Real Alloy Recycling Morgantown Plant

Large load · 805 Gardner Lane, Morgantown, KY

Real Alloy Recycling operates an aluminum recycling plant at 805 Gardner Lane in Morgantown, Butler County, Kentucky, with rotary, holding and reverberatory furnaces and a shredding operation. It is capable of producing sows and molten metal. Teamsters-represented workers at the plant ratified their first collective bargaining agreement in December 2025.

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Overview

The Morgantown facility has three rotary furnaces, one holding furnace, one reverberatory furnace, a shredding operation, a salt cake processing facility, and a landfill. It is capable of producing sows, and molten metal. The company lists Recycled Secondary Ingot, molten metal and milling for the site, on 550 acres with 210,000 square feet of facility space.

Profile

Ownership and workforce: The EPA registry lists REAL ALLOY RECYCLING, LLC at 805 Gardner Lane, Morgantown, KY, with parent company REAL ALLOY HOLDING LLC reported for 2024. On December 11, 2025, 136 workers at Real Alloy in Morgantown represented by Teamsters Local 89 ratified their first collective bargaining agreement.

Expansion: An announced expansion at Morgantown, KY listed Investment ($US millions): 10 and Jobs: 8, reported in December 2024.

Permits and environmental record: A residual landfill permit transfer application (Permit No. 016-00004) was received on September 27, 2018. EPA records list NPDES permits KY0107182 and KYR004712 for the plant. A 2009 settlement with Aleris required replacement of the pollution control afterburner at the Morgantown kiln.

Facility

Activity: Aluminum recycling producing sows and molten metal
Industry: Manufacturing
Site type: Facility
Operating status: Operating

Permits and agreements

Permit: NPDES KY0107182
Permit: NPDES KYR004712

Related records

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REAL ALLOY RECYCLING, LLCOperatorAbout - Real Alloy REAL ALLOY HOLDING LLCParent companyFacility Profile Report | TRI Explorer | US EPA

Timeline

Dec 11, 2025: Teamsters at Real Alloy Morgantown ratified their first collective bargaining agreement.
Real Alloy Teamsters Ratify First Contract - International Brotherhood of Teamsters