ELG Utica Alloys invests in a new Center of Excellence to accelerate growth

ELG Utica Alloys invests in a new Center of Excellence to accelerate growth and closes its Titanium Solids Division in Hartford 

Hartford, CT - 10/31/2025  ELG Utica Alloys, a global leader in revert management, recycling of high-performance metals and alloys for the aerospace industry, today announced its investment into a new Center of Excellence in the United States, focused on innovation, automation, operational excellence, and future-ready capabilities. 

This investment is part of a strategic realignment to support long-term growth and strengthen its market position. A first strategic step is the planned closure of the Titanium Solids operations in Hartford and the creation of greater efficiencies in the Titanium Turnings division. Business interruption will be avoided by increasing volumes in our Duisburg, Germany, facility and other certified ELG Utica Alloys locations and partners.

ELG Utica Alloys will redirect its investment into the new Center of Excellence, which is part of a broader transformation strategy to optimize its global footprint, enhance technological capabilities, and deliver greater value to customers and stakeholders. The new Center of Excellence will be designed as a specialized production site with a higher level of automation and a higher effective capacity to process Titanium solids. The current Hartford location will focus on Titanium turnings processing where the effective capacity will  also be increased.

“This is a pivotal move for our company, supporting an increase in Titanium Scrap utilization of over 20% compared to 2024 demand.” said Jan Hofmann, CEO of Aperam Recycling. “While decisions that impact our operations and people are never taken lightly, this transition reflects our commitment to investing in future growth and innovation. The new Center of Excellence will serve as a hub for best-in-class operations.”

The new Center of Excellence will complement core capabilities already in place and is expected to be operational by 01/01/2027. The location will be disclosed in due course; it will be in the US, but not in Hartford, CT.

This strategic move is part of ELG Utica Alloy’s ongoing efforts to future-proof its operations, enhance global customer service, and drive sustainable growth in an increasingly dynamic market landscape.

Version updated 11/05/2025

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 40 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 the exact 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. 

Aperam press contact: Ana Escobedo Conover,

ELG communications contact: Vera Heinz,