Hydro has entered a multi-year agreement with Sims Alumisource to purchase processed aluminium scrap for its North American extrusion business.
Secondary/Recycling
The AIT Austrian Institute of Technology is leading the EU project “RecAL”, which focuses on sustainability, the circular economy and resource efficiency in the aluminium industry.
Aluminium manufacturer Trimet has completed the expansion of its recycling plant in Gelsenkirchen and increased capacity by around 20%.
Scepter Inc. will supply Gränges with scrap-based ingots for its production of circular and sustainable aluminium solutions.
Mechatherm International Ltd and Aston University have formed a research collaboration on the aluminium de-coating process to establish a new design of de-coating and heat recovery processes in the aluminium recycling industry.
Hydro invests in new Spanish aluminium recycler, thus strengthening its position in decarbonizing industries by offering more low-carbon aluminium.
The ‘KlimPro’ research project investigates the influence on the quality of secondary aluminium of replacing methane fuel in part by hydrogen.
SA Recycling is one of USA’s biggest players in metal recycling and uses sensor sorting technology from Steinert in its plants.
In mid-November, Hydro opened the Cassopolis, Michigan plant in the US – 18 months after breaking ground at the site.
Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) has announced the start of construction for the largest aluminium recycling plant in the United Arab Emirates.
Novelis has entered into a long-term contract to supply aluminium beverage can sheet to Ball Corporation.
Diageo, a leading brand owner of well-known alcohol brands, has provided funding to establish the British Aluminium Consortium for Advanced Alloys (Bacall).
Speira has completed the acquisition of Real Alloy Europe. With the acquisition, Speira further expands its aluminium recycling business.
With efficient sorting technology, resources can be permanently recirculated in high purity.
Trimet Aluminium will run its Gelsenkirchen production plant with hydrogen-rich energy gas in the future.
Mercedes-Benz is cooperating with the Norwegian aluminium manufacturer Hydro to reduce the CO₂ footprint of aluminium in the automotive supply chain