STAS is a dynamic and entrepreneurial company specialising in the development, fabrication and commercialisation of new technologically advanced equipment. Industry sectors include aluminium serving a global market place, with quality specifications that comply with world standards.

Founded in 1989, STAS was first entirely devoted to the aluminium industry, hence its name (Société des Technologies de l’Aluminium du Saguenay Inc.). Since then, STAS has grown at a vigourous pace on account of its competitiveness on the global market, the expertise of its staff and the quality of its products and services.
 
STAS’ activities are divided into two parts: design and marketing, with its engineers and technicians, and workshops. By subcontracting with manufacturing companies, STAS can provide its clients with a rapid service at competitive prices.

 

STAS is a recognised leader in its innovative abilities to develop and fabricate sophisticated equipment serving various sectors of the industry, in contributing to pollution reduction and in offering low, competitive prices, using the most recent versions of programmable controllers in control and instrumentation. The equipment offered by STAS includes dross cooling systems, degassing equipment, crucible cleaners, filtering equipment for molten metal, rotary injectors, etc.
 
STAS holds licences from Alcoa and Alcan. In 1999, Hydro-Quebec invested in the company.

 

STAS is located in the heart of Quebec, Canada, where about 3,000,000 tonnes of aluminium are produced by the world’s most technologically advanced plants. Quebec is also renowned for its production of minerals and wood products. World class Research and Development facilities located in Quebec provide a continuing flow of new equipment to be commercialised; they include the Alcan R & D Centre, the Centre québécois de recherche et de développement de l'aluminium (CQRDA), the Centre de recherche industrielle du Québec (CRIQ) and the National Research Council Canada (NRC).

 

STAS’ particular expertise is in the aluminium industry, with annual sales worth 15 to $20,000,000 from which 70 to 75% on the export market, more particularly with primary and secondary smelters.

 

STAS employs more than 100 persons, from which a technical team – made up of more than 70 engineers and technicians – with a broad expertise in processes and design.
 
STAS owns and occupies two buildings located in an industrial park of the Saguenay region, Quebec, Canada.

 
The STAS group includes two legal entities:
 
STAS: Design, fabrication, commercialisation of equipment.
UNIGEC: Consulting engineering (100% owned by STAS).