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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

For the Quarterly Period Ended June 30, 2004

Commission File No. 1-7170

IMCO Recycling Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

75-2008280

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

5215 North O’Connor Blvd., Suite 1500

Central Tower at Williams Square

Irving, Texas 75039

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(972) 401-7200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes x No ¨

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the close of business on July 30, 2004.

Common Stock, $0.10 par value, 15,545,308

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INTRODUCTORY NOTE

On July 21, 2004, IMCO Recycling Inc. (IMCO) filed a Registration Statement on Form S-4 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) containing a preliminary joint proxy statement/prospectus regarding a proposed merger between IMCO and Commonwealth Industries, Inc. (Commonwealth). Information concerning IMCO and the proposed merger with Commonwealth is contained in the Registration Statement, which, along with other filings containing information about IMCO, can be found at the SEC’s Internet site (http://www.sec.gov). The information contained in the Registration Statement on Form S-4 as filed on July 21, 2004 is subject to amendment. See NOTE B-“IMCO RECYCLING INC. AND COMMONWEALTH INDUSTRIES, INC. PROPOSED MERGER” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

IMCO RECYCLING INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except share data)

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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IMCO RECYCLING INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share data)

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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IMCO RECYCLING INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

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IMCO RECYCLING INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

June 30, 2004

(dollars in tables are in thousands, except per share data)

NOTE A – BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2004 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2004. The accompanying financial statements include the accounts of IMCO Recycling Inc. and all of its subsidiaries (collectively, except where the context otherwise requires, referred to as “IMCO”, the “Company”, “we,” “us,” “our” or similar terms). All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003. Certain reclassifications have been made to prior period statements to conform to the current period presentation.

NOTE B – IMCO RECYCLING INC. AND COMMONWEALTH INDUSTRIES INC. PROPOSED MERGER

On June 16, 2004, we announced the execution of a definitive merger agreement for a business combination of IMCO with Commonwealth Industries, Inc. Under the merger, we will acquire each outstanding share of Commonwealth common stock in exchange for 0.815 shares of IMCO common stock. The merger is expected to give IMCO and Commonwealth approximately equal representation on the combined company’s board of directors, and IMCO’s stockholders are expected to own approximately 54% of the combined company immediately following the merger. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2004, and its completion is subject to regulatory approval, successful completion of the refinancing of certain indebtedness of the two companies, and stockholder approval by both companies, as well as other customary closing conditions. We have capitalized $1,889,000 in acquisition costs related to this transaction as of June 30, 2004. More information on the proposed merger transaction is available in IMCO’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 18, 2004.

Commonwealth is one of North America’s leading manufacturers of aluminum sheet for distributors, transportation, construction and consumer durables end-use markets. Commonwealth has direct-chill casting facilities in Kentucky and continuous casting mini-mills in Ohio and California. The combination is expected to create a new vertically integrated company that can be a strong competitor in the global aluminum recycling and production industries, having benefits from procurement savings and cost synergies, an enhanced competitive position, increased scope and scale, greater technological capabilities, and improved access to capital.

NOTE C – INVENTORIES

The components of inventories are:

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NOTE D – LONG-TERM DEBT

Our long-term debt is summarized as follows:

Senior Secured Notes

In October 2003, we issued $210,000,000 principal amount of senior secured notes as part of a refinancing of our debt facilities. The issue was priced at 99.383% to yield 10.50% and provided $208,704,000 of gross proceeds, after offering discount. Interest is payable semi-annually, on April 15 and October 15 of each year, commencing on April 15, 2004. In addition, in October 2003 we established a new four-year $120,000,000 senior secured revolving credit facility (senior credit facility). Our former senior credit facility and former receivables sale facility, which were both scheduled to expire by their terms in the fourth quarter of 2003, were replaced by the senior secured notes and the new senior credit facility.

The senior secured notes are redeemable at our option, in whole or in part, at any time after October 15, 2007. At any time prior to October 15, 2006, we may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the senior secured notes with the proceeds of one or more equity offerings of our common shares at a redemption price of 110.375% of the principal amount of the senior secured notes, together with accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of the redemption.

