CASS

What CASS does

CASS, Inc (formerly Custom Alloy Corporation) is a privately held, US-based metal recycling and aluminum manufacturing company founded in 1969 and headquartered in Oakland, California. The company operates a closed-loop production model that transforms end-of-life metals into custom aluminum alloys using a chlorine-free process which avoids harmful fluxes and gases, and reports a Scope 1 and 2 carbon intensity of 0.295 MT CO2e/MT Al across its facilities. CASS runs manufacturing and recycling operations across California, Nevada, and Texas, with vertically integrated offerings spanning aluminum manufacturing, aluminum material sales, commercial/industrial and retail recycling programs, and an in-house transportation and logistics service. The company is registered as a brand with the London Metal Exchange (LME) and holds ISO 14001 environmental management certification.

CASS serves B2B manufacturers and industrial customers that require reliable domestic aluminum supply, custom alloy specifications, and metal recycling solutions, and it explicitly markets its proposition around supply chain stability in a tariff- and trade-volatile environment. Its go-to-market is direct B2B sales with no publicly disclosed pricing model; aluminum and recycling services are quoted per engagement, which is standard for the industry. The company appears to be founder- or family-controlled, with no institutional investor, parent company, or public listing disclosed in the available materials, and operates with a headcount in the 101–250 range. Marketing is primarily content-driven through the company website, sustainability report, code of conduct, and certifications pages.

Name

CASS

Legal name

CASS, Inc

Website

https://customalloy.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

CASS, Inc is a privately held, US-based metal recycling and aluminum manufacturer founded in 1969, operating chlorine-free, closed-loop facilities in California, Nevada, and Texas that produce low-carbon custom aluminum alloys for B2B manufacturers and industrial customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Aluminum Manufacturing

NAICS

Secondary Smelting and Alloying of Aluminum (331314), Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing (33131)

SIC

Secondary Smelting & Refining Of Nonferrous Metals (3341)

akta.pro primary industry

Secondary Aluminum Smelting & Recycling (Remelt) (IMAKACAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Aluminum Casting & Ingot/Billet/Slab Production (IMAKACAE), Non-Ferrous Scrap Processing & Recycling (Aluminum, Copper, Brass, Lead, Zinc) (EUAIAJAB), Scrap Collection, Brokerage & Trading (Dealers, Aggregators, Exporters) (EUAIAJAH), Aluminum Scrap Collection, Sorting & Processing (IMAKACAJ)

Keywords

• Aluminum manufacturing
• Metal recycling services
• Custom aluminum alloys
• Low-carbon aluminum
• Closed-loop recycling

Headquarters

HQ city

Oakland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

CASS operates a vertically integrated, closed-loop metal recycling and aluminum manufacturing business that transforms end-of-life metals into custom, chlorine-free aluminum alloys. It sells these alloys as aluminum products, runs tailored commercial/industrial and retail recycling programs, and provides transportation and logistics to support material flow across its facilities in California, Nevada, and Texas.

Product overview

CASS is a closed-loop metal recycling and aluminum manufacturing company offering a vertically integrated portfolio of services. The core offering centers on Aluminum Manufacturing and Aluminum Products — producing custom, chlorine-free aluminum alloys with a carbon intensity of 0.295 MT CO2e/MT Al. These products are complemented by Material Sales for downstream distribution. Supporting the manufacturing operation are Recycling services for both commercial/industrial and retail sectors, which provide the closed-loop input materials, and Transportation & Logistics to manage supply chain operations. Operations span facilities in California, Nevada, and Texas, with the company operating as an LME-registered brand with over 50 years of expertise.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 0.295 MT CO2e/MT Al carbon intensity

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Real Alloy: Real Alloy is one of the largest independent secondary aluminum producers in North America, operating multiple remelting facilities that convert aluminum scrap into specification alloys — directly comparable to CASS's core closed-loop secondary aluminum business.
• Scepter (formerly Aleris Recycling): Scepter is a North American non-ferrous scrap recycler and secondary aluminum processor with operations across multiple US states; closely comparable to CASS in feedstock collection, sorting, and secondary aluminum alloy production.
• Metalico: Metalico was a US scrap metal recycler and non-ferrous processor operating collection and processing facilities across multiple states; relevant comparable for CASS's retail and commercial/industrial scrap collection and brokerage operations.

Broad incumbents

• Kaiser Aluminum: Kaiser Aluminum is a publicly traded US aluminum semi-fabricated products manufacturer serving aerospace, automotive, and packaging end-markets; comparable to CASS as a US-domestic B2B aluminum producer, though larger and more diversified across fabricated product forms.
• Constellium: Constellium is a global aluminum rolled and extruded products manufacturer serving automotive, aerospace, and packaging markets with significant US operations; comparable to CASS as a B2B aluminum solutions provider with sustainability positioning.
• Norsk Hydro: Norsk Hydro is a global integrated aluminum producer with a publicly stated low-carbon strategy (Hydro CIRCAL recycled aluminum); directly relevant to CASS as a competitor in the low-carbon secondary aluminum space, though at vastly larger scale and with primary smelting capability.
• Alcoa: Alcoa is one of the world's largest primary aluminum producers and operates the world's lowest-carbon primary smelting technology (ELYSIS); comparable to CASS as a US-domestic low-carbon aluminum competitor and a benchmark for carbon-intensity performance.
• Novelis: Novelis is a global leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, owned by Hindalco, with strong sustainability positioning and significant US operations; comparable to CASS as a large-scale B2B low-carbon aluminum producer competing for similar OEM customers.

Emerging players

• Granges: Granges is a Swedish-based aluminum rolled products manufacturer with growing North American presence focused on lightweighting and sustainability; comparable to CASS as a B2B aluminum producer with circular-economy positioning.
• Wieland Group: Wieland is a global non-ferrous semi-finished products manufacturer with a strong focus on recycled copper and brass alloys and a growing US footprint; comparable to CASS as a Europe-headquartered secondary metal recycler with sustainability-led B2B positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/cassincofficial

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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