⚪ Aluminium Melting Scrap

Non-ferrous melting scrap traded as Taint/Tabor, Tense, Talon, Taldon and other named grades.

📅 Last Updated: May 2026

About Aluminium Melting Scrap

Aluminium melting scrap is an actively traded category. The metal has displaced steel and other materials in vehicles, building applications, packaging, and electrical work, and the recycling industry handles steady flows. Aluminium can be recycled multiple times, and the energy required to produce a tonne of recycled aluminium is a fraction of that required for primary metal.

The trade moves cast scrap, wrought scrap, used beverage cans, automotive scrap, and a range of mixed and alloyed forms. As with other metals, the grading system uses short distinctive names from the ReMA specifications.

Principal Grades

The principal grades of aluminium melting scrap, as defined in the ReMA specifications:

Tablet

Clean aluminium can scrap, sorted and baled, from used beverage cans (UBC).

Talc

Clean mixed old alloy sheet aluminium — old siding, gutters, lithoplate, and similar.

Taint/Tabor

Clean mixed old alloy sheet aluminium. One of the most widely traded grades.

Taldon

Mixed old cast aluminium — old castings free of iron, brass, dirt, and corrosion.

Talon

Aluminium-copper radiators — automotive radiators with copper tubing and aluminium fins.

Tassel

Aluminium turnings — clean, dry, and free of iron, oil, and other contaminants.

Tata

Mixed low-copper aluminium clippings and solids.

Tense

Aluminium turnings — segregated by alloy.

Tepid

Wrought aluminium — clippings, extrusions, and similar.

Terse

New aluminium foil scrap — clean, dry, and uncoated.

Throb

Painted aluminium siding — for refinery feed.

Twang

New pure aluminium wire and cable.

Companies Active in Aluminium — By Country

Companies grouped by country. Each handles aluminium melting scrap among other categories.

🇮🇳 India (15)

Hindalco Industries (Aditya Birla)

Mumbai • Aluminium and copper producer, publicly listed

🏷️ Aluminium · Copper

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Vedanta Ltd (Sterlite Copper, BALCO)

Mumbai • Copper, aluminium, zinc producer, publicly listed

🏷️ Copper · Aluminium · Zinc

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National Aluminium Co (NALCO)

Bhubaneswar • Public sector aluminium producer

🏷️ Aluminium

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Jain Resource Recycling Ltd

Chennai • Non-ferrous recycler, publicly listed

🏷️ Copper · Aluminium · Zinc

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CMR Green Technologies Ltd

Faridabad • Non-ferrous recycler

🏷️ Aluminium · Copper · Zinc

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Gravita India Ltd

Jaipur • Non-ferrous recycler, publicly listed

🏷️ Zinc · Aluminium · Copper

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MTC Business Pvt Ltd (Modi Group)

Delhi NCR • Non-ferrous trader

🏷️ Copper · Aluminium

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Nathani Group of Companies

Mumbai • MRAI member, non-ferrous trader

🏷️ Copper · Aluminium · Zinc

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Industrial Metallics India Pvt Ltd

Mumbai • Non-ferrous scrap importer

🏷️ Copper · Aluminium

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Uniexcel Group

Mumbai • Multi-metal trader

🏷️ Copper · Aluminium

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Metco Ventures LLP

Mumbai • Indenting house

🏷️ Copper · Aluminium

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Ala Group of Companies

Mumbai • BIR India representative

🏷️ Copper · Aluminium

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Vedanta Aluminium (BALCO)

Korba, Chhattisgarh • Aluminium smelter

🏷️ Aluminium

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Hindalco Mahan Aluminium

Singrauli, MP • Aluminium smelter

🏷️ Aluminium

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Bharat Aluminium Co (BALCO)

Korba • Aluminium producer

🏷️ Aluminium

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🇺🇸 United States (19)

Sims Metal Management

New York • Diversified scrap multinational, ASX-listed

🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium · Stainless Steel

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Radius Recycling (Schnitzer Steel)

Portland, OR • Diversified scrap, NASDAQ-listed

🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium

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OmniSource Corporation

Fort Wayne, IN • Steel Dynamics subsidiary

🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium

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EMR USA Metal Recycling

Camden, NJ • EMR subsidiary

🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium · Stainless Steel

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SA Recycling LLC

Orange, CA • West Coast diversified operator

🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium

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Alter Trading Corporation

St. Louis, MO • Midwest diversified operator

🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium

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Cohen USA / Cohen Recycling

Middletown, OH • Family-owned diversified recycler

🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium

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Newell Recycling

Atlanta, GA • Southeast diversified operator

🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium

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Liberty Iron & Metal

Erie, PA • Non-ferrous and ferrous processor

🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium

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Joseph Behr & Sons Inc

Rockford, IL • Midwest non-ferrous

🏷️ Copper · Aluminium

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Trademark Metals Recycling

Lakeland, FL • Florida exporter

🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium

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Mervis Industries

Danville, IL • Midwest processor

🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium

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C&Y Global Holdings LLC

Houston, TX • Non-ferrous exporter

🏷️ Copper · Aluminium

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Global Scrap Trading LLC

New Jersey • Scrap exporter

🏷️ Copper · Aluminium

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Recology Metals Recovery

San Francisco, CA • Bay Area operator

🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium

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Alcoa Corporation

Pittsburgh, PA • Aluminium producer, NYSE-listed

🏷️ Aluminium

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Century Aluminum

Chicago, IL • Aluminium producer, NASDAQ-listed

🏷️ Aluminium

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Novelis Inc (Hindalco subsidiary)

