Aluminum Scrap Markets

September 12, 2025
The opportunity in recycled metals
Written by Greg Wittbecker
I am often asking by very smart people from the primary side of the aluminum world how to “play the scrap market.”
These people know scrap is becoming an ever-increasing focal point of managing total aluminum exposure. However, some are intimated by the complexity of scraps… so many different grades, so much variability in quality and a lack of transparency in the market. These obstacles make many hesitate to enter the market.


