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Wuxi Hongming Metal Products Co., Ltd. · Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, China
Mill-Direct Aluminium Sheet, Coil, Foil & Extrusion
The mill makes it. We make it verifiable — grade selection, EN 10204 3.1 certification, inspection on the mill floor, and mixed-container consolidation from one liable party.
Stocked grades ship in 7–12 days · Mill production 15–45 days · Free A4 samples on stocked grades
Straight answer
Are you the mill? No.
Here is what that actually gets you — and when it does not.
We are a sourcing partner to audited aluminium mills, not a mill. We do not own a rolling line and we do not pretend to. What we do is decide which mill runs your order, put our own inspector on that mill's floor before the container is sealed, and stay the single party that answers for every item in it.
When you should buy direct instead: one full container, one grade, one size, and you already have your own inspector in China.
In that case a mill desk will beat our price and we will tell you so.
Our margin is earned on mixed orders, sub-millimum quantities, and the verification work most mill export desks will not do for a smaller buyer.
Product range
Nineteen Categories — From 0.006 mm Foil to 200 mm Plate
Every category below is a live supply line, not a catalogue placeholder. If a row says we stock it, the coil or plate is in the Wuxi warehouse today.
Flat Rolled
Aluminium Sheet & Plate
Rolled flat product from 0.2 mm foil stock to 200 mm plate.
0.2 – 200 mm · 600 – 2,200 mm
Aluminium Coil
Continuously cast or hot-rolled coil for roll forming and stamping.
0.2 – 8.0 mm · 600 – 2,200 mm
Aluminium Strip
Slit coil with controlled edge burr and camber.
0.1 – 3.0 mm · 10 – 1,600 mm
Aluminium Foil
Household, container, pharmaceutical and capacitor foil.
0.006 – 0.2 mm · 100 – 1,700 mm
Aluminium Circle & Disc
Blanks for deep drawing into cookware and lamp shades.
0.3 – 6.0 mm · Ø 100 – 1,200 mm
Aluminium Tread / Checker Plate
Raised-pattern slip-resistant plate: five-bar, three-bar, diamond.
1.0 – 8.0 mm · 600 – 2,000 mm
Extruded & Drawn
Aluminium Tube & Pipe
Seamless extruded, cold-drawn, and welded tube.
Wall 0.5 – 20 mm · OD 6 – 400 mm
Aluminium Bar & Rod
Round, square, hexagonal and flat bar; rolled or extruded.
— · Ø 5 – 400 mm
Aluminium Wire
Drawn wire for welding, cable conductor and mesh.
— · Ø 0.5 – 12 mm
Aluminium Extrusion Profile
Custom die extrusions — the section is drawn, not bought.
Wall 0.8 – 20 mm · Circumscribed Ø up to 400 mm
Finished
Colour Coated Aluminium
Coil or sheet pre-painted with PVDF, PE or epoxy.
0.2 – 4.0 mm · 600 – 1,800 mm
Aluminium Composite Panel
Two aluminium skins bonded to a mineral or PE core.
Panel 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 mm · 1,000 – 1,575 mm
Embossed Aluminium
Stucco, orange-peel and diamond embossed coil and sheet.
0.2 – 3.0 mm · 600 – 1,600 mm
Anodised Aluminium
Electrochemical oxide layer — colour is in the metal, not on it.
0.3 – 8.0 mm · 600 – 1,600 mm
Corrugated Aluminium Sheet
Roll-formed roofing and cladding profiles.
0.3 – 1.2 mm · Cover width 750 – 1,000 mm
Mirror Finish Aluminium Sheet
Polished to a specular reflectance above 85%.
0.2 – 3.0 mm · 600 – 1,300 mm
Perforated Aluminium Sheet
Punched round, slot or decorative hole patterns.
0.3 – 5.0 mm · 600 – 1,500 mm
Cast & Forged
Grade selector
Not Sure Which Alloy? Start From What You Are Building
Tell us the end use and we will start with the series the industry already settled on. Click a use case:
Prefer to read the full table? Here is the complete alloy grade guide, series by series.
Free tool
Aluminium Weight Calculator
Work out the shipping weight before you request a quote — it is the number your freight forwarder will ask for first.
- Density is taken per alloy, not a flat 2.70 — 7075 and 1100 differ by 4%.
- Works for sheet, plate, strip, foil and circle in rectangular section.
- Your entries carry straight into the quote form, so you do not retype them.
For tube, bar and extrusion section weight, send us the drawing — the calculator does not cover hollow sections.
Calculation: thickness × width × length × density ÷ 1,000,000. Tolerance and coating weight are not included.
