Aluminum Scrap Markets
June 30, 2025
Written by Nicholas Bell
Cascade Die Casting (CDC) plans to expand operations at the company’s High Point, North Carolina operation.
The company is investing $8 million into its “Atlantic Division”, comprised of a couple of facilities, with additional support from the local City of High Point and Guilford County to boost infrastructure capacity.
At ADI’s facility in Mississippi, all three cold mills are now operational, which will allow ADI to access the full 650,000-metric-ton annual capability, the company said.
Recycler forward views shifted toward undersupply in October even as Midwest Premium and UBC expectations moved lower.
Rio Tinto maintained third quarter aluminum production as its Arvida smelter transition continued, while the company delayed two capacity projects at the Quebec complex.
US aluminum scrap imports increased faster than exports through August, while similar tonnage gains kept net exports near year earlier levels.
The National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors (NAW) has filed a notice of appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, challenging the district court’s decision to uphold Oregon’s version of the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws that are popping up across the country.
