By Sam Wagstaff, Oculatus Consulting. For five days on June 15–19, a meeting room in Düsseldorf, Germany, held an unusual concentration of casthouse knowledge (Figure 1). Forty-one participants—operators, metallurgists, plant engineers, and technology suppliers—gathered for the TMS Aluminum Cast Shop Science and Technology Course, and when their experience was tallied alongside that of the instructors, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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Cover 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 […]
The Secondary Aluminum Coalition for America (SACA) was recently formed to represent a unified voice for the U.S. secondary aluminum industry. Formed by Metal Exchange Corporation, Smelter Service Corporation, Schupan, Shapiro, Tower Extrusions, Western Extrusions Corporation, Tri-Arrows Aluminum, Inc., and Pennex, the new organization will advocate for the secondary aluminum industry as a driver of […]
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Cover Steven Doiron (left) and Serge Chayer (right) overlook the stretcher on the new 9 inch, 28.5 MN extrusion press line installed at MAGNA Aluminum Profile, the first extrusion plant opened by Canadian Specialty Metals. The line is highly automated and eliminates the use of natural gas—making it the first extrusion line in North America […]
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 […]
Canadian Industry Minister Mélanie Joly spoke at a press conference today, confirming that Quebec’s aluminum sector is set to receive “hundreds of millions of dollars” from a $5-billion federal fund aimed at supporting industries hit by U.S. tariffs. Joly said that the federal government has not yet finalized how the money will be allocated. Still, […]
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Cover The Gyda oil platform as it was being decommissioned. Aluminum scrap was recovered from this platform and recycled by Hydro into extrusions used in the new Hangarbrua pedestrian and cycle bridge in Trondheim, Norway. See article on page 18. Articles Secondary Aluminum Smelting and Recycling Annual Review By Rudolf P. Pawlek Page 6 The […]
