Four members of the European Aluminium Packaging Group (EAPG) have signed an agreement to engage in a project to maximise the recycled content levels of beverage cans.
Recycling
Scepter Inc. will supply Gränges with scrap-based ingots for its production of circular and sustainable aluminium solutions.
Tom Giddings, executive director of Alupro, the UK aluminium packaging recycling body, looks ahead through 2024 and explains what the industry wants to see this year.
76% of aluminium beverage cans were recycled in 2021 which is a total of 570,000 t. This new record level means a saving of 4,7m t of CO2-eq.
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.
SA Recycling is one of USA’s biggest players in metal recycling and uses sensor sorting technology from Steinert in its plants.
High aluminium purity thanks to the use of state-of-the-art sorting systems
Interview with Trimet Executive Board member Dr. Andreas Lützerath about the future challenges in areas such as demographics, digitalization and decarbonization.
Hydro and US company Padnos have formed a joint venture to enable more upcycling of post-consumer aluminium scrap.
In mid-November, Hydro opened the Cassopolis, Michigan plant in the US – 18 months after breaking ground at the site.
Gränges has formed a joint venture with Shandong Innovation Group (SIG) to build a recycling and casting operation Yunnan, China.
Hydro has opened the new HyForge casting line at its aluminium recycling plant in Rackwitz, Germany.
Recycling of aluminium beverage containers could save 60m t of CO2e per year by 2030 globally.
Norsk Hydro will invest in the modernization and expansion of the Alumetal recycling plant in Kęty, Poland.
Wide range of separation technologies maximizes yield
Ruf Maschinenbau, Zaisertshofen, invests in the expansion of its inhouse production processes with a laser cutting system and a five-axis machining centre.
Rio Tinto and Giampaolo Group have entered into an agreement to form a joint venture to produce and market recycled aluminium products.
Tomra Recycling Sorting has developed Autosort Pulse, a new machine for highthroughput sorting of aluminium alloys.
Hydro acquired the Polish aluminium recycling company, Alumetal S.A, on 30 June, completing the tender offer for more than 97 % of the shares.
Novelis Inc. and Thyssenkrupp Materials Services collaborate to increase end-of-vehicle-life recycling and availability of valuable secondary materials.