Century Recycling, a Mexican metals recycler, is preparing to extend its footprint into the United States with a sizeable investment planned for southern Texas. The company, headquartered in Atizapán de Zaragoza, is renowned for producing brass and bronze ingots in Mexico, and intends to establish a new aluminium-focused operation in the city of Mission.
Regional outlets, including Texas Border Business, reported in November that the company is moving ahead with a project valued at around USD 50 million. The development is expected to centre on secondary aluminium production, supported by multiple furnaces designed to process recycled metal.
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According to comments from CEO Mauricio Osorio, in Texas Border Business, the upcoming site will include a fully automated 98,000 sq. ft. facility and will employ roughly 70 people, ranging from engineers to technical staff. The scale of the investment suggests the installation of a fully fledged melt shop capable of producing recycled-content aluminium.
Construction is slated to begin in January 2026, with the company aiming to start operations before the end of the same year.
Osorio acknowledged that the local scrap market will not be sufficient to feed the plant. He said the company plans to procure material from across the United States and will use the Port of Brownsville to bring in aluminium scrap from the East Coast. Once the furnaces are installed, they are expected to run continuously to meet customer requirements and to justify the capital outlay.
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Century Recycling has published on its website that it already purchases various grades of aluminium, stainless steel and red metal scrap. Alongside its recycling activities, the firm operates a foundry division producing bronze and copper ingots.
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