Aluminium Can Recycle

Aluminum-can recycling

Yamaichi Metal’s aluminum-can recycling

Every month, we buy used aluminum cans from wholesalers and administrative organizations throughout Japan. We’ve pursued CAN TO CAN recycling, which is the recycling of used aluminum cans so they can be reused, as our main business for over 30 years.

Under a slogan calling for the creation of ingots that are not melted, our company has eliminated melting from the used aluminum-can recycling flow and researched and developed low-cost, high-quality products (Yamaichi tablets).

In addition, for our process, because we roast used aluminum cans to remove the surface coating, the resin component of the aluminum laminate foil can be utilized in place of heavy oil as a combustion improver. This has enabled us to reduce the amount of heavy oil used at our company’s factory and achieve CAN TO CAN recycling that is more efficient than the conventional approach.

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Our Advantage

Yamaichi Metal’s aluminum-can recycling advantage

Technology to separate the aluminum can body and lid

Thanks to our many years of technological development, we achieved the practical application of technology to separate an aluminum-can body (aluminum 3004) and lid (5000 series). These bodies (aluminum 3004) are mainly used as raw materials for new can bodies, while the lids (5000 series) are mainly used as raw materials for new can lids.

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Stable quality

We use an automated line for everything from the input of raw materials to the completion of our products. The operator checks the machine numbers and other details for each process, handles production, and establishes process-internal quality assurance.

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Technical capabilities cultivated during our long history and established trust

We have been involved in aluminum-can resource recovery for more than 30 years. The technical capabilities we have cultivated during our long history include many capabilities unique to us, which has enabled us to recycle more than 400,000 tons of used aluminum cans.

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Products

Products

3004-series

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3004 RSIs

By separating the body and lid of the aluminum can, we were able to produce pellets that are as close as possible to the body component (3004 series).The 3004 series pellets are melted in an induction furnace to produce 3004 series RSI. The basic package is a 1-ton lump, and it is used as a raw material for aluminum can body material.

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3004 tablets

This product is made by compressing 3004 series pellets into a tablet form. It has a specific gravity of about 2.3, and compared to our 3004 RSI, it has a price advantage because it eliminates melting and processing costs. These pellets are used as raw materials for aluminum can body materials by major rolling mills in Japan. The primary yield of 3004 series pellets in our induction furnace is over 98%.

5000-series

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5000-series RSIs

By separating the body of the aluminum can from the lid, we were able to produce Series 5000 pellets, which are as close as possible to the lid component (Series 5182). The 5000 series pellets are melted in an induction furnace to produce 5000 series RSI. The basic package is 500kg lump, and it is mainly used as a raw material for aluminum can lids.

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5000 tablets

This product is made by compressing 5000 series pellets into a tablet form. It has a specific gravity of about 2.3, and compared to our 5000 series RSI, it has a price advantage because it eliminates melting and processing costs. These pellets are used as raw materials for aluminum can lids by major rolling mills in Japan. The primary yield of 5000 series pellets in our induction furnace is over 98%.

Recycle Process

Our aluminum-can recycling process

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    We recycle approximately 3 billion used aluminum cans per year.

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    We use a belt conveyor to send the aluminum cans to our crushing process. This is the starting point of aluminum-can recycling.

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    During the crushing process, a shredder is used to tear the aluminum cans down to the appropriate size. Next, iron, non-ferrous metals, and other things are removed from the aluminum cans.

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    The crushed aluminum cans are roasted, and the surface coating and organic matter are removed.

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    These are aluminum pellets from which the surface paint, coating, and carbides have been removed.

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    These are tablets, which are formed by compressing and then casting the aluminum pellets.

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    The aluminum pellets are melted to cast RSIs.

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    Aluminum is being cast.

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    RSIs have a mass of 1 ton. (The photo shows aluminum-3004 RSIs.)

Contact Form

Contact Form

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The Company shall implement appropriate organizational, physical, human, and technical measures to protect personal information, and shall take necessary and appropriate measures to prevent leakage, loss, or damage of personal information handled by the Company and to otherwise securely manage personal information.

3.Compliance with the acquisition of personal information, etc.

The acquisition, use, and provision of personal information by the Company shall be in compliance with the following items.

(1)Acquisition of personal information

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As a general rule, the Company shall not change the purpose of use specified in the preceding paragraph, except in cases where the Company has obtained the consent of the individual in advance. However, this does not apply to cases where the purpose of use after the change is announced in advance to the extent that it is reasonably recognized to have a reasonable relationship with the purpose of use before the change.

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The Company will conduct inspections of the handling of personal information, management systems and initiatives, and will continuously improve and review them.

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When the need for personal information is no longer necessary in light of the purpose of use, the Company will delete or dispose of the personal information. The deletion and disposal of the personal information will be carried out in a necessary and appropriate manner to prevent the risk of external loss, etc., and to the extent necessary for the performance of business.

About our used aluminum-can purchasing standards

Basic purchasing standards

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Example of pallet wrapping
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Example of pallet wrapping
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Example of pressed cans in bulk

If you have any questions regarding detailed purchasing standards, collection area, frequency, or quantity, please feel free to contact us using the form above.