Hydro is working alongside Siemens Mobility, TSR Group, and Voestalpine to recycle aluminum recovered from decommissioned trains to produce new rail components. The Train2Train project demonstrates how collaboration and a focus on traceability can keep aluminum in use across the rail sector. “Aluminum can be recycled repeatedly without losing its properties,” said Piotr Chmielewski, vice president […]
By John Peterman, Gillespie & Powers, Inc. In March, my marketing team made a simple post on the Gillespie & Powers, Inc. LinkedIn page celebrating aluminum recycling for Global Recycling Day. After all recycling is one of our core markets. Then, a mining and metallurgical advisor from Brazil responded to that post, pointing out that […]
US12663214 — VORTEX METAL INSERTION FURNACE CONTROL SYSTEM — GPRE IP, LLC (USA) — A vortex metal insertion system for a scrap aluminum metal recycling furnace, the system having a molten metal flow cycling through the furnace and through a vortex bowl in the system. The system includes one or more process sensors in the […]
Sortera Technologies, Inc. started up and achieved full operation of its second state-of-the-art scrap processing facility in Lebanon, TN, which is located in the heart of the Southern U.S. automotive manufacturing corridor. Utilizing Sortera’s proprietary AI-driven sorting technology, the facility will transform mixed-alloy scrap into high-value aluminum scrap for the automotive, construction, and aerospace industries. […]
RevoCast Aluminum Billets, owned by Vitrum Glass Group, started operation of its new aluminum billet casting facility in Langley, British Columbia, Canada. Originally announced in May 2025, the new facility recycles aluminum scrap into high quality billet for the next generation of manufacturing. “Launching this facility is a defining milestone for my group of companies,” […]
The U.S. has seen heavy investment in secondary aluminum recycling capacity in recent years in order to address increased demand for low-carbon aluminum products. With secondary production accounting for 84% of total U.S. aluminum production in 2024 (representing 3.6 million tons of the 4.27 million total), this trend is likely to continue. However, this growth […]
General Motors (GM) is introducing a new bumper system comprised of recycled aluminum in its Cadillac OPTIQ electric vehicle (EV). This marks one of the first U.S. implementations of Hydro CIRCAL, which is independently verified by DNV to have 75% post-consumer scrap, in a structural, safety‑critical automotive application. “Michigan built the automotive age,” said Duncan […]
Hydro and Mercedes-Benz are expanding their partnership to increase the use of recycled and low-carbon aluminum across Europe. The companies will support opportunities to cut emissions at industrial scale, while also strengthening already resilient value chains. “The next generation of automotive supply chains will be defined by higher levels of circularity, a lower-carbon footprint and […]
Trimet Aluminium SE significantly expanded the capacity of its recycling facility in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, while also fundamentally modernizing its energy supply. In addition, Trimet is investing in additional recycling capacity in Essen, Germany, and is expanding its scrap sorting infrastructure in Hamm, Germany. “Industry depends on sustainably produced materials to meet its climate targets,” said […]
