Nawab Shaji Ul Mulk hails from the aristocratic family of Nawabs of Kurnool and is the founder and chairman of Mulk International, a global business powerhouse with diversified interests in the manufacture of building facades, facade contracting, healthcare, plastics and sports assets. The company employs a workforce of more than 7,000 globally and has operations and manufacturing bases in the US, Europe, India, the UAE, Oman and Ghana.
The flagship product of the group is the manufacture and distribution of A2 Fire Rated aluminium composite panel under the brand name of Alubond A2. The brand has grown into the world’s largest aluminium composite panel with an installed manufacturing capacity of 25 million sqm and installations in more than 100 countries around the world. Mulk International is ranked eighth among the GCC’s Most Admired Companies and in the GCC’s Top Ten Best Employers.
BEGINNING OF THE JOURNEY…
American Building Technology Inc. is established with its head office in Rockford, Illinois, U.S.A and additional production bases in Europe, Midde East and India has a primary focus on manufacturing and marketing of Metal Composite Panels.
Alubond U.S.A is branded in U.S.A and World Wide by American Building Technologies INC located in Rockford Illinois and in U.A.E by Eurocon Building Industries (A group company of Mulk International).
Under a 2004 sale agreement between ABTI and Mulk International, the Brand and manufacturing rights were sold for exclusive use to Mulk International U.A.E. Mulk International currently holds worldwide manufacturing and distribution rights of Alubond U.S.A brand World Wide.
The Growth Story Started with a major expansion plan in U.A.E with three production bases of 6 lines and One Coil Coating Line making The Facility today perhaps the largest Single Production Base in The World with over 8 Million Square Meters of Production Capacity.
In a strategic expansion plan, Mulk International established Alubond Europe in Serbia, with a 2 million m² capacity. This facility is focused to cater to the established European market of 40 countries with other nearby countries. European Clients of Alubond U.S.A will benefit with close proximity and EURO ONE certification of the facility and be able to take advantage of Serbia’s Free Trade agreement policies with these markets.
THE GROWTH STORY
OUR EXPANSION
In a major expansion plan of 2010, Mulk International signed a Joint Venture agreement with DAC Systems India to launch Alubond DACS India Ltd to cater to India and Australasia Markets. The New Facility will have two High Speed ACP Production Lines as well as one fully automated state of The ART Coil Coating Line with an initial production capacity of 3 million m2 and planned to ramp up to 5 million m².
A state of the art High Speed coil Coating Facility suitable for both ACP and Solid Aluminium coating upto 2mm thickness is also being established in Sri Lanka as part of MULK ENPAR Investments. The New Production bases will increase the installed production capacity of metal composite Panels coil coating capacity making Alubond U.S.A The World’s Largest Metal Composite Brand!
WE ARE ALUBOND
WE ARE THE LARGEST ACP BAND IN THE WORLD, WHY?
Technically the most superior Fire Rated Aluminium Composite Panel with World's Highest Rating in Deflection to Heat, Fire Penetration of a Wall Assembly and Delamination Strength.
World's First Green Composite Panel with over 90% Recycled Content making it eligible for Leeds Certified Buildings.
World's First Solar Grade Composite Metal Mirror replacing Glass at a commercial Level in various Soalr Projects.
World's First Inventor and Patent Holder of Low Concentration Mirror Composite Panel increasing Power output of Solar PhotoVoltaic Panels by over 20%.
World's First Inventor and Patent Holder of Acoustic Metal Composites replacing coated Steel in all Generator SETS and Machine Room Applications.
Strategic Production bases in Middle East, Serbia and Turkey with EURO ONE, ASEAN AND ARAB LEAGUE certifications provides an opportunity to import Product without or minimal import duties in more than 80 countries world wide.
Only Composite Metal manufacturer to provide a Complete ONE STOP Turnkey Solution from Design to implementation of Projects.
LARGEST ACP BRAND
The Product holds Test Certifications from International labs and tested as per ASTM, BS, EN, DIN, SWISS, and INDIAN Standards and certified as per ISO 9001 and ISO 1400 Standards. Alubond U.S.A is internationally registered in many countries including U.A.E. The U.A.E brand of Alubond U.S.A is certified as a Made in U.A.E Product and enjoys Arab League certification enabling the brand to enjoy Free Trade Agreement benefits amongst the Arab League Countries. The Free Trade agreements of ARAB LEAGUE, ASEAN and Serbia give Alubond a unique strategic advantage of supplying to global markets without or minimal import duties.
Alubond has emerged as the World’s Largest MCM and ACP Brand with a 25 Million sq.m Production Capacity across various production bases. Completely integrated with FR A1/A2/B1 Core & Granules Production, Coil Coating, Fire Rated Bonding Adhesives, and Paint Production.