Means to an end: Novelis-DRT target 99% recycled content end stock
Novelis is partnering with DRT for 99% recycled content in beverage can end stock, reshaping the numbers behind one of aluminum's most specialized markets.
Category: Carbon Neutral Initiatives
Recycled metal export bans: Different rationales in different markets
As calls to restrict scrap exports grow louder, the real question is whether heavy-handed policy can outdo the market's own price signals.
Aluminz's new plant and the recasting of Texas/Oklahoma scrap map
From Mount Pleasant to Sapulpa, the supply chain is shifting with implications for scrap flows.
Recycling bill to establish tax credit
The bill would establish a 30% tax credit for investments in recycling infrastructure.
Ball v. Crown and the limits of design
A patent dispute between two aluminum can giants highlights that a can designed to minimize waste shouldn't be piling up in landfills.
Manufacturing tax credit to sunset under Trump bill
The bill signed last week will sunset Section 45x, the advanced manufacturing tax credit, by 2030.
Aluminerie Alouette’s Power Move: Aluminum supply chain under Hydro-Québec
Aluminerie Alouette's will invest $1.1 billion and secure a green power deal in a strategic bid for long-term stability.
Aluminum gets smarter: Filtration, coatings, and what comes next
If we can recover metal from waste, embed intelligence into surfaces, and extend lifecycle all at once, the entire value chain starts to shift.
Rio Tinto’s power move: Building to last and green aluminum’s infrastructure
Rio Tinto is embarking on a major upgrade of the nearly century-old Isle-Maligne hydroelectric station in Quebec, preserving one of the lowest-cost smelting footprints in the world.
Cross-border castings: Hydro and Nemak rethink scrap to power low-carbon cars
Aluminum producer Norsk Hydro and automotive casting manufacturer Nemak agreement focuses on expanding the use of post-consumer scrap and shifting to lower-carbon energy sources.