Spectro Alloys President Luke Palen commented on domestic aluminum recycling in a Wall Street Journal article titled Aluminum Scrap Abounds Thanks to Tariffs. It discusses how changes in global trade have impacted U.S.
Luke Palen weighs in on the state of the domestic aluminum recycling industry in today’s Wall Street Journal article:
Aluminum Scrap Abounds Thanks to Tariffs
China’s duty on junked U.S. car parts and cans means more metal is being recycled in the U.S.
Read the full article here(Note: it is behind the WSJ paywall).
Aluminum is infinitely recyclable, and 75% of all aluminum ever produced is still in circulation today. As automotive platforms shift to aluminum, we generate more scrap, which can lower the cost of recycled aluminum significantly.
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