Spectro Alloys, a Midwest aluminum recycler, and The Opus Group, a family of commercial real estate development, construction and design companies headquartered in Minneapolis, broke ground on a $71 million expansion to add new aluminum recycling capabilities to Spectro’s Rosemount campus.

They were joined by Governor Tim Walz and Rosemount Mayor Jeff Weisensel to celebrate the milestone start of the massive industrial project. Spectro Alloys will produce recycled billet and sheet ingot in a new 90,000-square-foot building, and the first phase of the project will create up to 50 new full-time jobs.

The facility will include state-of-the-art equipment for sorting, melting, casting, sawing, homogenizing and packaging with industry-leading automation and the best available pollution control technology.

“It’s businesses like Spectro Alloys that are creating jobs and valuable products and communities like Rosemount, where businesses have the support they need to be successful,” said Walz. “This is a win for Rosemount and a win for Minnesota.”