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Emirates Global Aluminium has completed the acquisition of an 80 percent stake in Eco Green, an Italian company specialising in aluminium scrap collection, sorting, casting and dross processing, according to a statement from the UAE producer. The deal adds production capacity in northeast Italy and strengthens EGA’s position in the European scrap market, where it already supplies primary aluminium to a range of industrial customers. Eco Green, founded by the Scappini family in 1993, distributes more than 70,000 tonnes of material annually and employs 70 people whose management team is expected to remain in place. Its facilities in Villafranca di Verona and Nogara di Verona will now operate under EGA ownership, with an ongoing expansion at the Nogara site set to add 15,000 tonnes per year of recycled aluminium capacity.
The transaction brings EGA’s total recycling capacity above 400,000 tonnes per year across the UAE, Europe and the United States, with an additional 200,000 tonnes under development on both continents, the company stated. EGA markets its recycled aluminium under the RevivAL brand, which is produced using technology that minimises environmental impact during remelting and casting processes. This latest step follows EGA’s earlier purchases of Germany’s Leichtmetall in 2024 and Minnesota-based Spectro Alloys, forming part of a broader effort to grow its secondary metal business alongside primary production.
In the statement announcing completion of the deal, EGA chief executive Abdulnasser Bin Kalban said, “At EGA, we are making rapid progress in building a global aluminium recycling business alongside expanding our primary aluminium production. Post closing, Eco Green will bring EGA reach and expertise in the European aluminium scrap market, making this a significant step forward in supplying the recycling operations we are building across the continent to contribute to Europe’s green future. Eco Green will also add recycled aluminium production in northeast Italy, which we can further develop as part of EGA.” The move aligns with growing demand for lower-carbon aluminium in automotive, construction and other sectors that increasingly specify recycled content in their supply chains.
Eco Green chief executive Luca Scappini added in the same statement, “Becoming part of the world’s largest producer of ‘premium aluminium’ will unlock Eco Green’s growth potential, enabling us to further enhance our plants and expand our scrap supply and customer networks across Europe. EGA is already a major primary aluminium supplier to Europe, and we look forward to contributing to a significant and fast-growing EGA recycling business across the continent.” The Italian firm serves more than 60 customers and sources from a network of over 350 suppliers, capabilities that EGA expects will integrate smoothly into its existing European footprint.
A Mordor Intelligence assessment found the global aluminium recycling market is set to process 41.14 million tonnes in 2026, rising to 51.36 million tonnes by 2031 at a compound annual growth rate of 4.54 percent, driven by demand for energy-efficient materials and circular economy policies. Recycling aluminium requires up to 95 percent less energy than primary production from bauxite, a fact that has elevated secondary metal in sustainability strategies across the GCC and Europe. EGA, which is co-owned by Mubadala Investment Company and the Investment Corporation of Dubai, has positioned recycling as a strategic priority to meet customer requirements for lower-emission products while supporting the UAE’s circular economy goals.
The completion of the Eco Green transaction comes as EGA continues to invest in its UAE operations, including the recent inauguration of the country’s largest aluminium recycling plant at Al Taweelah with an annual capacity of 185,000 tonnes. That facility processes both post-consumer and pre-consumer scrap into RevivAL billets and T-bars, feeding growing demand in local manufacturing and export markets. Industry data from the International Aluminium Institute indicate that nearly 75 percent of all aluminium ever produced remains in use today, underscoring the long-term potential for closed-loop systems that EGA aims to expand through its global network.
