ABSTRACT
The previous chapter introduced the technology used to beneficiate aluminum scrap. The processor of scrap material has several ways to turn collected scrap into a material that can be sold to customers. The choice of options depends on the cost of different processing technologies, the added value the scrap will have when improved to a particular grade, the demand for particular grades of scrap, and the impact of government regulations. This chapter will examine the paths for processing different sources of scrap aluminum and the reason for choosing a particular technology. This will be done using the same categories of ore described in Chapter 3: new scrap, UBCs, automotive and transportation scrap, electrical and electronic scrap, and municipal solid waste (MSW).
