Novelis' Oswego mill fire has sidelined the largest producer of automotive body and structural sheet in North America, disrupting a closed-loop scrap system and removing over half of regional BIW/closures sheet supply, with limited options for domestic backfill and costly import alternatives.
The standoff at Pace Industries' Pennsylvania operations offers a snapshot of its Loyalhanna plant and how they fit into Pace's wider aluminum network.
Kaiser Aluminum is raising its earnings outlook and doubling down on expansion as demand recovery takes shape.
Litho sheet is typically costly and a rare grade of scrap to come by. Unlike other more specific alloys, like 6061 or 5052, it can be consumed by just about anyone or added to just about any melt mix.
Sortation technology is often puzzle where the end goal determines the methods employed, making it hard to gauge what companies are capable of going beyond standard processing.