The senior secured notes are guaranteed on a senior basis by all of our existing 100% owned domestic subsidiaries that are co-borrowers under the senior credit facility and by any future domestic restricted subsidiaries. The senior secured notes are not guaranteed by any of our current foreign subsidiaries. See NOTE M – “CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.” The senior secured notes and guarantees are secured by first-priority liens, subject to permitted liens, on the real property, fixtures and equipment relating to our wholly-owned domestic operating plants and on the fixtures and equipment relating to substantially all of our leased domestic operating plants. The liens securing the senior secured notes do not extend to any of our inventory, accounts receivable and related property (which secure the senior credit facility) or to any of our foreign real or personal property.

Upon the occurrence of a “change of control” (as defined under the indenture governing the senior secured notes), we are required to offer to purchase the senior secured notes at a price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the outstanding senior secured notes plus accrued interest. The proposed merger of IMCO and Commonwealth is not expected to cause a change of control of IMCO under the indenture.

The indenture governing the senior secured notes, among other things, contains covenants limiting our ability and the ability of our restricted subsidiaries to incur additional debt; grant liens; make restricted payments, including paying dividends or making investments; sell or otherwise dispose of assets, including capital stock of subsidiaries; engage in sale-leaseback transactions; create liens on our or our subsidiaries’ assets; receive distributions; engage in transactions with affiliates; and merge or sell substantially all of our or our subsidiaries’ assets. The proposed merger of IMCO and Commonwealth is not expected to violate any covenants under the indenture.

Senior Credit Facility

As of June 30, 2004, we had $43,286,000 of indebtedness outstanding under our senior credit facility. Under this facility, we are subject to a borrowing base limitation based on eligible domestic inventory and receivables. As of June 30, 2004, we estimated that our borrowing base would have supported additional borrowings of $38,801,000 after giving effect to outstanding borrowings of $43,286,000 and outstanding letters of credit of $6,805,000. As of June 30, 2004, our total borrowing base was estimated to be approximately $88,892,000.

The terms of our senior credit facility include, among other covenants, (i) prohibitions against incurring certain indebtedness and granting liens, (ii) limitations on dividends and repurchases of shares of capital stock, and (iii) limitations on capital expenditures, investments and acquisitions. The indebtedness under the senior secured credit facility is secured by the Company’s and its co-borrowers’ inventories, receivables, general intangibles and the proceeds thereof. The Company is subject to the terms of a lockbox arrangement with the administrative agent bank under the senior credit facility, whereby funds deposited from collections of receivables are applied by the lenders to reduce outstanding balances of the borrowings under the senior credit facility. If at any

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time during specified periods, our undrawn availability under this facility is less than $50,000,000, we will also be required to maintain a minimum fixed coverage ratio and minimum tangible net worth, as follows:

As of June 30, 2004, our undrawn availability was less than $50,000,000, requiring us to be in compliance with these two financial covenants. In addition, under our senior credit facility, we are currently unable to pay cash dividends to our stockholders. As of June 30, 2004, we were in compliance with all applicable debt covenants.

The terms of our senior credit facility also include covenants prohibiting certain mergers and acquisitions (including the completion of the proposed merger of IMCO and Commonwealth) without the consent of the lenders under the facility. However, the indebtedness under the senior credit facility is expected to be refinanced and replaced by a new facility or facilities at or before the completion of the proposed merger. Completion of this merger is conditioned upon, among other things, the refinancing of certain outstanding indebtedness of the two companies. See NOTE B – “IMCO RECYCLING INC. AND COMMONWEALTH INDUSTRIES, INC. PROPOSED MERGER.”

