TST Sustainability Profile

Since its founding in 1946 as a family-owned company based in Chino, California, TST has grown into one of the largest American producers of high-quality secondary aluminum cast plate, mold blocks, and specialty ingot and billet. TST utilizes a proprietary casting technology in its manufacturing process that requires fewer units of air, land, water, energy, and other scarce planetary assets to produce high-value aluminum for downstream users in the aerospace, semiconductor, and automotive industries among others. 

The company has more than 300 employees at its four locations in North America and manufactures and sells its products for domestic and export markets, including Canada, Mexico, and Asia. TST products utilize primary aluminum, including grades P0506, P0610, and P1020. They are manufactured in accordance with federal controls on air, land, and water use, as well as often more stringent California limitations.

Safety and health protections for employees also contribute to the preferred ability of TST products compared to foreign and some domestic competitors. A 2022 study by the Aluminum Association confirmed that per metric tonne, secondary aluminum production used only 6% as much airshed capacity for residual greenhouse gases as primary aluminum (527 vice 8,585 kg CO2 equiv./tonne Al) as the Figure depicts. This important sustainability factor is only one of several that can be used to better market secondary aluminum, especially to companies such as Intel that assiduously track and count geo-capital use data.