PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Aluminium Billets
Formosa commenced operations in 1998. It is principally involved in the manufacturing and marketing of aluminium billets which remains the core focus of the Group since its inception. Formosa’s integrated facilities include Wagstaff “AirSlip” billet casting mould system, melting furnaces with regenerating burners, tilting holding furnace and fully automated vertical direct chilled hydraulic-controlled casting machines from Australia, filters, in-line degassing machines, homogenising furnaces and cooling booths, and automated billet-sawing machines. Sizes of billets manufactured range from 3 inches up to 11 inches in diameters with any cut length up to 6 metres. To ensure consistent quality of its products, Formosa has numerous testing equipment including ultrasonic fault detectors, light emission spectrometers, Alscan hydrogen analyser and optical microscope with Olympus software solution that enable sophisticated evaluation of quality achieved in the casting and homogenising processes. In line with its emphasis on quality, Formosa has achieved the ISO certification.(www.formosa.com.my)