Growth Markets
May 19, 2026
Texarkana Aluminum rolls first coil using Mino’s 1+4 hot rolling line
Written by Kristen DiLandro
Texarkana Aluminum (TKA) used its new Mino four strand hot tandem line to produce the first coil at its Texas facility.
The Texarkana, Tx.,-based facility added the Mino extension to its existing single-strand reverse hot mill converting the facility to a “1+4 Hot Rolling Line.” The addition transformed TKA’s facility into one in which the existing mill functions as a roughing stand, and the new install produces hot finishing strands.
The advantages of Mino’s 1+4 hot line configuration include increased output rates, refined precision quality for thickness tolerances, strip crown flatness and final temperature for outgoing coils, according to the company. Technically speaking, shortening the time between thickness reduction passes prevents the material from recrystallizing, which makes the texture crystallographic and desirable for specific final applications.
According to CRU Group’s Aluminum Rolled Product Outlook report, published in February, Texarkana’s investment estimated the Mino addition would double capacity. The TKA expansion increases the facility’s ability to meet increased demand for 1xxx, 3xxx, and 5xxx coils, which are products that automotive, can-stock, foil-stock, transportation, aerospace and common alloys industries require.
Additionally, the same report estimated US and Canadian production of “all other common alloy” rolled products totaled 836,000 metric tons in 2025. Included in the figures are distributor coil, estimated to grow 8% year-over-year from 2024. CRU projected increased growth for the coil every subsequent year through 2030.
Technical call outs
TKA’s hot tandem mill processes aluminum-alloy transfer bar from 40 mm down to 2.0 mm coil strip. In addition, the facility includes a self-learning, model-based level 2 system which allows for real-time optimization of coil thickness, profile, and coiling temperature.
In the Alessandria, Italy-based engineering group’s LinkedIn post, Mino touted the advanced AGC and strip profile measurement and control capabilities of its TKA mill. Also noting, that rolling forces reach up to 3,500 tonnes per stand and required installation of 5,000 kilowatts per stand. Mino highlighted the independent cooling circuits with a cooling tunnel. Finally, it noted edge trimming and scrap chopping abilities.
