JW Aluminum buys Coastal Aluminum

Aluminum sheet maker JW Aluminum is buying Coastal Aluminum Rolling Mill, which operates a rolling mill facility in Williamsport, Pa. Terms of the sale were not disclosed. This buyout comes on the heels of JW Aluminum buying Rollex Aluminum's rolling facility in Jackson, Tenn.

Coastal produces light-gauge 3000- and 5000-series alloys used by the aerospace industry for honeycomb structural panels, and its Chromagraphic Processing division supplies coated aluminum coil for window blind fabricators. "Coastal will bring new products to our portfolio, and will allow JW Aluminum to enter the aerospace and other high strength aluminum markets,” says Sammy Peek, director of marketing for JW Aluminum.