Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), part of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), developed a new recycled-aluminum alloy, called RidgeAlloy. The alloy is produced by remelting post-consumer scrap aluminum and recasting it into a material that meets the strength, ductility and crashworthiness standards for structural vehicle parts. This is expected to enable the transformation of low-value […]
By Matthew Cortelli, P.E., Ramboll. As new secondary aluminum plants are not mass produced, it is pertinent to utilize the lessons learned from previous projects and apply best available technology (BAT) to the next one, so that aluminum remelt facilities can benefit from the continuous improvement process. Ideally, the secondary aluminum producer involves operations personnel […]
The International Aluminium Institute (IAI), published a new report and factsheet, called “Can-to-Can Recycling: Performance, Potential and Pathways,” which highlights the circular potential of aluminum beverage cans, showing their leadership in closed-loop recycling and how much further cans could go. “This analysis shows that aluminum cans aren’t just recyclable — they’re a blueprint for circularity,” […]
Novelis successfully commissioned a state-of-the-art aluminum shredding and sorting system from Wendt Corporation at its Guthrie recycling facility in Kentucky. This is part of the company’s $365 million investment project to build a highly advanced recycling center in Guthrie that will support closed-loop recycling for the automotive market in North America. Constructed next to Novelis’ […]
Speira is investing €40 million in additional recycling capacity at its Rheinwerk facility in Neuss, Germany. The project includes the installation of a new melting furnace exclusively for scrap, which is currently being installed. The furnace will primarily focus on recycling scrap for the beverage can market. At the same time, the third of four […]
By Dr. Anne Deacon Juhl, AluConsult and AnodizingSchool. Recycled aluminum, when properly processed, can deliver anodized finishes indistinguishable from primary aluminum. While higher levels of trace elements, like zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), and iron (Fe), can increase sensitivity to corrosion or surface defects, these challenges are often smaller than variations caused by production methods and […]
Hammerer Aluminium Industries (HAI) recently installed a modern briquetting press for the efficient recycling of aluminum chips at its headquarters in Ranshofen, Upper Austria. The new briquetting press for aluminum chips will further increase the recycling rate at the site, continuing the company’s quest to be ever more sustainable. Recycling Process Scrap The manufacture of […]
EGA Spectro Alloys, which is 80 percent owned by Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), started production at its state-of-the-art aluminum recycling plant in Rosemount, Minnesota. With the new expansion completed, the leading Midwest-based producer of recycled aluminum alloys will produce and sell billet under EGA’s recycled product brand RevivAL, a nod to the company’s 52-year legacy […]