On May 26, 2004, IMCO and its co-borrower subsidiaries under our senior credit facility entered into a First Amendment to Revolving Credit and Security Agreement with the lenders parties thereto. This amendment revised the definitions of EBITDA and Fixed Charge Ratio contained in the senior credit facility. The changes were made to enable IMCO to make withdrawals from a cash collateral account established under the terms of our senior secured notes indenture without having the amounts withdrawn being deemed “capital expenditures” for purposes of complying with the fixed charge coverage ratio covenant. In addition, the covenant restricting annual capital expenditures was amended to permit capital expenditures in fiscal 2004 of up to $25 million for IMCO and its co-borrowers, and then up to $20 million for IMCO and its co-borrowers for fiscal 2005 and each fiscal year thereafter during the term of the facility.

On July 16, 2004, IMCO and its co-borrower subsidiaries entered into a Second Amendment to Revolving Credit and Security Agreement. This amendment modified a section of the senior credit facility that had provided that any change in the condition or affairs of IMCO or its co-borrowers which, in the lenders’ agent’s reasonable opinion, has a “material adverse effect” (as defined in the senior credit facility), would be deemed an event of default under the senior credit facility. The Second Amendment to Revolving Credit and Security Agreement revised this provision so that it now provides that such an event of default would not be applicable and the agent and the lenders would have no rights under the provision, so long as IMCO was in compliance with certain undrawn availability tests under the senior credit facility.

VAW-IMCO credit facilities

Our German subsidiary, VAW-IMCO Guss und Recycling GmbH (VAW-IMCO), has two lines of credit available for its working capital needs. The total amount of credit available under these facilities is 15,000,000 Euros ($18,294,000 U.S. Dollars). During the second quarter of 2004, the terms of these credit facilities were renewed and extended, and these facilities now are scheduled to expire in April and May of 2006. As of June 30, 2004, no amounts were outstanding under these lines of credit.

Other

In February 2004, VAW-IMCO paid IMCO approximately 20,000,000 Euros (U.S. $24,846,000, including interest), repaying in full its indebtedness owed to IMCO under an intercompany note that IMCO had pledged in October 2003 as part of the collateral security for the senior secured notes. The prepayment of this intercompany note, which was denominated in U.S. Dollars, resulted in a recognized gain of $278,000 for the first quarter of 2004. The funds were deposited in a collateral account held by the trustee under the indenture governing the senior secured notes, which permits us for a one-year period to use these funds for acquisitions and construction of assets and properties to be used in our domestic business, which will be added to and form a part of the collateral security for the senior secured notes.

Giving effect to the anticipated usage of the funds in the collateral account period in a one-year period, the restricted cash balance of $18,917,000 remaining in the collateral account has been reclassified as a current asset; the funds had been classified as a long-term asset on our balance sheet as of December 31, 2003. For the six months ended June 30, 2004, we have withdrawn $5,929,000 for capital expenditures relating to manufacturing equipment, pollution control equipment and buildings. These assets now form part of the collateral security for the senior secured notes.

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NOTE E – NET EARNINGS PER SHARE

The following table set forth the reconciliation between weighted average shares used for calculating basic and diluted earnings per share (EPS):

As of June 30, 2004, we had a total of 330,000 shares of restricted stock outstanding. All outstanding shares of restricted stock are unvested and therefore are excluded from our basic earnings per share calculation. We also had stock options outstanding to purchase up to 386,572 shares that were considered anti-dilutive.

NOTE F – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

General

Our operations, like those of other basic industries, are subject to federal, state, local and foreign laws, regulations and ordinances. These laws and regulations (i) govern activities or operations that may have adverse environmental effects, such as discharges to air and water, as well as handling and disposal practices for solid and hazardous wastes and (ii) impose liability for costs of cleaning up, and certain damages resulting from past spills, disposals or other releases of hazardous substances. It can be anticipated that more rigorous environmental laws will be enacted that could require us to make substantial expenditures in addition to those described here.

From time to time, our operations have resulted, or may result, in certain non-compliance with applicable requirements under environmental laws. However, we believe that any such non-compliance under such environmental laws would not have a material adverse effect on our financial position or results of operations.

