SACA, a new coalition, debuts to support growth of recycled aluminium production in the US

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A new trade group representing companies involved in the US secondary aluminium industry has been launched, bringing together businesses from across the country's aluminium recycling and processing value chain. The organisation, called the Secondary Aluminum Coalition for America (SACA), says it represents companies involved in scrap collection and trading, remelting, extrusion and fabrication.

This week, members of the coalition travelled to Washington to meet administration officials and lawmakers. According to the group, the purpose of the visit is to demonstrate that expanding secondary aluminium production offers the fastest route to increasing domestic aluminium capacity.

SACA argues that producing aluminium from scrap can be scaled up more quickly and at a lower cost than building new primary aluminium capacity, which depends on smelting metal from raw materials. The coalition believes strengthening the secondary sector could boost domestic supply, support manufacturing jobs and make US supply chains more resilient.

The coalition was founded by companies from across the industry, including Metal Exchange, Pennex, Schupan, Shapiro Metals, Smelter Service Corp., Tower Extrusions, Tri-Arrows Aluminum and Western Extrusions.

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Matt Rohm, CEO of Metal Exchange and one of SACA's founders, said recycled aluminium should play a central role in broader efforts to rebuild US aluminium production capacity, alongside primary metal production.

According to SACA, the secondary aluminium sector accounts for more than 97 per cent of employment across the US aluminium industry. The organisation also says it supports policies aimed at strengthening domestic supply chains by increasing the use of American-generated aluminium scrap and expanding the country's recycling network.

The coalition's launch comes as policymakers continue to debate the future of US aluminium supply chains and scrap exports. However, SACA has not publicly commented on a recently proposed bill that would examine the national security implications of exporting aluminium scrap to certain countries.

According to the coalition, representatives taking part in this week's Washington fly-in plan to meet officials from the White House, the Department of Energy, the International Trade Administration, the Office of the US Trade Representative and members of Congress from several states with significant aluminium industry operations.

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