Aluminum Extrusion & Profile Manufacturing worked example

Aluminum Extrusion Scrap Recovery Value at 99% recoverable scrap share: a worked example

What does the result look like when recoverable scrap share reaches 99%? The full calculation is worked below with real intermediate numbers. a production or finance team needs to estimate scrap credit for an extrusion run or period

The inputs for this scenario

  • Recoverable scrap weight: 1,850 units (unchanged)
  • Scrap value per pound: 0.78 $ / unit (unchanged)
  • Recoverable scrap share: 99 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 92)
  • Fixed scrap handling cost: 250 $ (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Gross recoverable scrap value = recoverable scrap weight × scrap value per pound × recoverable scrap share) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 1,679 $ scrap value for net extrusion scrap recovery value, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 0.91 $ / piece for scrap value per pound.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 1,429 $ for gross recoverable scrap value.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 250 $ for fixed scrap handling cost.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where recoverable scrap share sits at 92% and the headline result is 1,578 $ scrap value, this scenario comes in 6.4% above the baseline at 1,679 $ scrap value.
  • A figure at this level is achievable when recoverable scrap share is genuinely sustained, not just peaked for a shift. It assumes one blended value per pound; clean 6063 dross, painted scrap and dirty turnings sell at very different prices, so a single rate can mislead on mixed scrap.

Results at a glance

  • Net extrusion scrap recovery value: 1,679 $ scrap value (headline result)
  • Scrap value per pound: 0.91 $ / piece
  • Gross recoverable scrap value: 1,429 $
  • Fixed scrap handling cost: 250 $

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Aluminum Extrusion Scrap Recovery Value calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.