Aperam announces state-of-the-art Titanium Solids Center of Excellence in New York, U.S.
Luxembourg, 30 July, 2026 (15:00 CEST) - Aperam, a global player in stainless, electrical, alloys and specialty steel, as well as recycling and renewables, today announced the establishment of a new Titanium Solids Center of Excellence in Frankfort, New York, U.S. The center will be part of ELG Utica Alloys, which is currently adopting the Aperam Recycling brand ahead of its formal renaming to Aperam Recycling Advanced Metals in the second half of 2026.
The new facility is being created to support growing demand for recycled titanium materials from the aerospace industry, strengthen service to domestic U.S. customers, and enhance supply capabilities for international markets.
Strategically located in Frankfort, New York, the Center of Excellence will leverage strong synergies with ELG Utica Alloys' existing Herkimer operations, creating a more integrated and efficient regional footprint through optimized material flows, shared expertise, and enhanced operational flexibility. The facility will also include significant investment in proprietary automation technologies and productivity-focused infrastructure to strengthen logistics capabilities, accelerate turnaround times, and deliver the high quality standards required by the aerospace and defense sectors.
Jan Hofmann, Chief Executive Officer of Aperam Recycling and Services & Solutions Americas, commented: "This investment reflects Aperam's strong commitment to the titanium solids business and further enhances Aperam Recycling Advanced Metals' position as a trusted partner to the aerospace industry. As aerospace demand is expected to grow over the coming decade, we see increasing opportunities for recycled titanium to support more resilient and sustainable supply chains through high-quality material solutions with lower processing intensity and reduced associated CO₂ emissions."The new Center of Excellence follows the planned closure of the Titanium Solids operations in Hartford last year and forms part of a broader strategic realignment to optimize Aperam Recycling Advanced Metals' operational footprint, increase efficiencies, and support long-term growth. It also complements ongoing improvements in the Titanium Turnings division.
The facility is expected to be fully operational by January 1, 2027, and will further strengthen Aperam Recycling's global network, customer service capabilities, and sustainable growth strategy.
About AperamAperam is a global player in stainless, electrical, alloys and specialty steel and recycling, with customers in over 40 countries. The business is organized in four primary reportable segments: Stainless & Electrical Steel, Services & Solutions, Alloys & Specialties and Recycling & Renewables. Aperam is fully 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 the United States. In addition to its industrial network, spread over sixteen production facilities in Brazil, Belgium, France, the 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 Aperam Recycling, 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.
In 2025, Aperam had sales of EUR 6,080 million and shipments of 2.29 million tonnes.
For further information, please refer to our website at https://www.aperam.com.
About Aperam RecyclingAperam Recycling is a global leader in the trading, processing and recycling of secondary 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, Aperam Recycling has one of the industry's largest global networks.
As diversified recycling division within Aperam's Recycling and Renewables segment, Aperam Recycling has long-standing expertise in the trading and processing of stainless steel scraps, the revert management of superalloys and titanium (Aperam Recycling Advanced Metals), mainly for the aerospace industry as well as recovering valuable metallic contents from melting shop dust and sludge (Recyco). Our goal is to return high quality secondary raw materials to the market in the exact composition that customers need for further processing.
For further information, please refer to our websites at https://www.aperamrecycling.com.
ContactInvestor Relations / Roberta de Aguiar Faria: IR@aperam.com Communication / Ana Escobedo Conover: Ana.Escobedo@aperam.com