Aluminum Scrap Markets
April 29, 2025
Upcycling scrap: Sorting out separation
Written by Nicholas Bell
It’s often difficult to tell where new separation technologies fit into the recycling chain, making it hard to gauge what a company can do – and whether their capabilities go beyond standard processing.
Sortation technology is often puzzle where the end goal determines the methods used and technical jargon blurs the line between basic processing steps and specialization. Instead of segregating the types of sortation equipment, it can be more practical to separate scrap by stages of upcycling:
