What is the history of Hulamin?
The origin of Hulamin dates back to 1935 when Aluminium Limited of Canada opened a sales office in South Africa. In 1940 the Aluminium Company of South Africa (Proprietary) Limited was registered. During and after World War 2, demand for aluminium semi-fabricated products had grown to the point where a small aluminium rolling mill was opened in 1949, on the current Pietermaritzburg site. The company experienced rapid growth and also expanded its operations to cover a full range of semi-fabricated aluminium products. It was subsequently listed on the JSE as Alcan Aluminium of South Africa Limited (“Alcan”) in 1969. In 1974 the Huletts Corporation acquired a controlling interest in the company from Alcan, and the company name was changed to Huletts Aluminium Limited. The company was delisted in 1981 although its debentures were traded on the JSE until 1997. The Huletts Corporation merged with The Tongaat Group in 1981 to form the Tongaat-Hulett Group (THG) and in 1982 the name of the com
