Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), the largest ‘premium aluminum’ producer in the world, has launched a metallurgical testing laboratory as part of the expansion of the EGA Spectro Alloys aluminum recycling plant in Minnesota in the United States.
The metallurgical testing laboratory conducts metallographic analyses and mechanical testing of EGA Spectro’s finished products to ensure customers receive the highest quality recycled aluminum at the precise specifications needed.
The metallurgical testing laboratory facility will offer sample testing from customer castings or extrusions to help troubleshoot and optimize downstream quality. The lab adds improved and faster sample analysis services for customers.
EGA Spectro’s expansion adds 55 thousand tons of secondary billet production capacity in the first phase. The expansion takes EGA Spectro Alloys’ total production capacity to 165 thousand tons per year of recycled aluminum ingots and billets.
Abdulnasser bin Kalban CEO – EGA
“The new metallurgical laboratory strengthens EGA Spectro Alloys’ ability to meet the quality expectations of our customers and support them in improving their own products. As demand for low-carbon aluminum grows, our focus is on delivering the metal our customers need with the quality and reliability they expect from EGA.”
The ramp-up to full production at the EGA Spectro expansion is expected to be complete in the first quarter of 2026.
Demand for recycled aluminum in the United States is expected to reach some 7.6 million tonnes per year by 2033, according to CRU, an independent business intelligence organization. The United States is currently the world’s second biggest recycled aluminum market.
Recycling aluminum requires 95 percent less electricity than making new metal, and generates a fraction of the greenhouse gas emissions.