How we verify
Six Things We Put in Writing Before You Pay
Every claim below is backed by a document you receive. If we cannot produce the document, the claim does not go on this page.
1EN 10204 3.1 certificate ships with every order
Not a 2.2 "compliance statement". A 3.1 certificate carries the actual heat analysis and mechanical test results, signed by the mill inspector. It is standard on every order, not an upgrade you have to ask for — and a sample certificate is available before you order so you can check what you will receive.
Sample MTC available on request
2Our inspector is on the mill floor, not at the desk
For first orders and for any order above 20 t, we send our own QC to the mill for thickness gauge check, surface inspection and packing supervision. You receive the checkpoint photos before the container is sealed. And the state of your order is available on request at any point between confirmation and loading — ask and we send the current production status and photographs.
Pre-loading photo set + inspection checklist
3Gauge and flatness measured before it leaves, not after
Thickness is checked at nine points across the width, not one. Coil camber, sheet flatness and edge burr are recorded on a checklist that travels with the shipment.
Inspection checklist copy in every shipment file
4One contract, one liable party, even when it is a mixed container
A container with foil from Shandong, plate from Henan and extrusions from Guangdong is normal for us. The mill makes each item; we are the single party that answers for all of it.
Single commercial invoice and single claim contact
5Consolidation that a single mill cannot offer
Mills sell what they roll. We consolidate across mills so a 2 t order of 5052 plate can share a container with 800 kg of extrusions instead of waiting to fill a mill minimum.
Mixed-container packing list examples available
6Mill credentials you can verify independently
Every mill we allocate to holds ISO 9001. Where a market requires it, we supply the classification society approval (DNV / LR / ABS) or the AAMA coating test report with the mill name unredacted on request.
Certificate copies with issuing body and validity dates
Mill allocation
Six Mill Regions, Matched to What Each One Does Well
A single mill sells what it rolls. We allocate by process — marine plate to a hot-rolling mill, foil to a foil mill, extrusions to a die shop. We publish the region and the process rather than mill names, because the supply relationship is ours to protect; the audit reports behind them are available to you under NDA.
| Region | Process | What it is good at | Certification | Typical MOQ | Lead time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gongyi, Henan | Hot-rolled plate & thick gauge | 5xxx marine plate, 6–200 mm, wide width | ISO 9001 · ASTM B928 marine grade | 5 t | 25–35 days |
| Wuxi / Changzhou, Jiangsu | Cold-rolled sheet & coil, slitting | 1xxx / 3xxx precision sheet, tight gauge tolerance | ISO 9001 · ISO 14001 | 2 t | 15–22 days |
| Zouping / Binzhou, Shandong | Foil rolling | Household, container and pharma foil; low pinhole count | ISO 9001 · Food contact declaration | 1 t | 20–30 days |
| Foshan, Guangdong | Extrusion & anodising | 6063 / 6061 custom die section, anodising 5–25 µm | ISO 9001 · Qualanod-aligned anodising line | 500 kg per die | 18–28 days |
| Ningbo / Taizhou, Zhejiang | Colour coating (coil coat line) | PVDF / PE coil coating, AAMA 2605 film build | ISO 9001 · AAMA 2605 test report | 3 t | 20–28 days |
| Luoyang, Henan | Forging & ring rolling | 2xxx / 7xxx forged ring, Ø 200–4,000 mm | ISO 9001 · AS9100-aligned process control | Per drawing | 30–45 days |
Allocation is decided per order, not per customer — the same buyer may get plate from one region and foil from another in the same container.
Where it goes
Eight Industries, Eight Different Failure Modes
The grade that survives a ship hull will fail on a facade, and the alloy that anodises beautifully will crack under a press. Pick by end use, then work back to the spec.
5083 series
Marine & Shipbuilding
Mg-alloyed plate resists seawater and welds without losing strength. This is the series classification societies expec…
5052 series
Transport & Automotive
Weight reduction per body panel is the entire business case. Formability and weldability decide the grade.…
3003 series
Building & Curtain Wall
Facade work is a coating problem first and a metal problem second. PVDF film thickness and anodising class are what th…
1235 series
Packaging & Foil
Pinhole count, elongation and surface cleanliness are the three numbers that decide whether a foil runs on your line.…
1050 series
Cookware & Deep Drawing
Deep drawing is a ductility test. Purity and O-temper control decide whether the blank draws or tears.…
1050 series
Electronics & Heat Management
Heat sinks are an extrusion geometry problem: fin height, fin pitch and flatness tolerance. 6063-T5 holds fine fins th…
6063 series
Solar & New Energy
Frame extrusion for PV modules, and battery casing / collector foil for storage. Anodising-grade surface plus straight…
6061 series
Industrial & Machining
Machining stock. Grain direction, residual stress relief (T651) and dimensional stability decide whether the part move…
Process
From Enquiry to Sealed Container — Six Steps
1You send the spec
Grade, temper, thickness, width, quantity, end use. A drawing if it is an extrusion. Incomplete specs are fine — we will ask.