Atlanta, GA • Aluminium rolling mills

🏷️ Aluminium

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Constellium

Baltimore, MD • Aluminium producer, NYSE-listed

🏷️ Aluminium

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🇬🇧 United Kingdom (10)

European Metal Recycling (EMR)

Warrington • Diversified scrap, privately held

🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium · Stainless Steel

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S. Norton & Co. Ltd

Liverpool • Long-established exporter

🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium

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Bird Group of Companies

Stratford-upon-Avon • UK trader

🏷️ Copper · Aluminium

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Sims Group UK Ltd

Long Marston • Sims UK subsidiary

🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium

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Sackers Recycling

Ipswich • East Anglia operator

🏷️ Copper · Aluminium

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Mark Lyndon Petroleum & Metals

London • Metals trader

🏷️ Copper · Aluminium

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Recyclus Group plc

London • AIM-listed recycler

🏷️ Copper · Aluminium

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Biffa plc Metal Recycling

High Wycombe • Publicly listed waste/metals

🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium

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Veolia Environmental Services UK

London • Multinational

🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium

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Suez Recycling UK

Maidenhead • Multinational

🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium

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🇨🇳 China (5)

China Hongqiao Group

Shandong • Aluminium producer, HKEX-listed

🏷️ Aluminium

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Chinalco (Aluminum Corp of China)

Beijing • State aluminium giant

🏷️ Aluminium · Copper

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China Minmetals Corporation

Beijing • State-owned, all metals

🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium · Zinc

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Citic Metal Group

Beijing • CITIC subsidiary

🏷️ Copper · Aluminium

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Chiho Tiande Group

Hong Kong • HKEX-listed recycler

🏷️ Copper · Aluminium

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🇩🇪 Germany (8)

Otto Fuchs KG

Meinerzhagen • Forged copper alloys

🏷️ Copper · Aluminium

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Norsk Hydro Deutschland

Düsseldorf • Norsk Hydro subsidiary, aluminium

🏷️ Aluminium

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Trimet Aluminium SE

Essen • Aluminium producer, publicly listed

🏷️ Aluminium

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Constellium Singen GmbH

Singen • Aluminium plant

🏷️ Aluminium

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TSR Recycling GmbH

Lünen • Major German scrap recycler

🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium

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Scholz Recycling GmbH

Essingen • Diversified recycler

🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium

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Alba Group plc & Co. KG

Berlin • European recycler

🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium

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Remondis SE & Co. KG

Lünen • Recycling group

🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium

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🇯🇵 Japan (4)

Mitsubishi Materials Corporation

Tokyo • Copper, aluminium, alloys, TSE-listed

🏷️ Copper · Aluminium

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Kobe Steel (Kobelco)

Kobe • Steel and aluminium, TSE-listed

🏷️ Steel · Aluminium

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UACJ Corporation

Tokyo • Aluminium rolling, TSE-listed

🏷️ Aluminium

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Nippon Light Metal

Tokyo • Aluminium, TSE-listed

🏷️ Aluminium

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🇰🇷 South Korea (2)

Sungwoo Hitech

Busan • Aluminium recycler

🏷️ Aluminium

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Daewoo International Metals

Seoul • Metals trading

🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium

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🇹🇷 Turkey (3)

Asaş Aluminium

Akyazı • Aluminium producer

🏷️ Aluminium

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Eti Aluminium

Konya • Aluminium producer

🏷️ Aluminium

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Metallum Group

Istanbul • Scrap trader

🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium

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🇻🇳 Vietnam (2)

Trafigura Vietnam JSC

Ho Chi Minh • Trafigura subsidiary

🏷️ Copper · Aluminium · Zinc

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Glencore Vietnam Trading

Ho Chi Minh • Glencore subsidiary

🏷️ Copper · Aluminium · Zinc

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🇲🇾 Malaysia (6)

Press Metal Aluminium Holdings

Kuala Lumpur • Aluminium producer, KLCI-30

🏷️ Aluminium

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Lion Group Recycling

Petaling Jaya • Diversified recycler

🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium

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Kim Soon Lee Group

Johor Bahru • Multi-metal trader

🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium

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CMC Materials (M) Sdn Bhd

Kuala Lumpur • CMC subsidiary

🏷️ Copper · Aluminium

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Recycle Energy Sdn Bhd

Penang • SIRIM-approved recycler

🏷️ Copper · Aluminium

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Hap Seng Consolidated Berhad

