ELG Utica Alloys invests in a new Center of Excellence for accelerated growth and closes its Titanium Solids Division in Hartford - October 2025
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.
“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.
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.
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, ana.escobedo@aperam.com
ELG Communications contact: Vera Heinz, vera.heinz@aperam.com
New Aperam Recycling Branding - April 2025
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.
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Leadership Change – December 2024
We would like to inform you of an important change in the leadership team at ELG Utica Alloys. Carsten Becker has informed the company about his wish to step down from his role as Chief Executive Officer of the ELG Utica Alloys Group to pursue other opportunities.
Carsten has been heading ELG Utica Alloys since 2017. During his tenure, the globally leading position of ELG Utica Alloys in closed loop revert scrap processing has been significantly strengthened and international customer relationships have been expanded.
We express our gratitude to Carsten for his contributions during his tenure and wish him success in his future endeavours. ELG Utica Alloys remains committed to continuing our strong relationships with our partners and ensuring the smooth and uninterrupted delivery of our high-quality products and services.
At the same time, we are pleased to announce that, effective immediately, Nils von Stromberg has been appointed as interim CEO. Nils has spent over 15 years with the ELG Group in different positions, including COO of ELG Utica Alloys Group, and brings extensive experience and leadership to this role to ensure a seamless continuation of service towards our customers.
We appreciate your continued support and partnership. Should you have any questions or need further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Sincerely,
Jan Hofmann