Ford Auto Recycling
Ford Auto Recycling
The transition to using aluminum in auto recycling is in full swing, as indicated by a new investment project by Novelis Inc. In an article by David Sedgwick on August 18, 2013 in the Automobile News, it is explained how a new project increases the use of aluminum automobile scrap. “The company has spent $50 million at its aluminum plant in Oswego, N.Y., to process the scrap, said Tom Boney, GM of automotive for Novelis NA. Novelis designed a truck fleet that can deliver aluminum sheet, then return the scrap to the plant, which melts it down and reuses it. Boney expects 70 percent of pickups produced in North America to have aluminum bodies by 2025, as automakers reduce vehicle weight to meet tougher federal fuel economy targets. Other vehicles will get more aluminum, too. By 2025, Novelis expects 85 percent of all vehicle hoods and 45 percent of doors will be aluminum.” The full article is available: Novelis beefs up recycling of aluminum
Auto manufacturers are at a “crossroads” in the core products used in their auto manufacturing. As the government continues to push for greater fuel efficiency in the vehicles being produced, manufacturers recognize that reducing the vehicle’s weight is a logical step in increasing MPG. The advantage to using steel in vehicle production is that it is typically 30-50% less expensive then aluminum, thus a major impact on the cost of vehicle production. Many large steel producers are developing good quality steel that is weighs less to better compete in the market against aluminum.
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