MET Conference Agenda

Secondary aluminium has historically had no choice but to accept scrap variability as a constraint. With delayed composition feedback, recyclers are forced into conservative production choices-lower scrap presentation, higher primary dilution, larger safety buffers, and an accepted “cost of uncertainty” that shows up as rework, downgrades, and lost throughput. This session reframes that legacy reality: with real-time melt insight, variability can be managed as a controllable input rather than an uncontrollable risk. The talk presents a practical plant-economics framework that links faster melt decisions to three outcomes recyclers care about most: higher scrap utilization, tighter quality control, and reduced reliance on primary metal, directly improving profitability while supporting ESG goals through lower primary demand. Drawing on cross-industry experience in mining, oil & gas, energy, and automotive, the speaker will share how other asset-intensive sectors have already solved “uncertain feedstock” challenges through closed-loop control, data integrity, and disciplined operating models, and how recyclers can apply the same playbook through a KPI checklist and pilot-to-scale blueprint for secondary operations.