Aleris International, Inc.
Aleris International Inc., formerly IMCO Recycling Inc., is a recycler of aluminum and zinc, with total processing capacity of approximately 4.1 billion pounds as of December 31, 2003. Its manufacturing and distribution network consists of 26 production plants of which 21 are located in the United States, two in Germany and one each in Brazil, Mexico and Wales. The Company's aluminum production network includes a domestic recycling division, a domestic specialty alloys division and an international division that represent 48%, 21% and 23%, respectively, of overall capacity. The Company's zinc division that represents 8% of its overall capacity includes facilities dedicated to the production of zinc oxide, zinc dust and zinc metal. For the year ended December 31, 2003, The Company processed three billion pounds of aluminum and zinc. In December 2004, the Company and Commonwealth Industries, Inc. merged. The combined company has changed its name to Aleris International, Inc.