{{Short description|American architectural aluminium manufacturer}} {{Infobox company | name = Kawneer | logo = Kawneer logo.svg | logo_size = | native_name = | owner =Arconic | native_name_lang. = <!-- Use ISO 639-1 code, e.g. "fr" for French. For multiple names in different languages, use {{lang|[code]|[name]}}. --> | former_name = | traded_as = | ISIN = | industry = Manufacturing<br>Aluminum<br>Windows | founded = {{Start date and age|1906||}} | hq_location_city =Norcross | hq_location_country = U.S. | key_people = | revenue = | revenue_year = | operating_income = | income_year = | net_income = | net_income_year = | assets = | assets_year = | equity = | equity_year = | num_employees = | website = {{URL| https://www.kawneer.us/}} }}

'''Kawneer''' is an American manufacturer of architectural aluminum systems and products for the commercial construction industry. Headquartered in Norcross, Georgia, Kawneer has offices in 13 countries in North America, Europe, North Africa, and Asia. Kawneer is part of Arconic's global Building and Construction Systems (BCS) business unit.

Kawneer's architectural aluminum product range includes windows and doors, framing systems, curtain wall systems, railings, shutters and conservatories. Kawneer products are used on high- mid- and low-rise non-residential buildings such as stadiums and sports facilities, office buildings, schools, colleges and universities, retail construction and healthcare facilities.

==History== In 1906, Francis Plym, Kawneer's architect founder, invented the first metal molding for storefronts.{{Citation needed|date=January 2011}} Kawneer began as a sheet metal shop in Kansas City, Missouri and was awarded its first patent in 1906. The first Kawneer plant in Niles, Michigan&nbsp; opened in 1907.

During the 1920s, Kawneer became the first manufacturer to use aluminum in architectural products.{{Citation needed|date=January 2011}} By 1937, Kawneer was doing about 75 percent of its store front business in aluminum and was the largest American user of aluminum for architectural purposes.{{Citation needed|date=January 2011}} During the war years, Kawneer dedicated its resources to produce war materials including aircraft parts and made no store fronts from 1942 to 1945.{{Citation needed|date=January 2011}}

Kawneer was owned by Alumax, and subsequently became a subsidiary of Alcoa when Alcoa acquired Alumax in 1998.<ref name="NYT Alumax Acquisition">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/03/10/business/a-2.8-billion-deal-by-alcoa-for-alumax.html |title=A $2.8 Billion Deal by Alcoa For Alumax |publisher=nytimes.com |accessdate =May 18, 2020}}</ref>

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==External links== *[http://www.kawneerglobal.com Official Website]{{Dead link|date=September 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }} *[http://www.arconic.com Arconic Official Website] *[http://www.kawneer.com/kawneer/en/about/kawneer_overview.asp Kawneer about Kawneer] *[https://www.specifiedby.com/kawneer Kawneer on SpecifiedBy]

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Category:Manufacturing companies based in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:Alcoa Category:Arconic Category:Companies based in Gwinnett County, Georgia Category:Manufacturing companies established in 1906 Category:1906 establishments in Missouri