Rio Tinto and Giampaolo Group entered into an agreement to form a joint venture to manufacture and market recycled aluminum products. Under the terms of the agreement, Rio Tinto will acquire a 50% equity stake in Giampaolo Group’s wholly-owned Matalco business. The transaction reflects the joint venture partners’ shared commitment to meeting the increasing demand for […]
Novelis and thyssenkrupp Materials Services are planning to set new standards for end-of-vehicle-life recycling by developing a digital hub called Automotive Circularity Platform (ACP). The aim is for ACP to be an open platform that will enable access to larger quantities of high-quality recycling materials. The first step will include the creation of a prototype […]
ALRO S.A., one of the largest vertically integrated aluminum producers in Europe, inaugurated the second stage of its Eco Recycling Facility in Slatina, Romania. The new recycling area includes a US$11 million investment in technology and environment protection equipment. “While the very challenging business environment forced us to adapt our development plans to maintain our […]
Novelis Inc. completed the construction of its first solar park at its rolling and recycling production site in Pieve Emanuele, Italy. With this project, the company is investing $2.4 million in decarbonizing its production in Pieve, further supporting the development of low-carbon, sustainable aluminum solutions for the European market. Local authorities granted their final approval […]
Hydro plans to build a state-of-the-art aluminum recycling plant in Torija, Spain. The company signed an agreement with a subsidiary of the Pulsar Properties Group to purchase land in the area, where it will invest €130–140 million in the construction of the plant, depending on the final design, market conditions, and macroeconomic developments. “The European […]
Matalco Inc. completed the construction and startup of its seventh remelt facility, located in Franklin, KY, which will operate under the name Matalco Kentucky LLC. The $65 million investment represents the company’s third new plant project in the last eight years. The new plant will focus on the production of rolling ingot — affirming the […]
Diageo, a British beverage company, plans to fund and establish the British Aluminium Consortium for Advanced Alloys (BACALL), a collective of industry experts who will create a circular economy for aluminum in the U.K. “We are excited to be a part of a project that will ultimately change the production of aluminum in the U.K.,” […]
Hydrova collaborated with CTS Cement and TST Inc. to enable the production of the first low-carbon cement made with its zero-waste aluminum dross recycling technology. The development of this new technology marks an important step on the way to eliminating landfill disposal of dross and salt cake waste streams. “This is an important milestone in creating […]
Constellium SE formed an agreement with Renault Group to establish a closed-loop recycling system for the all-new Megane E-TECH electric SUV. Renault considers aluminum to be the material of choice for the electrification of its automotive fleet because it is light weight and fully recyclable. “We are very excited to continue to collaborate with Renault […]
