# Shawinigan Aluminium to build $7M aluminum recycling center in Quebec

Shawinigan Aluminium Inc. is investing US$7 million to build a new aluminum recycling center adjacent to its billet casthouse in Quebec, Canada. The plant will produce 30,000 tonnes of aluminum billet from clean process scrap and will serve Rio Tinto and other manufacturers.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2020-09-22
- Where: Quebec, Canada, Canada
- Value: $7.00M
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 30,000 tonnes of aluminum billet per year
- Products: aluminum billet from recycled scrap
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Shawinigan Aluminium](https://endata.com/companies/50092.md)
- [Rio Tinto](https://endata.com/companies/4215.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [lightmetalage.com](https://www.lightmetalage.com/news/industry-news/recycling-remelt/shawinigan-aluminium-invests-in-new-recycling-center/), 2020-09-22: "This investment will allow SAI to continue to produce [quality aluminum] in accordance with the long tradition [we’ve] established since 1956, while ensuring the well-being and safety of employees."

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