Alleima is deepening its decades-long relationship with Airbus under a new agreement that expands the Swedish materials maker’s role in supplying advanced titanium seamless tubes for demanding aerospace applications.
The agreement represents the longest commitment between the two companies in their shared history, strengthening a partnership that dates back more than 70 years and spans critical aerospace materials, engineering and manufacturing expertise.
Alleima will expand its contribution of titanium seamless tube solutions to Airbus programs while continuing its existing supply of stainless steel tube solutions. The deal positions the company as a key materials partner as Airbus pushes for greater aircraft efficiency, performance, reliability and sustainability.
"We now strengthen the long-standing partnership between Alleima and Airbus. It underlines the trust in Alleima, as a materials supplier and a reliable partner that helps de-risk critical value chains. Our integrated production model and material expertise enable us to support customers in increasingly complex and demanding environments," says Carl von Schantz, President Tube division.
Alleima has supplied aerospace-grade alloys and seamless tubes to the aviation and space industries for more than seven decades. Its products are used in applications including aircraft hydraulic systems, oxygen lines and fuel systems.
Titanium is particularly important to next-generation aerospace manufacturing because its low weight can help improve fuel efficiency.
"The ability to meet demanding aerospace requirements is critical as aircraft manufacturers continue to focus on efficiency, performance, and reliability. To support these ambitions, they need advanced materials from reliable partners with the capability to invest, scale up production, and deliver consistent quality over time.
"Our collaboration with Airbus demonstrates the value of our qualified production routes, technical expertise, and ability to meet stringent aerospace specifications," says Phil Cherrie, President BU Specialized.
Alleima supplies aerospace tubes from production mills in the United States, Germany and China, backed by primary melting and hollows produced at its fully integrated mill in Sandviken, Sweden.
The expanded Airbus partnership underscores Alleima’s strategy of combining integrated production, advanced alloy expertise and long-term customer relationships to serve increasingly demanding aerospace supply chains.