Kuala Lumpur • Conglomerate, metals

🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium

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🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates (17)

Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA)

Dubai • Major aluminium producer

🏷️ Aluminium

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Lucky Group of Companies

Dubai • Scrap conglomerate

🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium

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Emirates Recycling LLC

Dubai • Non-ferrous recycler

🏷️ Copper · Aluminium

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Universal Metal Trading FZCO

JAFZA, Dubai • Free zone operator

🏷️ Copper · Aluminium

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Al Reyami Recycling LLC

Dubai • Non-ferrous recycler

🏷️ Copper · Aluminium

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Al Ghurair Resources Group

Dubai • Conglomerate

🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium

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Al Bahar & Bardawil Specialties

Dubai • Multi-metals trader

🏷️ Copper · Aluminium

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National Recycling Co LLC

Abu Dhabi • Capital city operator

🏷️ Copper · Aluminium

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Trafigura Middle East DMCC

DMCC, Dubai • Commodities trader

🏷️ Copper · Aluminium · Zinc

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Glencore Middle East FZE

Dubai • Commodities trader

🏷️ Copper · Aluminium · Zinc

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Mercuria Energy & Metals UAE

Dubai • Commodities trader

🏷️ Copper · Aluminium · Zinc

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Al Sharq Metals Recycling

Sharjah • Major Sharjah operator

🏷️ Copper · Aluminium

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Modern Metal Trading FZE

Hamriyah, Sharjah • Free zone operator

🏷️ Copper · Aluminium

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Galaxy Metal Recycling

Sharjah • Recycler

🏷️ Copper · Aluminium

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Gulf Metal & Scrap Trading

Ajman • GCC trader

🏷️ Copper · Aluminium

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Hamriyah Metal Recycling FZE

Sharjah • Free zone trader

🏷️ Copper · Aluminium

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Arabian Recycling Industries

Dubai Industrial City • Industrial recycler

🏷️ Copper · Aluminium

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🇮🇹 Italy (3)

Metra SpA

Brescia • Aluminium extrusions

🏷️ Aluminium

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Profilglass

Pesaro • Aluminium rolling

🏷️ Aluminium

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Bonaiti Recycling

Lecco • Scrap recycler

🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium

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🏛️ Global Trade Associations

Public industry bodies covering ferrous and non-ferrous melting scrap worldwide. Tap any link to visit their official site.

BIR — Bureau of International Recycling

🌍 Global • Brussels. International recycling industry federation with members across many countries.

🔗 Visit bir.org

MRAI — Material Recycling Association of India

🇮🇳 India • Mumbai. Industry body for ferrous and non-ferrous metal recyclers. Affiliated with BIR and ReMA.

🔗 Visit mrai.org.in

ReMA — Recycled Materials Association (ISRI)

🇺🇸 USA • Washington DC. Industry body that publishes the ReMA (ISRI) scrap specifications used internationally.

🔗 Visit recycledmaterials.org

BMRA — British Metals Recycling Association

🇬🇧 UK. Trade body for the UK metals recycling industry.

🔗 Visit britmetrec.org.uk

BMR — Bureau of Middle East Recycling

🇦🇪 Dubai. Regional association for the GCC and Middle East scrap industry.

🔗 Visit bmr.ae

EuRIC — European Recycling Industries Confederation

🇪🇺 Brussels. Umbrella body for Europe's recycling industries.

🔗 Visit euric-aisbl.eu

CMRA — China Nonferrous Metals Recycling

🇨🇳 Beijing. Operates under CNIA — governs non-ferrous metal scrap import standards.

🔗 Visit cmra.cn

MRA Malaysia — Malaysian Recycling Alliance

🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur. Industry body coordinating with SIRIM on scrap import standards.

🔗 Visit mra.org.my

BDSV — German Steel & Metal Recycling

🇩🇪 Düsseldorf. Represents Germany's ferrous and non-ferrous scrap industry.

🔗 Visit bdsv.org

VRA — Vietnam Recycling Association

🇻🇳 Hanoi. Coordinates Vietnam's non-ferrous and ferrous metals recycling sector.

🔗 Visit vra.com.vn

LME — London Metal Exchange

🌍 Global. Industrial metals exchange — copper, zinc, lead, aluminium, tin, nickel, steel.

🔗 Visit lme.com

ICSG — International Copper Study Group

🇵🇹 Lisbon. Intergovernmental copper trade statistics and analysis.

🔗 Visit icsg.org

World Steel Association

🇧🇪 Brussels. The global trade body for the steel industry.

🔗 Visit worldsteel.org

International Aluminium Institute

🇬🇧 London. The global aluminium industry body.

🔗 Visit IAI

International Lead & Zinc Study Group

🇵🇹 Lisbon. Intergovernmental lead and zinc statistics and analysis.

🔗 Visit ilzsg.org

Nickel Institute

🇨🇦 Toronto. Nickel industry body.

🔗 Visit nickelinstitute.org

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