Aluminium is the most abundant metal in the Earth’s crust and one of the most recycled. It is light, corrosion-resistant and fully recyclable; recovering it saves up to 95% of the energy needed to produce it from bauxite.
A light, corrosion-resistant metal. It is recovered in different alloys depending on its use: extrusions, packaging, cast parts or structural alloys.
We collect aluminium in every form: building extrusions, used beverage cans (UBC), alloy wheels and sumps from vehicles, machining swarf and turnings, post-consumer aluminium, industrial offcuts and any waste that contains aluminium.
Each processed grade has its own technical specification, production process and end market. Click any of them to jump to the full details.
Extruded aluminium, clean and separated from other materials. It comes from windows, façades, architectural structures and metal joinery. Graded by alloy to recover maximum value.
Windows and doors, façades, structures
Clean aluminium extrusions, sorted by grade
UBC (used beverage cans) is high-value scrap in the aluminium recycling chain. Its purity and how easily it can be remelted make it one of the most sought-after fractions in the industry.
Post-consumer drinks cans, production offcuts
Baled or shredded UBC to specification
Aluminium alloy wheels, sumps and die-castings, mostly from vehicles. They are graded separately from extrusions because they are a different alloy and go to different foundries.
Wheels, sumps, die-castings
Cast aluminium graded by alloy
Aluminium processed specifically for secondary remelting, to a consistent specification. It comes from our post-shredder separation line and from our aluminium and radiator line: it is the next step after Zorba, once the aluminium has been separated from the other metals.
Zorba and aluminium recovered from post-shredder separation
Secondary aluminium to a consistent specification
Recyclable aluminium is aluminium that can be recovered, processed and reused to make new products instead of being thrown away. Recycling it is highly efficient and brings several environmental and economic benefits.
Recycling aluminium saves resources and energy, as it takes only 5% of the energy needed to produce primary aluminium. It also reduces bauxite mining and the environmental footprint of mining and manufacturing.
Aluminium recycling involves collection, removal of impurities and melting. The aluminium scrap is first collected, then cleaned and melted into ingots. The recycled ingots are used to make new aluminium products.
Recycled aluminium goes into many products, including new drinks cans, vehicle components, bicycles, electronic parts, kitchenware and building components.
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