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    June 19, 2026

    AMU: SDI relocates Arizona recycled aluminum slab project

    Written by Nicholas Bell

    Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) said it expects to record a $16 million asset write-down in the second quarter after deciding to relocate a planned Aluminum Dynamics (ADI) recycled aluminum slab casting center from Benson, Ariz., to Columbus, Miss.

    The company disclosed the change in its second-quarter 2026 earnings guidance, ending plans for a facility that had become the subject of litigation, appeals proceedings and local political opposition.

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