New partnership: HAI and Hycobility launch HycoFusion®
Hammerer Aluminium Industries (HAI), together with Hycobility Engineering & Technologies, is taking the next step on the path to becoming the most dynamic and sustainable provider of aluminium solutions. The focus is on the market launch of HycoFusion®, a hybrid material made from aluminium and wood for new industrial applications.
Ranshofen (7 April 2026) – Hammerer Aluminium Industries (HAI) of Ranshofen is entering into a strategic partnership with Hycobility Engineering & Technologies to successfully establish the innovative hybrid material HycoFusion®, which consists of aluminium and wood, on the market for new industrial applications.
HycoFusion®: Hybrid material combines aluminium performance with a reduced carbon footprint
HycoFusion® is a forward-looking hybrid material that combines aluminium and wood in an innovative material solution, thereby opening up entirely new possibilities for high-performance, resource-efficient applications. Whether in façade systems, mechanical engineering or building components: the material combines the proven technical performance of aluminium with a significantly reduced carbon footprint, thereby laying the foundation for more sustainable solutions without compromising on functionality and usability.
HAI strengthens its role as a driver of innovation in the aluminium industry
HAI is strategically applying its materials expertise, industrial strength and clear focus on sustainable solutions to bring next-generation technologies to market. Together with Hycobility Engineering & Technologies, the aluminium expert from Ranshofen is accelerating the journey from concept to industrial implementation, thereby strengthening the development of market-ready hybrid materials with genuine future potential. This creates progress that combines innovation, industrial scalability and sustainability.
HAI CEO Rob van Gils explains: “For the HAI Group, this partnership underlines our ambition to shape future markets at an early stage and to translate innovative material concepts into industrial applications. This is precisely where we see our role as a driver of innovation in the European aluminium industry: taking on new material solutions with genuine future potential, developing them further and bringing them into industrial practice.”
HAI and Hycobility join forces for HycoFusion®
Together, HAI and Hycobility will drive forward the market launch of HycoFusion® and thereby provide new impetus for the industrial use of modern hybrid materials. The partnership focuses on rapidly translating innovative material solutions into scalable applications and unlocking new potential for sustainable designs.
From left to right: Alexander Stadlmann (Managing Partner / Hycobility), Erich Wlasak (Managing Partner / Hycobility), Rob van Gils (CEO HAI Group), Gerhard Brecka (Managing Partner / Hycobility)
The HAI Group
Hammerer Aluminium Industries employs 1,800 people. Founded in 2007, the company has its headquarters in Ranshofen, Upper Austria, as well as eight further sites in Germany, Romania, Poland and South Korea. HAI looks back on a remarkable success story. Here, the dynamism and innovative spirit of a young company are combined with the experience of a long-established business. In 2024, HAI achieved a turnover of €823 million across its three production divisions: Casting, Extrusion and Processing. The HAI Group’s products are used in the construction sector, as well as in automotive and transport engineering, electrical engineering, and mechanical and plant engineering.
Media contact:
Elfriede Dicker, Executive Assistant
/ Marketing & Communication HAI Group
Hammerer Aluminium Industries Holding GmbH
Lamprechtshausener Straße 69, 5282 Ranshofen, Austria
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