ULSAN — Ulsan Aluminum, which operates a low-carbon aluminum recycling plant with annual capacity of 100,000 tons, took part in a local environmental event to promote the benefits of resource recycling.
The company said on the 26th that it ran a hands-on aluminum recycling program for residents at the 2026 Ulsan Environment Festival, a two-day event held on the 24th and 25th. The festival was hosted by the Ulsan Council for Sustainable Development with support from the Ulsan Metropolitan Government, and the company joined as part of its environmental, social and governance, or ESG, activities tied to the local community.
At the venue, the company displayed scrap aluminum, recycled feedstock and samples of finished products, offering a visual walk-through of how discarded aluminum is turned into new goods. Employees volunteered at the site to explain the recycling process to visitors and discuss the need for environmental protection.
Aluminum can be recycled repeatedly without losing quality. Recycling scrap aluminum uses only about 5% of the energy needed to extract new aluminum from ore, cutting carbon emissions by up to 95%. A used aluminum can takes less than 60 days to be collected, recycled and return to store shelves as a new beverage can.
Ulsan Aluminum, a joint venture between Novelis and Japan's Kobe Steel, runs a recycling center that produces 100,000 tons of low-carbon aluminum sheet ingot a year. It collects scrap aluminum from beverage cans, automobiles and industrial goods and reprocesses it into feedstock for high-value rolled products.
"We hope this gave residents a chance to understand the aluminum recycling process and why resource circulation matters," an official at Ulsan Aluminum said. "We will continue activities that put environmental protection into practice together with the local community."