Aluminum Scrap Markets
April 30, 2025
Written by Nicholas Bell
Constellium noted multiple times on the call that the Muscle Shoals, Alabama mill was at an operational high mark.
Deliveries to the packaging segment – by far the largest of any segments, with no other end sector in the same ballpark for the company – increased to 204,000t from 187,000 in Q1 2024, the only uptick of the producer’s consumer markets.
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.
