Upcycling scrap: Sorting out separation
Sortation technology is often puzzle where the end goal determines the methods employed, making it hard to gauge what companies are capable of going beyond standard processing.
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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.
Parts vs. pileup: Reading between the lines of LKQ's Q1 shifts
As pressures mount across the aluminum value chain, key signals buried in LKQ’s latest earnings both hint and obscure deeper shifts in how auto-related aluminum flows are being sourced, stockpiled, and sold.
Lay-offs coming to the recreational vehicle markets
Mass layoffs at the RV industry's biggest name flashes a warning light on the dashboard on US consumer discretionary spending.
Overcast skies for U.S. solar?
The Solar Energy Industries Association's (SEIA) Market Insight 2024 highlighted some sector growth as well as some sobering numbers on residential installations.
Kaiser’s business units tell different stories in 1Q 2025
Kaiser Aluminum's first-quarter 2025 results reveal a company pulled in different directions, its' end sectors diverge in trajectory.
LME's Hong Kong expansion highlights market in transition
This is less about warehousing and more about relevance.
Earth Day: Aluminum is still one of the most recyclable metals out there
In the U.S., nearly half of the aluminum supply is already coming from recycled material.
Big headline, small impact: Aerospace demand through trade disruption
China’s move may matter politically, but from a raw materials standpoint, the bigger story is how little clarity there still is when it comes to what “aerospace demand” really means for aluminum.
Gears grinding: What tariffs mean for automakers and the metal behind them
“They need a little bit of time,” Trump said this week, referring to carmakers shifting their sourcing back to the U.S. “Because they’re going to make them here.”