Real Alloys partners with Enviri on residuals diversion project

Cleveland-based recycled-content aluminum producer Real Alloy has selected the Altek subsidiary of Pennsylvania-based Enviri Corp. to build what Altek calls a zero-waste aluminum salt slag recycling facility in partnership with the United States Department of Energy Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations.

The system, to be installed in Wabash, Indiana, will deploy Altek AluSalt salt slag processing technology to recycle metallics and salts and recover other non-metallic products, according to Altek.

“Altek is very excited to work with Real Allloy on this first-of-its-kind, milestone project for the U.S. aluminum industry as they work toward achieving aggressive sustainability goals,” says James Herbert, managing director of Altek.

“Our AluSalt technology is designed to reduce carbon emissions, eliminate landfill [activity] associated with salt slag recycling, and generate byproducts that can be reused back in Real Alloy’s recycling process, as well as within the cement and steel industries,” adds Herbert.

Enviri says it acquired Altek in 2018 to expand the metal recovery byproduct reuse capabilities of its Harsco Environmental division into the aluminum industry.

Altek has active equipment in more than 600 locations worldwide, according to the company.