The story of Levitated Metals

Levitated Metals has installed laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) sorter to sort wrought aluminum from cast aluminum at its New Caney, Texas, facility.

The story of Alton Steel to cease operations

The Illinois steelmaker reportedly will idle its electric arc furnace in late January. Recycled-content electric arc furnace (EAF) steelmaker Alton Steel Inc. reportedly has announced it will cease operations before the end of this month.

The story of Century Aluminum and EGA

The companies plan to double U.S. aluminum production with Oklahoma smelter. Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and Century Aluminum Co., Chicago, have entered into a joint development agreement to build a new primary aluminum production plant in Oklahoma. Both parties will solely focus their greenfield development efforts in the United States on this site, the first greenfield primary aluminum smelter in the United States since 1980.

Steel Dynamics reports 2025 financial results

Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) has reported an increase in sales but a drop in net income for 2025.

Nucor finishes 2025 with 14 percent earnings decline

The CEO of the recycled-content steelmaker expresses optimism about “robust demand” in the year underway.

AICE 2026 SMM (21st) Aluminum Industry Conference & Expo will be hold April 8-10 2026.

AICE 2026 establishes an ecosystem platform for collaborative development across the entire global aluminum industry chain.

CF Booth idles UK facility

A bankruptcy administrator has been appointed to the metals recycling company, which has been in business since the 1920s.

Global Recycling Day

Global Recycling Day was created in 2018 to help recognize, and celebrate, the importance recycling plays in preserving our precious primary resources and securing the future of our planet.

Aluminium scrap baler density and its size

Aluminum scrap baler density and bale size vary significantly depending on the material type (e.g., loose cans vs. heavy extrusions) and the specific baler model used.