Skapa Recycling GmbH, a recycling operation in in eastern Austria, improved its aluminum recycling activities with a new x-ray fluorescence (XRF) sorting machine from REDWAVE. By using state-of-the-art technologies and optimized processes, they are able to maximize the recyclability of aluminum cans while reducing their environmental impact. The partnership between the two companies shows how […]
The Australian Aluminium Council will integrate the Australian Aluminium Extrusion Association (AAEA) into its membership and organizational structure. This integration marks a strategic consolidation, providing a unified, independent advocacy voice for the entire aluminum sector in Australia. “The Council represents the industry from mine to market — and now with an even stronger focus on […]
Real Alloy plans to construct a zero-waste salt slag recycling facility in Wabash, Indiana, as part of the Zero-Waste Advanced Aluminum Recycling project (Project ZAAR). The project was selected to receive up to $67.3 million in funding from the Industrial Demonstrations Program, managed by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations […]
Speira, an aluminum roller and recycler located in Hamburg, Germany, is investing €6.4 million in a new “transparent” melting furnace from GHI. The unit, known internally as “Furnace 6,” replaces the oldest model in the plant, which dates back to the 1970s — a project that was successfully handled without any accidents during ongoing foundry […]
Constellium celebrated the opening of its new advanced recycling center at its facility in Neuf-Brisach, France. This €130 million investment, supported by a grant from the France Relance investment program, will contribute to Constellium’s continued growth in the automotive and packaging industries, while promoting a circular, sustainable economy. “I am very proud to celebrate the […]
EMR, a global leader in sustainable materials, aims to revolutionize the aluminum supply chain in the U.K. through its Recycled Circular Aluminium (ReCircAl) project. The innovative research project plans to develop and achieve the requirements for a world leading metals processing facility, which uses recycled aluminum content. ReCircAl recently received support from the Advanced Propulsion […]
Capral Aluminium, Australia’s largest extruder and distributor of aluminum, successfully trialed recycled-content billet supplied by Rio Tinto at Boyne Smelters Limited. Around 50–100 tonnes of post-production aluminum scrap at Capral’s Bremer Park extrusion plant in Southeast Queensland was remelted and cast into billets at the smelter, resulting in a new product with a minimum of […]
Constellium SE successfully implemented laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) technology at an industrial scale at its Neuf-Brisach plant in France. Developed in collaboration with OSR GmbH & Co. KG, a German recycling specialist, and a premium European automotive manufacturer, this initiative marks a significant step in reducing carbon emissions in the automotive supply chain by increasing […]
