An automated aluminum scrap sorting plant in Michigan known as Alusort has been started up by joint venture (JV) partners Padnos and Norsk Hydro.

According to Holland, Michigan-based metals recycling firm Padnos and Norwegian metals producer Hydro, the Alusort LLC JV “is digging deeper in the aluminum scrap pile” to supply grades of scrap that can be used by melt shops in North America.