Category: Circular Economy Models

Cheap aluminum scrap has not triggered widespread buying due to saturated demand, chemistry limits, and limited processing capacity.

The closure of Pace Industries' Harrison, Arkansas, die casting plant removes production capacity and a source of aluminum scrap streams typically generated by die casting operations.

Arconic will construct a $131 million aluminum casting complex at its Davenport Works campus in Iowa, expanding ingot capacity with first metal targeted for Q3'27.

Ford’s fourth-quarter earnings show how aluminum supply disruptions, shifting production and inventory tightness shaped truck output and sourcing decisions heading into 2026.

As China approaches its long standing primary aluminum production cap, shifting supply dynamics such as offshore capacity growth and redirected Russian metal are reshaping how the country's future demand is met by global supply.

AKFA Aluminum Solutions will establish its first US manufacturing facility in Bowling Green, Kentucky, introducing a new extrusion-focused aluminum producers into the regional secondary market.

Despite competing fiercely for market share, aluminum and plastics share the same structural recycling failures rooted in incentives and policy resistance.

This piece examines how U.S. and EU tariff structures are encouraging new forms of arbitrage and potential circumvention.

As Aluminum Dynamics' Mississippi mill ramps up without feedstock from its delayed Benson recycler, UBC scrap availability could tighten heading into 2026.

Contract talks for U.S. value-added aluminum products are reaching a critical stage, with billet, primary foundry alloys, and wire rod upcharges diverging as buyers and producers race to finalized 2026 pricing.