Why choose ALPOLIC?

Beautiful, durable, and safe ALPOLIC Metal Composite Materials have helped redefine skylines the world over. Our innovative products are endlessly adaptable and available in a near limitless selection of finishes.

Bend, roll, punch or cut our products into nearly any shape for your envelope. With our industry-leading Repair and Replace Warranty, your project will remain iconic for decades to come.

You don’t have to compromise with ALPOLIC. How can we help bring your vision to life.

Build it better with ALPOLIC

You can make it real with ALPOLIC® aluminum and metal composite materials. To reveal your project’s full potential, choose ACM and MCM in an inspiring variety of finishes and colors. To ensure its technical excellence, count on superior flatness, stability, fabrication ease and long-term finish performance. To make it practical, get product samples and custom color matching, on-time delivery, technical resources and the industry’s most responsive service and support – for the life of your project.

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Reflecting on 30 Years of Milestones Made in America
Since 1991, we’ve been servicing North and South America with our headquarters in Chesapeake, Virginia. We are excited to commemorate our 35th anniversary in 2026 and are excited to share our milestones and memories.
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Our Company Milestones

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Mitsubishi Chemical America Starts Producing ALPOLIC

Our state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Chesapeake, Virginia opens and begins production of 3mm MCM panels. The dedication ceremony for the plant is held on October 18, 1991.

1991
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New MCM Thickness Introduced

The first order of 4mm MCM panels are produced and shipped. Testing on 6mm MCM panels began this same year.

1992
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ALPOLIC®/fr Introduced

ALPOLIC begins production of ALPOLIC®/fr MCM after installation of new equipment.

ALPOLIC®/fr is one of the most advanced fire-resistant materials available and is IBC-listed to ensure compliance with many fire codes worldwide. Offered in an extensive choice of attractive options, this affordable material is one of the most popular choices for exterior fire-resistant cladding, seen in many landmark projects around the globe.

1998
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Copper Composite Materials

ALPOLIC sells and ships its first order of Copper Composite Materials (CCM) in the United States.

1999
TCM, SCM introduced

Natural metal MCM is lighter in weight, more versatile, easier to fabricate and designed to remain flat and stable throughout the days, seasons and decades of any climate. Titanium Composite Material (TCM). Stainless Steel Composite Material (SCM).

2002
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ALPOLIC Brake Metal

First US sale of brake metal. ALPOLIC® Brake Metal offers a complement to our Aluminum Composite Material products, giving fabricators the ability to form roof caps, flashing, fascia trim, accents and other complex forms using a sheet metal brake.

2004
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Zinc Composite Materials Sold

First US sale of Zinc (ZCM).

The ALPOLIC Zinc Elements Series offers our premium metal composite materials a timeless elegance and affordable luxury.

2009
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Operation Encore Launched

Operation Encore is ALPOLIC’s in-house recycling program for end-of-life materials also makes way for a variety of community and nonprofit projects.

2010
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First Plant Expansion

ALPOLIC Americas undergoes a 22,000 square-foot warehouse expansion. First US sale of RF.

2013
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New European production, sales site

Established MFE, a new line for ALPOLIC in Wiesbaden, Hessen, Germany for expanded production and sales in the European and Central Asian markets.

2014
Heavy Duty MCM Introduced

First US sale of Heavy Duty (HD) MCM

2014
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Anodized MCM Introduced

ALPOLIC® Anodized MCM is introduced.

Anodized MCM can transform your next design into a legacy showpiece. Anodized aluminum is an exceptionally strong surface that brings a smooth sheen to your next project, be it a high-end residence, boutique hotel or stylish automotive dealership.

2016
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Expansion of ALPOLIC Timber Series

Advancements in our image transfer process expanded the Timber Series, which provides the natural look of wood, without the weight, maintenance difficulties or expense.

2017
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PIGMENTO® Series Introduced

In partnership with VMZINC®, ALPOLIC is the first to market with a pigmented zinc composite. The PIGMENTO® Series expands our offerings of Zinc composite materials include red, blue, brown, grey and orange colors in addition to the original unfinished, natural metal QUARTZ-ZINC®

2019
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Second Plant Expansion

A $5 million expansion adds 40,000 square feet to increase the company’s storage, shipping and receiving capabilities. This is the second major expansion for the company, which has maintained its headquarters in the flourishing Greenbrier business district for more than 27 years. The first, a 22,000- square-foot warehouse expansion, was completed in 2013.

2020
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New Administration Building Opens

The new 11,000 square foot administration building opens. Featured on the envelope are three ALPOLIC finishes, including our Rusted Steel.

2021
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ALPOLIC Americas joins MCA

Mitsubishi Chemical America, Inc. consolidates subsidiaries in its One Country, One Company initiative, creating strength and collaboration across businesses.

2021
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ALPOLIC Receives Safety Award

ALPOLIC received the President’s Award for Environment and Safety, presented by Mitsubishi Chemical Group.

2023
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ALPOLIC Achieves VPP Status

ALPOLIC is formally recognized as a Virginia STAR Worksite under Virginia’s Occupational Safety and Health (VOSH) Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP), the agency’s highest recognition for excellence in safety and health management systems.

2023
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Textured MCM Introduced

ALPOLIC launches the first series of MCM with a textured surface in the United States.

2025

We’re the Best in the Business

Ideal for Architectural Projects

ALPOLIC® materials are ideal for architectural projects because they’re lighter in weight, easier to fabricate into complex forms, and easier to install than traditional materials. Yet they offer superior flatness, durability, stability, vibration damping and ease of maintenance. With a huge selection of finish types, colors and glosses – plus the ability to specify virtually any custom color – there’s no limit to the architectural effects you can create.
Ideal for Architectural Projects

Product Properties

ALPOLIC® aluminum composite materials (ACM) are produced by continuously bonding two thin sheets of aluminum on either side of an extruded thermoplastic or mineral-filled, fire-resistant thermoplastic core. The aluminum surfaces have been pre-finished and coil-coated in a variety of paint finishes before bonding. We also offer metal composite materials (MCM) featuring skins of copper, zinc, stainless steel or titanium bonded to the same cores and left unfinished. ALPOLIC ® ACM and MCM products offer the rigidity of heavy-gauge sheet metal in a lightweight composite material.
Product Properties

Ease of Fabrication

ALPOLIC® ACM and MCM sheets can be fabricated with ordinary woodworking or metalworking tools, with no special machinery required. Cutting, grooving, punching, drilling, bending, rolling and many other fabrication techniques can be easily performed to create a virtually unlimited variety of complex forms and shapes.
Ease of Fabrication

ALPOLIC™ is a brand of Mitsubishi Chemical. As a global market leader with over 50 years of experience in developing and manufacturing aluminum composite panels for sophisticated building architecture, we stand for the safety of innovative, high-quality products and perfect service. We are leading the industry with inspiration, quality, and safety for the building façade —from fire protection to sustainability. Architects and fabricators worldwide rely on our quality products to implement unique architectural projects.

ALPOLIC sheets are manufactured under the most precise and rigorous conditions in Japan, Germany and the United States. Our distribution and support capabilities extend throughout North & South America. MCM products manufactured at our Chesapeake, Virginia facility ensure an American made product from start to finish.

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