Aluminum Scrap Markets
March 15, 2024
Written by Stephanie Ritenbaugh
Century Aluminum Company and St. Louis-based non-ferrous metals manufacturer MX Holdings announced a plan to form a joint venture to focus on low-carbon secondary billet. MX Holdings is the parent company of Metal Exchange and Pennex.
The joint venture aims to deliver advanced alloys composed of recycled content out of a facility in the Ohio Valley region, the companies said.
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.
