extrusions

Sims is part of Australian recycling loop
The global recycling company is working with Rio Tinto and extrusions producer Capral on an aluminum recycling collection, processing and smelting loop.
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New aluminum scrap grade debuts at ReMA 2025
The new scrap grade, vesper, was developed in partnership with aluminum recycling and rolling company Novelis.
Hydro to close extrusion plant in the UK
The aluminum producer cites challenging market conditions for the closing of its Birtley, United Kingdom, extrusion plant.
Hydro publicizes recycled content at architecture event
Aluminum producer promotes awareness of “urban mining” at international exhibition in Italy.
Bigger, faster, stronger
EGA Spectro Alloys of Minnesota continues to expand its capabilities, allowing it to consume a wider range of postconsumer aluminum.
Hydro Q1 profits up year on year
Aluminum producer reports double-digit increase in earnings but says tight and costly scrap supplies are squeezing its extrusions operations.
Steel Dynamics nets $217M on record shipments
Recycled-content steelmaker also expects to make and sell flat-rolled aluminum by the middle of this year.
YKK AP America introduces BetterBillet
BetterBillet is made of recycled aluminum and aluminum sourced from low-carbon suppliers.
Hydro starts up construction in Spain
The Norway-based aluminum maker has started building a recycled-content production facility in Torija, Spain.
Committed polymer custodians
Whether it’s textiles or other hard-to-recycle plastics, Sawgrass Sustainable LLC is proving its mettle as a technology-driven reclaimer determined to keep material out of landfills.
Relentlessly pursuing innovation, sustainability
Mercury Marine, a Brunswick Corp. brand, has been recycling aluminum since the 1980s to produce alloys designed for its marine products.