A used aluminium ingot casting line can be a bargain or a trap. The difference comes down to six things: the melting furnace, the casting machine, the moulds and cooling system, the automation and controls, the documentation and spare parts, and the te...

Selecting a rotary melting furnace for aluminium scrap processing comes down to six things: your feedstock, the furnace capacity, the salt flux system, the energy source, the emissions controls, and the supplier’s service capability. Get these right, a...

Choosing a secondary aluminium melting furnace for ingot production is not about buying the biggest furnace or the one with the lowest price. It is about matching the furnace to your feedstock, your energy source, and your production target. ...

In early 2024, I received a call from a recycling plant manager in Guangdong Province. His plant processes mixed aluminium scrap into ADC12 ingots for the automotive and appliance markets. His metal recovery rate had fallen to 84%. That meant...

Rotary furnaces are the workhorses of aluminium recycling. They handle contaminated scrap, dross, and low-grade material that other furnaces cannot process economically. But they are also energy-intensive. In my 25 years, I have seen rotary furnaces co...

China’s secondary aluminium industry is the largest in the world. It is also the most misunderstood. From the outside, it looks like a story of unstoppable growth. From the inside, it is a story of structural contradiction — rapid capacity ex...