Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) completed its acquisition of an 80% stake in Italian aluminium recycling company Eco Green on 10 September, following regulatory approvals and the fulfilment of closing conditions.
The UAE-based aluminium producer announced the proposed transaction in April. Eco Green’s founding Scappini family will remain minority shareholders and members of the management team. The company will be renamed EGA Eco Green.
Founded in 1993, Eco Green operates two facilities in northeast Italy, specialising in aluminium scrap collection, sorting and casting, alongside dross processing. It distributes more than 70,000 tonnes annually and serves over 60 customers across Europe through a network of more than 350 aluminium scrap suppliers.
At Villafranca di Verona, the company collects, sorts and distributes approximately 23,000 tonnes of aluminium scrap per year. Some material is supplied to its Nogara di Verona plant, which casts more than 20,000 tonnes of secondary aluminium sows annually. The site’s furnace has a nameplate capacity of 30,000 tonnes per year. Eco Green is adding 20,000 tonnes of annual recycled aluminium capacity at Nogara, with completion expected in December 2026. “Eco Green also brings us capability in Europe’s aluminium scrap market, which is important for our expanding recycling operations in the continent,” said EGA chief executive Abdulnasser Bin Kalban.
The acquisition increases EGA’s recycling presence in Europe, where it already owns Germany-based EGA Leichtmetall. Across operations in the UAE, United States, Germany and Italy, EGA now has more than 400,000 tonnes of annual recycling capacity, with another 200,000 tonnes under development.
Europe, excluding Russia, is the third-largest recycled aluminium market after the United States and China. EGA also supplies approximately 600,000 tonnes of primary aluminium annually to European industries, including manufacturers using aluminium for packaging and other industrial applications.