Aperam and ELG Unveil New Aperam Recycling Branding to Emphasize Circular Economy Leadership

ELG, a global leader in recycling secondary raw materials, including stainless steel, superalloys as well as titanium, and integral part of Aperam, a global player in stainless, electrical, alloys, specialty steel and recycling & renewables, is strengthening its brand identity to reflect the strong synergies and shared vision to be the leading value creator in the circular economy of infinite, world-changing materials. This includes the introduction of the Aperam Recycling division logo alongside the ELG logo, underscoring the companies' joint commitment to sustainable solutions.

Since the end of 2021, ELG has been a central pillar of Aperam’s sustainable ambition to become a zero-waste company. The Aperam Recycling division consisting of ELG and Recyco focuses on processing and recycling stainless steel scraps and residues to return high quality secondary raw materials to the market. The division places circularity of materials at the heart of Aperam’s growth strategy. 

The brand update comes as Aperam redefines what’s possible in the circular economy with its clear and powerful vision statement to be the leading value creator in the circular economy of infinite, world-changing materials. Aligning ELG's brand more closely now, reflects this increasing strategic importance of recycling within Aperam's overall strategy and its commitment to a closed-loop production model. The logo for Aperam Recycling was purposefully created for the refresh of ELG’s brand identity and will be introduced successively in all of ELG’s global sites and communication channels. 

“This visual alignment marks an important chapter in our integration journey with Aperam,” says Jan Hofmann, CEO of ELG and Aperam’s Recycling and Renewables division. It authentically reflects ELG’s crucial position within Aperam and our shared commitment to delivering greater value to our customers through circular solutions. 

About ELG

ELG is a global leader in the trading, processing and recycling of raw materials for the stainless steel industry as well as high performance materials such as superalloys and titanium. With more than 50 locations in North America, Europe, Asia, Australia and South Africa, ELG has one of the industry's largest global networks.

ELG is part of the Aperam Recycling division. Together with dust recycler Recyco, it focuses on the processing and recycling of stainless steel scraps and residues as well as the revert management of superalloys and titanium mainly for the aerospace industry (ELG Utica Alloys) to return high quality secondary raw materials to the market in exactly the composition that customers need for further processing. Aperam Recycling belongs to Aperam’s Recycling and Renewables segment.
 

About Aperam

Aperam is a global player in stainless, electrical, alloys, specialty steel and recycling, with customers in over 40 countries. Starting from 1 January 2022, the business is organized in four primary reportable segments: Stainless & Electrical Steel, Services & Solutions, Alloys & Specialties and Recycling & Renewables; committed to be the leading value creator in the circular economy of infinite, world-changing materials.

Aperam has a flat Stainless and Electrical steel capacity of 2.5 million tonnes in Brazil and Europe and is a leader in Alloys & high value specialty products with presence in France, China, India and United States. In addition to its industrial network, spread over sixteen production facilities in Brazil, Belgium, France, United States, India & China, Aperam has a highly integrated distribution, processing and services network and a unique capability to produce low carbon footprint stainless and special steels from biomass, stainless steel scrap and high performance alloys scrap. With BioEnergia and its unique capability to produce charcoal made from its own FSC®-certified forestry and with ELG, a global leader in collecting, trading, processing and recycling of stainless steel scrap and high performance alloys, Aperam places sustainability at the heart of its business, helping customers worldwide to excel in the circular economy, as demonstrated by its ResponsibleSteel™ certification, which ensures high standards of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance. 
 

In 2024, Aperam had sales of EUR 6,255 million and shipments of 2.29 million tonnes. 

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