Environmental proceedings

In 1997, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) notified us that two of our zinc subsidiaries were potentially responsible parties (PRP) pursuant to the Illinois Environmental Protection Act for the cleanup of contamination at a site in Marion County, Illinois to which these subsidiaries, among others, in the past had sent zinc oxide for processing and resale. The site has not been fully investigated and final estimated cleanup costs have not yet been determined. We have been informed by the IEPA that the agency is preparing a revised list of companies that may have sent materials to the site and the volume of materials sent by each company. Once we receive this information, we may seek, possibly in connection with other PRPs, an agreed resolution of the IEPA’s claims.

On February 15, 2001, the State of Michigan filed a lawsuit against us in the State Circuit Court for the 30th District, Ingham County, Michigan. The lawsuit arose out of disputes between our Alchem Aluminum Inc. subsidiary and Michigan environmental authorities concerning air emission control permits at Alchem’s aluminum specialty alloy production facilities in Coldwater, Michigan. The State claimed injunctive relief and penalties for alleged non-compliance with and violations of federal and state environmental laws. The suit sought compliance by us, as well as potentially substantial monetary penalties. On January 14, 2004, the parties settled the lawsuit by entering a Consent Judgment with the State Circuit Court. The Consent Judgment requires that we (i) operate our Coldwater aluminum facilities in compliance with a permit compliance program, (ii) adhere to certain recordkeeping, notification and testing guidelines, (iii) install a baghouse and associated equipment at our Alchem facility in Coldwater; and (iv) pay a civil fine in the

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amount of $300,000 to the State of Michigan. We have paid the civil fine and are currently in compliance with the Consent Judgment.

On April 27, 2001, the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region V, issued to us a Notice of Violation (NOV) alleging violations of the federal Clean Air Act, primarily for violations of the Michigan State Implementation Plan at our Coldwater facilities. The NOV addressed the same instances of alleged non-compliance raised in the State of Michigan lawsuit, alleging that we had purportedly failed to obtain appropriate preconstruction air quality permits prior to conducting modifications to the Coldwater facilities and exceeded permitted emission levels. All issues raised in the NOV have been resolved through the State of Michigan lawsuit and Consent Judgment.

On March 17, 2004, we were named as a co-defendant in a lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. The listed claimants are the current owners of a Corona, California property formerly owned by one of our subsidiaries. The petition seeks declaratory relief and damages in an unspecified amount in connection with an alleged release of hazardous substances on the property. We believe that we have meritorious defenses to the claims contained in the petition. We plan a vigorous defense against these claims and are seeking indemnification from certain of the other co-defendants.

There is the possibility that expenditures could be required at our other facilities from time to time, because of new or revised regulations that could require that additional expenditures be made for compliance purposes. These expenditures could materially affect our results of operations and financial condition in future periods.

Other legal proceedings

In 1998 an employee filed a personal injury claim against us (Bland v. IMCO Recycling Inc.) in Missouri state court. In August 2002 the trial court entered a final judgment against us for $4,000,000. We are also involved in litigation with the surety for the appeal bond that was levied to secure the judgment in the Bland case (IMCO Recycling Inc. v. American Guarantee & Liability Insurance Company), currently pending in the Missouri Circuit Court of Appeals. To date, we have not paid any portion of the Bland judgment or reimbursed the surety. In a lawsuit between us and our umbrella coverage insurer to resolve a dispute as to coverage in the Bland case (Twin City Fire Insurance Company v. IMCO Recycling Inc.), a federal district court in Missouri entered an amended judgment in our favor in March 2004. We then filed a post-trial motion seeking the award of attorneys fees. We have reached a settlement, and have received a portion of attorneys fees claimed and have withdrawn the motion. Based on the favorable amended judgment, we believe that there is insurance coverage for the Bland claim and that we will be indemnified for any payments that we must make. We have not established any reserves for the Bland case.

We are also a party from time to time to what we believe are routine litigation and proceedings considered part of the ordinary course of our business. We believe that the outcome of such proceedings would not have a material adverse effect on our financial position or results of operations.

NOTE G – OTHER COMPREHENSIVE EARNINGS (LOSS)

The following table presents the components of other comprehensive earnings (loss). These items change equity during the reporting period, but are not included in earnings.

