The circular economy just closed the loop on scrap aluminum, thanks to a new patentpending technology developed at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

Rather than processing mined aluminum, rigorous laboratory testing has shown that PNNL’s Shear Assisted Processing and Extrusion Process (ShAPE™) can transform 100 percent postconsumer scrap aluminum into usable extrusions that meet or exceed stringent ASTM standards for strength and flexibility for common buildinggrade alloys 6061 and 6063. The ShAPE technology unlocks the possibility of creating circularity in the aluminum scrap markets, thus reducing dependency on imported primary aluminum and the massive amounts of energy associated with its production.

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