A boost to Minnesota's recycling industry

Rosemount, Minn., July 9, 2025 – EGA Spectro Alloys – a leading Midwest-based producer of recycled aluminum alloys – announced today the start of production at its state-of-the-art aluminum recycling expansion. At the 90,000-square-foot facility, EGA Spectro Alloys will produce up to 120 million pounds per year of recycled aluminum billets from scrap aluminum. The expansion will also add up to 50 full-time jobs once the facility reaches full production capacity in the first quarter of 2026. Photos of the completed facility are available here.

Aluminum billet – logs of aluminum up to 25 feet long – is used as raw material for extruders, which turn it into products like railings, window and door trim, and structural components for cars, boats, airplanes, trailers, docks and more. Recycling aluminum requires 95 percent less electricity than producing new aluminum and generates a fraction of the greenhouse gas emissions. Metal from the expansion project will be sold under EGA’s recycled product brand RevivAL, a nod to the company’s 52-year legacy of giving used aluminum new life. The facility includes a new, world-class quality laboratory which will help ensure customers receive the highest quality recycled aluminum at customers’ precise specifications in diverse industries across the country.

“More and more, manufacturers are looking for supply chain solutions that help them meet their environmental goals and using recycled aluminum is a win for everyone. With this expansion, we will produce high-quality, recycled billet, made in America and contribute to a circular economy in our region and throughout the U.S.,” said EGA Spectro Alloys President Luke Palen. 

EGA Spectro Alloys’ first recycled billets were shipped to Crown Extrusion in Chaska, MN, where they will eventually be turned into a waterfront dock for Dock Rite, in Hutchinson, MN and fabricated into sustainable docks for sale across the region.

EGA Spectro Alloys is currently seeking further new team members to work in its new facility. No experience is necessary and on-the-job training is provided. Positions start at $20-$30 per hour.

EGA Spectro Alloys is 80 percent owned by Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), the largest ‘premium aluminum’ producer in the world. EGA recently announced plans to build a $4 billion aluminum production plant in Oklahoma, which would nearly double the United States’ production of primary aluminum.