We translate the balance sheets of our foreign subsidiaries using fiscal period-end exchange rates. The consolidated statements of earnings are translated using the average exchange rates for the period. The cumulative effect of such translations is included in stockholders’ equity, other than for current intercompany accounts, as a component of other comprehensive earnings (loss). Foreign currency translation adjustments, unrealized gains or losses, accumulate in equity until the final disposition of their respective operations.

See NOTE O – “MARKET RISK MANAGEMENT USING FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS” for further information in regards to our deferred hedging activities.

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NOTE H – SEGMENT REPORTING

Description of the Types of Products and Services from which Each Reportable Segment Derives its Revenues:

Our domestic aluminum segment represents all of our aluminum melting, processing, alloying, trading and salt cake recovery activities, including investments in joint ventures, within the United States. Our international aluminum segment represents all of our aluminum melting, processing, alloying, and trading activities outside of the United States. Our zinc segment represents all of our zinc melting, processing and trading activities.

Measurement of Segment Profit or Loss and Segment Assets:

The accounting policies of the reportable segments are the same as those described in NOTE A – “SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES” of our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003. We evaluate performance based on gross profit or loss from operations, net of selling expenses, which we title “Segment Income.” Provision for income taxes, interest expense, certain amounts of other (income) expense, net, corporate general and administrative costs, including depreciation of corporate assets and amortization of capitalized debt costs, are not allocated to the reportable segments. Intersegment sales and transfers are recorded at market value; net profits on intersegment sales and transfers were immaterial for the periods presented. Consolidated cash, net unamortized debt costs, net current deferred tax assets and assets located at our headquarters office in Irving, Texas are not allocated to the reportable segments.

Factors Management Used to Identify Our Reportable Segments:

Our reportable segments are business units that offer different types of metal products and services in different geographic locations. The reportable segments are each managed separately, because they produce distinct products and services and sell to different types of customers. The following table shows our segment assets for the indicated periods:

The following table shows our revenues and income for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2004 and June 30, 2003, respectively.

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NOTE I – VAW-IMCO

VAW-IMCO owns and operates two aluminum recycling foundry alloy facilities in Grevenbroich and Töging, Germany, that together have an annual melting capacity in excess of 700 million pounds. VAW-IMCO supplies specialty alloys to the European automobile industry and serves other European aluminum markets.

Through a wholly-owned subsidiary, we had previously owned a 50% share interest in VAW-IMCO, with Hydro Aluminium Deutschland GmbH (Hydro) owning the remaining 50% share interest. On March 14, 2003, we entered into an agreement with Hydro and VAW-IMCO, finalizing the terms and conditions whereby VAW-IMCO would redeem its shares owned by Hydro. As a result of this agreement, voting control of VAW-IMCO was effectively vested in a wholly-owned subsidiary of ours, and effective March 1, 2003, the accounts of VAW-IMCO were consolidated with those of ours and reflected within our consolidated financial statements. Prior to that date, the accounts of VAW-IMCO were reflected in our financial statements under the equity method of accounting. This effective acquisition of the remaining 50% interest in VAW-IMCO was an important step in the ongoing expansion of our international operations.

The following table represents our condensed unaudited pro forma statement of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2003. The unaudited pro forma information is not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that would have occurred had the acquisition been made at the beginning of the periods presented or the future results of the combined operations. The condensed unaudited pro forma statement of operations assumes that the consolidation of VAW-IMCO occurred on January 1, 2003.

NOTE J – STOCK BASED COMPENSATION

We follow Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25 (APB 25), “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,” and related interpretations in accounting for our employee stock options. Under APB 25, if the exercise price of employee stock options equals the market price of the underlying stock on the date of grant, no compensation expense is recorded. We have adopted the pro forma disclosure features of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,” as amended by SFAS No. 148, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation-Transition and Disclosure.” Our net earnings and earnings per share would have been reduced to the pro forma amounts shown below if compensation cost had been determined based on the fair value at the grant dates.

Our pro forma information below is presented as if we had applied the fair value recognition provision of SFAS 123 “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation.”

