Aluminum Recyclers Council
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ABOUT THE ALUMINUM RECYCLERS COUNCIL

The Aluminum Recyclers Council (ARC) is a newly formed nonprofit trade association. ARC’s mission is to advance and grow the North American aluminum recycling industry and promote sustainable aluminum alloy products.

What We Do

1.

PROMOTE EXPANDED USE OF RECYCLED ALUMINUM ALLOYS

Recycled Aluminum Alloys

Recycled aluminum alloys provide similar functionality, better sustainability and lower cost than primary aluminum.

2.

PROTECT
THE INDUSTRY

Aluminum Scrap

The recycled aluminum industry has come under attack by foreign imports of secondary aluminum ingot. In addition, our country simply exports too much domestically created aluminum scrap.

3.

IMPROVE OUR
OPERATIONS

Improve Operations

The Aluminum Recyclers Council (ARC) is committed to a business excellence program to improve our operations in everything from safety to production costs.

ARC News

Aluminum Scrap Booming Thanks to Tariffs

According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, the aluminum scrap business is booming thanks to the trade war between Washington D.C. and Beijing. Aluminum made from recycled scrap made up the majority of the aluminum used in the U.S. for the first time last year,...

New Voice for a Unified Aluminum Recycling Industry – Interview with Luke Palen, ARC Chairman

Industry News

Rio Tinto’s new aluminium alloys promise to support recycling by die casters – MINING.COM

U.S. aluminum scrap imports from Canada grew 16% M-o-M in May 2020

USMCA could boost demand for U.S. aluminum alloys

An Abundance of Aluminum Scrap to Spur U.S. Recyclers