[SMM Aluminum Express News] Aluminum Dynamics will invest more than US$200 million to build a recycled aluminum slab facility in Lowndes County, Mississippi, creating 100 jobs. The new plant will recycle aluminum-bearing materials, primarily used beverage cans, into 180,000 tonnes per year of aluminum slabs for the automotive, packaging and flat-rolled aluminum markets, with operations scheduled to begin in the first half of 2027. The project expands Aluminum Dynamics' recycling footprint in Mississippi and will support its nearby flat-rolled aluminum mill, strengthening domestic secondary aluminum supply in the United States. State and local authorities will support the investment through infrastructure improvements and tax incentives.

Latest Progress on the New-Type Aluminum Rolling Project: Steel Dynamics (SDI) disclosed in its Q1 guidance report that commissioning of its flat-rolled aluminum mill in Columbus, Mississippi, was progressing steadily. At present, the plant has successfully produced finished hot-rolled aluminum coil products suitable for the beverage can and automotive industries, and these products have smoothly passed quality certification by multiple downstream clients.