EGA Takes Majority Stake in Italian Aluminum Recycler

Aluminum  |  2026-09-16 10:04:14   |   By

Emirates Global Aluminium has completed its acquisition of an 80% stake in Italian recycler Eco Green. The deal expands EGA’s European scrap network and lifts its global aluminum recycling capacity above 400,000 tonnes per year, with another 200,000 tonnes under development.<

Summary
  • EGA Acquires Majority Stake in Eco Green
    Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) has completed the acquisition of an 80% stake in Italian aluminium recycler Eco Green after receiving regulatory approvals. The company will be renamed EGA Eco Green, while the Scappini family will retain a minority stake and remain involved in management.
  • Eco Green Strengthens EGA’s European Recycling Network
    Founded in 1993, Eco Green operates two facilities in northeast Italy and handles more than 70,000 tonnes of aluminium products annually. Its operations cover scrap collection, sorting, secondary aluminium casting and dross processing, serving more than 60 customers across Europe.
  • Global Recycling Capacity to Exceed 400,000 Tonnes
    The acquisition will increase EGA’s aluminium recycling capacity to more than 400,000 tonnes per year across the UAE, U.S., Germany and Italy. An additional 200,000 tonnes of recycling capacity is currently under development, supporting EGA’s strategy to expand low-carbon aluminium production.

EGA Acquires 80% of Italian Aluminum Recycler Eco Green

Emirates Global Aluminium has completed its acquisition of an 80% stake in Italian recycler Eco Green, expanding its European scrap network and taking global aluminum recycling capacity above 400,000 tonnes per year.

By Paul Ploumis
Published September 15, 2026

Key Points

  • EGA has completed the acquisition of an 80% stake in Italian aluminum recycler Eco Green.
  • The Scappini family will retain a minority interest and remain involved in management.
  • Eco Green distributes more than 70,000 tonnes of aluminum products annually across its operations.
  • An expansion at the Nogara di Verona plant is expected to add about 20,000 tonnes of recycling capacity by December 2026.
  • The acquisition raises EGA’s global aluminum recycling capacity above 400,000 tonnes per year, with another 200,000 tonnes under development.

MONTREAL (Scrap Monster): Emirates Global Aluminium has completed the acquisition of an 80% stake in Italian aluminum recycler Eco Green, expanding its presence in Europe’s recycled-aluminum market.

The transaction was first announced in April and has now received all required regulatory approvals and satisfied the necessary closing conditions.

Eco Green will be renamed EGA Eco Green. The Scappini family, which founded the company in 1993, will retain a minority interest and continue to participate in management.

Eco Green Adds Two Italian Recycling Facilities

Eco Green operates two facilities in northeast Italy and distributes more than 70,000 tonnes of aluminum products annually.

Its activities include aluminum scrap collection and sorting, secondary aluminum casting and dross processing. The company serves more than 60 customers across Europe.

The Villafranca di Verona facility collects, sorts and distributes approximately 23,000 tonnes of aluminum scrap each year.

Some of that material is supplied to the nearby Nogara di Verona plant, which casts more than 20,000 tonnes of secondary aluminum sows annually.

Nogara Expansion to Add 20,000 Tonnes of Capacity

Eco Green is expanding its Nogara di Verona operation to add approximately 20,000 tonnes per year of recycled-aluminum capacity.

The expansion is expected to be completed by December 2026.

EGA Recycling Capacity Moves Above 400,000 Tonnes

EGA said the acquisition will strengthen its access to Europe’s aluminum scrap market and support its strategy to expand low-carbon aluminum production.

With Eco Green, EGA now has more than 400,000 tonnes per year of aluminum recycling capacity across the UAE, United States, Germany and Italy.

A further 200,000 tonnes of recycling capacity is currently under development.

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