If you are ever curious about recycling as a way to make some money on the side or as a full-blown business Not all aluminum is created equal though, and there is often more efficient ways to recycle than picking up cans from the side of the roads or after the latest rock concert. Here are the various aluminum types and what they can bring. UBC Cans Universal Beverage Cans make up at least 60…
Small businesses and large corporations alike stand to benefit from using aluminum in as much of their operations and products as they can. This extremely versatile and equitable metal is such an important component for a sustainable and profitable work force. Why is aluminum so important? For many reasons, including its strength-to-weight ratio and it’s highly reusable. Reusability, when compared to most materials, is on a completely different level, as approximately 75 percent of all…
Aluminum is an amazing “super-metal” due to its unrivaled level of versatility, recyclability, and sustainability. For almost 100 years, people have been reusing the same aluminum that was first introduced into the industry. As a matter of fact, three fourths of all aluminum you see today came from the original smelting factories. Why is aluminum so recycled? Well, the answer lies in its uncanny ability to retain its properties after going through the melting, extracting,…
There is no limit to the number of times aluminum cans may be recycled. At State Metal Industries we always wonder “How old is this soda can REALLY!” The 36 billion Aluminum cans land filled last year had a scrap value of 600 million dollars. That’s like every employee at State Metal Industries drinking 100,000 CASES of soda! 97% of all beverage cans are aluminum. North America is currently recycling 2/3 of aluminum cans, nowhere…
As major companies continue to compete for bottom line numbers, Ford looks to the future with their first Aluminum Body built vehicle. As Paul Sancya reports “The first 2015 Ford F-150 rolled off the assembly line this week, and it is no normal truck. The new F-150 pickup is the first with an aluminum body, making it hundreds of pounds lighter than its predecessors.” “Ford says that the new body cuts about 700 pounds off…
How Scrap Metal Processing Works State Metal Industries specializes in Scrap Metal Processing. Scrap metal processing may seem like a mysterious process to some people. However, it is pretty simple and straight forward. Here, we will talk about how scrap metal processing works. We will also tell you about common scrap metal uses. If you have not yet started recycling your scrap metal, it is high time you did. Doing so has quite a few…
State Metal Industries manufactures high quality specification secondary aluminum ingot. State Metal Industries produces our Ingot through the process of smelting, but what exactly is smelting? Smelting is a form of extractive metallurgy; its main use is to produce a metal from its ore. This includes iron extraction, for the production of steel, from iron ore, and copper extraction and other base metals, like Aluminum, from their ores. Smelting involves more than just “melting the…
State Metal Industries is a Camden smelting company specializing in Aluminum Ingot and recycled Aluminum. The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, or ISRI, is the number one trade association representing business’s involved in the scarp recycling industries. The following is a quick fact based article by ISRI about the recycling industry. “Recycling goes far, far beyond the bin at the edge of the curb. In fact, in 2013 alone, more than 130 million metric tons…
1. Aluminum, at one time, was more valuable then silver and gold. In the 19th century Aluminum became more precious then gold and silver because it was more difficult to attain. The French government had aluminum bars next to the crown jewels, and the minor emperor Napoleon III reserved a prized set of aluminum cutlery for special guests at banquets. In 1884 the United States capped the Washington monument with 6 pounds of Aluminum….
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