# Aluminium Dunkerque inaugurates recycling furnace at Loon-Plage, France

Aluminium Dunkerque inaugurated Furnace 8, its first recycling furnace, at its Loon-Plage plant in France. The furnace adds 20,000 tonnes per year of production capacity and can recycle up to 7,000 tonnes of end-of-life aluminium annually.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2025-05-15
- Where: Loon-Plage, Nord, France, France
- Starts operating: 15 May 2025
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 20,000 tonnes per year
- Products: recycled aluminium
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Aluminium Dunkerque](https://endata.com/companies/74785.md)

## Sources

- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/aluminium-dunkerque-inaugurates-a-furnace-dedicated-to-recycling-302456822.html), 2025-05-15: "Aluminium Dunkerque today inaugurates its first recycling furnace – Furnace 8 – marking a major step forward in its industrial decarbonization plan."

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