2We pick the mill
Allocation by process and by current rolling schedule, not by habit. We tell you which region will run it and why.
3Quote with the numbers attached
Price, Incoterm, port, lead time, MOQ and the certificate type, in one document. 24 hours on stocked grades.
4Production with our QC present
For first orders and anything above 20 t, our inspector is on the mill floor for gauge check and surface inspection.
5Packing and loading, photographed
Seaworthy packing, then photos of the strapping, the container and the seal number before it leaves.
6Documents and follow-up
EN 10204 3.1 MTC per heat, CO, packing list, BL. One contact for anything after arrival.
Published terms
How We Trade — Answered Before You Ask
Six questions come up on almost every first enquiry. Here they are, answered on the site instead of in your inbox.
Payment terms
T/T 30% deposit, 70% against B/L copy. L/C at sight for orders above USD 50,000.
Incoterms
FOB Shanghai / Ningbo / Qingdao. CIF, CFR, DAP and EXW available.
Lead time
Stocked grades: 7–12 days after deposit. Mill production: 15–45 days by category.
Minimum order
2 t for stocked flat-rolled. 500 kg per extrusion die. Foil from 1 t.
Packing
Seaworthy export packing: kraft + PE film, steel-strapped wooden pallet, edge protector, desiccant. Fumigation certificate supplied.
Documentation
Mill Test Certificate EN 10204 3.1 per heat. CO, packing list, BL, insurance and certificate of origin as required.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Are you the mill, or a trading company?
We are a sourcing partner to audited aluminium mills, not a mill. The mill makes the metal; we handle grade selection, mill allocation, inspection, documentation and consolidation. That distinction matters most when something goes wrong — with us there is one party that answers for the whole container, and our own inspector has already been on the mill floor before it ships.
Why should I not just buy from the mill directly?
For a single full-container order of one grade, direct can be cheaper — we will say so. Where we earn the margin is mixed orders, grades the mill does not stock, MOQs below the mill minimum, and the inspection and documentation work that a mill export desk rarely does for a small buyer.
What alloy do I need for a marine hull?
5083 or 5086 in H116/H321 temper for hull plate, 5754 or 5083 for superstructure. The reason is magnesium content: it gives seawater corrosion resistance and keeps weld strength without heat treatment. Avoid 6xxx below the waterline and avoid 2xxx in marine service entirely.
What is the difference between EN 10204 2.2 and 3.1?
A 2.2 certificate is the supplier stating that the material meets the standard — no test values, no signed heat analysis. A 3.1 certificate carries the actual heat analysis and mechanical test results, signed by the mill inspector who ran them. If your project has a classification society or an aerospace customer behind it, 3.1 is normally the minimum accepted.
What is your minimum order quantity?
2 tonnes for stocked flat-rolled product, 1 tonne for foil, and 500 kg per extrusion die. Below the mill minimum we consolidate, so small orders ship but wait for a shared container.
Can I get a sample before ordering?
Yes. Standard A4 samples of stocked grades and finishes ship free by courier; you pay the freight. For an extrusion we can send a 200 mm section off an existing die, or quote a trial tooling cost for a new one.
How fast can you quote?
Within 24 hours on working days for stocked grades. Mill-production items take 24–48 hours because the mill has to confirm the rolling schedule before we commit a date.
Which Incoterms and ports do you work with?
FOB Shanghai, Ningbo and Qingdao are routine. CIF, CFR, DAP and EXW are available. We quote the Incoterm you name, and we state which port we based the freight on so you can compare against your own forwarder.
What happens if the material fails inspection on arrival?
Send the inspection report and photographs within 14 days of arrival. Claims are settled by us, not passed to the mill for you to chase. In practice that means replacement material, credit against the next order, or a negotiated allowance — and we say which one before you accept it.
Do you hold stock, or is everything made to order?
Both. Common grades in common gauges — 1050, 3003, 5052 sheet and coil in H14/H24 — are held at the Wuxi warehouse and ship in 7–12 days. Everything else is mill production on a 15–45 day schedule depending on category.
Reference
What we publish besides products
Written to be used, not to rank. Copy the specification wording into your own RFQ and send it to whoever you buy from, including mills we do not work with.
Failure modes
Eight things that go wrong
Send Us the Grade, Temper and Thickness
You will have a quote with lead time, MOQ and certificate type inside 24 working hours. If we cannot supply it, we say so in the first reply rather than the fourth.