Scrap Metals Supplement - Aluminum Scrap Consumer Map

The aluminum industry has earned a reputation as one that has been consolidated into the hands of a few large global firms. Companies such as Rio Tinto Alcan, Alcoa and Hydro enjoy considerable market share when it comes to primary aluminum production.

However, the comparatively affordable process involved in making aluminum and aluminum products using scrap as feedstock provides a way for smaller companies to retain a foothold in the industry.

Processors and shippers of aluminum scrap continue to have a range of choices when it comes to seeking homes for their bales and container loads of aluminum.

Facilities run by the global giants, sizable secondary aluminum smelters and small foundries and casting plants that buy in small amounts are all buyers in the North American market.

In this feature, we have done our best to identify facilities throughout the United States that act as destinations for significant amounts of aluminum scrap.

While we have done our best to provide a thorough roster of aluminum scrap-melting destinations, we realize that we may have overlooked some companies that merit inclusion on this list, or that we could have overestimated the amount of scrap used at other facilities.

If you know of a plant that should have appeared on this map, if you see one that you feel is listed here in error or if you have some information that is otherwise relevant to major aluminum scrap melting destinations, please contact Editor in Chief Brian Taylor at (330) 523-5400 or at btaylor@gie.net.

1. Alcoa Inc., Newburgh, Ind.

2. Alcoa Inc., Frederick, Md.

3. Alcoa Inc., Massena, N.Y.

4. Alcoa Inc., Badin, N.C.

5. Alcoa Inc., Goose Creek, S.C.

6. Alcoa Inc., Alcoa, Tenn.

7. Alcoa Inc., Point Comfort, Texas

8. Alcoa Inc., Rockdale, Texas

9. Alcoa Inc., San Antonio, Texas

10. Alcoa Inc., Malaga, Wash.

11. Aleris International (formerly Wabash Alloys), Steele, Ala.

12. Aleris International, Goodyear, Ariz.

13. Aleris International, Post Falls, Idaho

14. Aleris International, Chicago Heights, Ill.

15. Aleris International (formerly Wabash Alloys), Tipton, Ind.

16. Aleris International (formerly Wabash Alloys), Wabash, Ind.

17. Aleris International, Morgantown, Ky.

18. Aleris International, Coldwater, Mich. – 2 plants

19. Aleris International, Saginaw, Mich.

20. Aleris International, Uhrichsville, Ohio

21. Aleris International, Sapulpa, Okla.

22. Aleris International, Loudon, Tenn.

23. Aleris International (formerly Alumitech), Friendly, W. Va.

24. Allied Metal Co., Chicago, Ill. – 2 plants

25. Allotech International Inc., Sheboygan, Wis.

26. Aluminum Shapes LLC, Delair, N.J.

27. ARCO Alloys Corp., Detroit, Mich.

28. ARCO Aluminum, Louisville, Ky.

29. Arkansas Aluminum Alloys, Hot Springs, Ark.

30. Atlas Pacific Corp., Colton, Calif.

31. Audubon Metals LLC, Henderson, Ky.

32. Behr Metals Inc., Rockford, Ill.

33. Belmont Metals Inc., Brooklyn, N.Y.

34. Bermco Aluminum, Birmingham, Ala.

35. Bon L Aluminum, Carthage, Tenn.

36. Calex Corp., Campbell, Ohio

37. Century Aluminum, Hawesville, Ky.

38. Century Aluminum, Ravenswood, W. Va.

39. Colonial Metals, Columbia, Pa.

40. Columbia Ventures Corp. City of Industry, Calif.

41. Commercial Alloys/AluminumOne, Scottsboro, Ala.

42. Commercial Alloys/AluminumOne, Minerva, Ohio

43. Continental Aluminum, New Hudson, Mich.

44. Custom Alloy Light Metals, City of Industry, Calif.

45. Custom Alloy Light Metals, Lynwood, Calif.

46. G&S Metal Consultants Inc., Manchester, Ga.

47. G&S Metal Consultants Inc., Wabash, Ind.

48. Heartland Aluminum, Warren, Ind.

49. Hydro Aluminum, Phoenix, Ariz.

50. Hydro Aluminum, St. Augustine, Fla.

51. Hydro Aluminum, Henderson, Ky.

52. Hydro Aluminum, Monett, Mich.

53. Hydro Aluminum, Commerce, Texas

54. Jupiter Aluminum, Hammond, Ind.

55. Kaiser Aluminum, Los Angeles, Calif.

56. Kaiser Aluminum, Newark, N.J.

57. Kaiser Aluminum & Chemicals, Trentwood, Wash.

58. MC Aluminum, Columbus, Ind.

59. MET-AL Inc., Racine, Wis.

60. MOST Inc., Troy, Mo.

61. MOST Inc., Jackson, Tenn.

62. Nichols Aluminum, Davenport, Iowa

63. Norandal USA Inc., Salisbury, N.C.

64. Norandal USA Inc., Huntingdon, Tenn.

65. Novelis Corp., Greensboro, Ga.

66. Novelis Corp., Berea, Ky.

67. Novelis Corp., Oswego, N.Y.

68. Ohio Valley Aluminum Co., Boonville, Ind.

69. Ohio Valley Aluminum Co., Niles, Ohio

70. Ohio Valley Aluminum Co., Shelbyville, Tenn.

71. OmniSource/Superior Aluminum Alloys, New Haven, Ind.

72. Ormet Corp., Burnside, La.

73. Ormet Corp., Hannibal, Ohio

74. Owl’s Head Alloys Inc., Bowling Green, Ky.

75. Pechiney Rolled Products, Ravenswood, W. Va.

76. Rochester Aluminum Smelting Corp., Rochester, N.Y.

77. Scepter Industries, Bicknell, Ind.

78. Scepter Industries, Seneca Falls, N.Y.

79. Scepter Industries, Waverly, Tenn.

80. State Metal Industries, Camden, N.J.

81. Thakar Aluminum, Canton, Ohio

82. Thakar Aluminum, Sandusky, Ohio

83. Timco, Fontana, Calif.

84. Timco, Sweetwater, Texas

85. Trialco Inc., Chicago Heights, Ill.

86. Tri-Star Aluminum, Alexandria, Tenn.

87. Vista Metals Group, Fontana, Calif.

88. Western Smelting & Metals, Dallas, Ore.

89. Wise Alloys, Muscle Shoals, Ala.

90. Wise Alloys, Sheffield, Ala.

Facilities Not Known to Be Operating and Not Indicated on Our Map

Alcoa Inc., Hot Spring, Ark.

Alcoa Inc., Plant City, Fla.

Alcoa Inc., Hernando, Miss.

Alcoa Inc., Yankton, S.D.

Aleris International, Carson, Calif.

Aleris International, Shelbyville, Tenn.

Aleris International, Elyria, Ohio

Aleris International, Rock Creek, Ohio

Aleris International, Rockwood, Tenn.

Hydro Aluminum, Ellenville, N.Y.

Ormet Corp., Jackson, Tenn.

Ormet Corp., Ben’s Run, W. Va.

Former Wabash Alloys plant, Marietta, Ga.

Former Wabash Alloys plant, Cleveland, Ohio

Former Wabash Alloys plant Dickson, Tenn.