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Aluminum Extrusions
Clean aluminum extrusions, window frames, door frames
Acceptable Packaging
Standard shipping configurations and containment requirements.
1-3 tonnes per bundle
Aluminum profiles bundled and strapped for transport
- Standard Forklift Handling
- Bundle Straightforward Rigid Form
- Standard Loose Bundling For Regional Transport
- Direct Smelter Delivery
2-5 tonnes per pallet
Wooden or plastic pallets with organized extrusion bundles
- Standard Pallet Forklift Handling
- Profiles Stable And Rigid
Standard palletized packaging for warehousing and transport
18-22 tonnes per load (WEIGHT-LIMITED; profile density management)
Standard flatbed or open-bed truck
- Loose Profile Loading
- Weight-Limited Transport
- Common Regional Collection
- Direct Aluminum Smelter Delivery
16-18 tonnes (palletized profiles; weight-limited)
ISO standard 20ft container
- Palletized Extrusion Bundles
- Efficient Packing
- Moderate-Distance Shipping
- Secondary Smelter Feedstock
24-28 tonnes
ISO standard 40ft container
- Economy Scale
- Bulk Extrusion Export
- Economy Scale International Shipping
- Standard Extrusion Export Container
8-12 tonnes per cage
Metal mesh or open-frame cage containers
- Ventilated Transport
- Standard Handling
Specialized ventilated transport for long-distance or storage
Storage Requirements
Environmental controls, security protocols, and handling guidelines.
- protect from weather
- oxidation prevention valuable for architectural profiles
- beneficial but not mandatory like aerospace
- reduce oxidation/corrosion
- preserve material condition
- justified by material value
- weeks to months without significant degradation
- Standard Industrial Covered Yard Storage Adequate
- No Dehumidification Systems Required
- Post-Industrial Solid Extrusion Profiles Less Oxidation-Sensitive Than Thin Scrap
- Aluminum Oxidizes Slower Than Beverage Cans
- Standard Industrial Storage
- Covered Outdoor Yard Acceptable
- No Climate Control Needed
- Extrusion Type, Alloy, Coating Condition
- Documentation Filed With Material
- Xrf And Paint Assessment Results On File
- Controlled But Practical Facility Access
- Typical Aluminum Recycling Yard Security
- Aluminum Commodity
- Moderate Theft Risk
- Regular Inventory Tracking
- Material Control
- Visible Oxidation Development (Surface Patina Acceptable)
- Material Containment Integrity
- Extrusion Type Segregation Maintained
- Paint/Coating Condition Stable
- Documentation Present And Legible
- Weekly Or Bi-Weekly Visual Inspection Recommended