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Maintaining aluminum scrap flows is vital to the U.S. secondary industry. SACA is a new coalition aiming to support scrap recovery. See article on page 20. (Photo: TOMRA Recycling.)
Articles
Secondary Aluminum Smelting and Recycling Annual Review
By Rudolf P. Pawlek
Page 6
Sortera Launches New Aluminum Scrap Sorting Facility in Tennessee: Pivotal Milestone in Meeting Domestic Recycling Demand
Page 17
A Unified Voice for the U.S. Secondary Aluminum Industry: Interview with the Secondary Aluminum Coalition for America
Page 20
Aluminum Insights Readies New Semi-Automated Packing Line: Adjusting to the Ebb and Flow of Market Demand
Page 24
The Aluminum Extrusion Industry Addresses the Need for Critical Skills
By Duncan Crowdis
Page 26
The Hidden Cost of Uncontrolled Anodizing Processes
By Dr. Anne Deacon Juhl
Page 28
Inside ET: Closing Extrusion’s Data-to-Decisions Gap
By Craig Werner
Page 36
Where Did the Scrap Go?: The Post-Consumer Aluminum Scrap Crisis and the Policy Failure Behind It
By John Peterman
Page 40
ReMA Introduces New Ginger Aluminum Scrap Grade
Page 46
Technology Over Commodity: A Casthouse Course and the Questions It Raised
By Sam Wagstaff
Page 48
Casthouse Technology & News
Toward Chlorine-Free Casting: Metallurgical Evaluation of Aluminum-Sheathed Refining Rod
By Yanick Boulianne
Page 52
Implementation of Smart Oxy-fuel Burner Combustion Technology in Secondary Melting Furnaces
By Anand Makwana, et al.
Page 56
Fire-Resistant Fabrics Designed for Secondary Protective Clothing
By Alex Lowery
Page 60
ALUMINIUM 2026 – Addressing the Future Now
Page 71