Aleris Aluminum Duffel BVBA is part of Aleris International, Inc. which is a global leader in aluminum rolled products, extrusions, and specification alloy production. Aleris International, Inc. is also a recycler of aluminium and zinc, and a leading U.S. manufacturer of zinc metal and value-added zinc products that include a zinc oxide and zinc dust.

Headquartered in Beachwood, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, the company operates 50 production facilities in Europe, North America, South America, and Asia. Their facilities are strategically located and well positioned to service customers, which include a number of the world´s largest companies in the aerospace, building and construction, containers and packaging, metal distribution and transportation industries. Customers are spread all over the world and are active in different industries such as aviation, space, automotive, transport and packaging and metal distribution.

“Before the implementation of Cognos (formerly Applix) TM1, the monthly reporting took up to ten working days. This was to completely round off the accounting, to analyse the information and to process it in the management report. Thanks to Cognos (formerly Applix) TM1 that process was shortened by thirty percent!
The very user-friendly database and interface result in the production of standard templates for the budgets. As a result, the budget holders can fill in their budgets themselves. This increases their involvement in the process and they get a better understanding of the information in SAP.”

“The main advantage of this way of working is that the budget holders become familiar with the information for the budgets and the monthly reports which come from Controlling. In this way they immediately understand the financial impact of the operational budgets and they are more involved in – and therefore dedicated to – those budgets.”

Alfred Van Slagmolen, TM1 responsible at Aleris Aluminium Duffel BVBA