Aleris Recycling (German Works) GmbH manufactures, recycles, and supplies alloys in liquid or in ingot form. The company offers aluminum rolled and extruded products, magnesium casting and aluminum casting alloys, foundry alloys, special alloys, and wrought alloys; and zinc metal and value-added zinc products, including zinc oxide and zinc dust. It also recycles zinc and aluminum. In addition, the company offers research and development of materials testing and micro structural analysis; optimization and development of casting processes, casting alloys, and smelting processes; development of a method for cleaning the melt and for determining impurities in the melt; and provision of suitability tests for foundry auxiliary materials. Aleris Recycling (German Works) GmbH was formerly known as VAW-IMCO Guß und Recycling GmbH. The company was founded in 1917 and is based in Grevenbroich, Germany with production facilities in Europe. As of March 18, 2003, Aleris Recycling (German Works) GmbH operates as a subsidiary of Aleris International, Inc.