated from the values of each of the market's listings.-Market listings:-External links:**...
.
Operations
Aluworks is a company that makes aluminium sheets, coils, corrugated roofing, louver blades, etc, from raw aluminium ingots.One of Aluworks' principal raw materials vendors, the Volta Aluminium Company, was completely closed between May 2003 and early 2006 due to problems in negotiating an electricity
Electricity
Electricity is a general term encompassing a variety of phenomena resulting from the presence and flow of electric charge. These include many easily recognizable phenomena, such as lightning, static electricity, and the flow of electrical current in an electrical wire...
supply.