
Novelis Inc., a leading producer of aluminium flat-rolled products and the world’s largest recycler, is on the way to boost its recycling game. The company announced on Tuesday, July 19, that it entered a strategic partnership with Sortera Alloys, Inc., intending to take advantage of the latter’s advanced sorting technologies to recycle and re-use higher amount of automotive post-production and post-consumer scrap.

It is usually difficult to sort and separate mixed aluminium alloys into individual ones after the automakers’ stamping process or when a vehicle is disposed at the end of its lifecycle. But with the use of Sortera’s advanced technologies, Novelis will be able to separate the mixed scrap into individual alloys and recycle them back into the original product. This will enable Novelis to meet auto equipment makers’ needs for performance, durability, safety and design.
This partnership will also help Novelis achieve its sustainability goals of reducing carbon footprint by 30 per cent by 2026 and reach carbon neutrality by 2050 or sooner. Using recycled aluminium as input material for producing aluminium products requires only 5 per cent of energy used to make primary aluminium, thus avoiding 95 per cent of carbon emissions associated with production.
"Our partnership with Sortera will allow Novelis to continue to increase the amount of recycled content in our automotive alloys and subsequently reduce our carbon footprint," said Derek Prichett, Senior Vice President, Corporate Development at Novelis. "It also aligns with our goal of becoming a fully circular business, as we will be able to keep more automotive aluminum in our supply chain and re-direct it back into the same products."
Michael Siemer, CEO of Sortera Alloys, said: "We are thrilled to work with Novelis, the global leader in sustainable aluminum solutions. Together with existing investors like Chrysalix and Breakthrough Energy Ventures, and now Novelis, we are poised to disrupt the global aluminum recycling space while cutting global emissions and driving a more sustainable industry."
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