The Recicla BR Group was founded in March 2013, it administrates a range of metal companies, and is the largest non-ferrous metals recycling group of Brazil. It has as pillars ethics, respect for life, sustainability, social and financial responsibility and the ongoing search for quality and innovation, committed to transform the future. The Recicla BR Group is comprised by well-known companies that made history in the Brazilian market: Latasa Reciclagem, for instance, is the largest aluminum recycling company in Brazil and pioneered the deployment of the integrated collection and smelting scrap aluminum cans since 1991. Also part of the Group are Aluzinco, a manufacturer of zinc, aluminum and magnesium alloys, Garimpeiro Urbano, which collects non-ferrous scraps in the main Brazilian capitals, Latasa Extrudados, manufacturer of extruded aluminum profiles, Latasa Distribuidora, which sells semi-finished products of aluminum, copper, brass and bronze and Auto Parts, a manufacturer of moulded parts for the automotive industry.