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NOTE K – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

In February and May 2004, we awarded a total of 147,000 restricted stock units to certain of our officers and key employees. The restricted stock units cannot be transferred or pledged and are subject to forfeiture if the holder’s employment with us terminates for any reason other than death, disability or retirement. The restricted stock units fully vest upon the earlier of the fifth anniversary of the date of grant, a “change of control” of the company or upon the holder’s death, disability or retirement. The vested restricted stock units are exchangeable into shares of IMCO common stock. We recorded $1,594,000 in deferred compensation as a reduction to stockholders’ equity related to these awards. This amount will be recorded as compensation expense over the vesting period of the restricted stock units.

Don V. Ingram resigned as chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer of the company in April 2004. In 2000 and 2002, our board of directors had approved grants of contractual restricted stock awards to Mr. Ingram for a total of 600,000 shares. As a consequence of Mr. Ingram’s resignation, as of May 7, 2004, 450,000 shares of common stock were fully vested in accordance with the terms of his restricted stock award agreement resulting in a charge of $1,576,000. The remaining 150,000 shares of his restricted stock were cancelled and returned to treasury stock. In addition, Mr. Ingram received a cash severance payment of $1,500,000. The total charge of $3,655,000 relating to the cash payment, vesting of the 450,000 shares of restricted common stock and certain legal expenses was recognized in the second quarter of 2004 in selling, general and administrative expense.

NOTE L – INCOME TAXES

Our effective tax rate was 43% for the six months ended June 30, 2004. This compares to an effective tax rate of 38% for the comparable period in 2003. The effective tax rate for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2004 was impacted because we have not recognized deferred state income tax benefits for 2004 as a result of domestic operating losses. Our provision for income tax in 2003 excluded the equity income from VAW-IMCO, which is recorded on an after tax basis.

Higher interest expense and payments for departing executives have generated net operating losses in the U.S. for federal income tax purposes for the six month period ended June 30, 2004. Deferred tax benefits related to these net operating losses have been recorded for U.S. federal income tax purposes. While our overall effective tax rate for 2004 contemplates the utilization of such operating loss carryforwards, if further profit improvements in our domestic operations do not occur, the recording of additional U.S. federal income tax benefits for 2004 will need to be re-evaluated

We have recorded net deferred tax assets in various state jurisdictions totaling $5,664,000, which includes amounts recorded related to the benefit for loss carryforwards and tax credits, and which expire in varying amounts between 2005 and 2024. A valuation allowance of $2,345,000 has been provided related to such net deferred tax assets. Realization is dependent on generating sufficient taxable income prior to expiration of the loss carryforwards. Although realization is not assured, management believes it is more likely than not that all of the deferred tax asset will be realized. The amount of the deferred tax asset considered realizable, however, could be reduced in the near term if estimates of future taxable income during the carryforward period are reduced.

Finally, our deferred tax asset and liability positions for both U.S. federal and various state jurisdictions could be impacted by the proposed acquisition of Commonwealth (see NOTE B – “IMCO RECYCLING INC. AND COMMONWEALTH INDUSTRIES, INC. PROPOSED MERGER”), and adjustments to our deferred tax positions may occur.

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The provision for income taxes, including income taxes on minority interests, was as follows:

The income tax expense (benefit), computed by applying the federal statutory rate to earnings (loss) before income taxes, differed from the provision for income taxes as follows:

NOTE M – CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Certain of our subsidiaries are guarantors of the indebtedness of IMCO under its senior secured notes. See NOTE D - “LONG-TERM DEBT.” For purposes of complying with the reporting requirements of these guarantor subsidiaries, presented below are condensed consolidating financial statements of IMCO Recycling Inc., the Guarantor Subsidiaries, and those subsidiaries of IMCO Recycling Inc. that are not guaranteeing the indebtedness under the senior secured notes (Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries).

The condensed consolidating balance sheets are presented as of June 30, 2004, the condensed consolidating statements of operations are presented for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003 and the condensed consolidating statements of cash flows are presented for the six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003.

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IMCO RECYCLING INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

GUARANTOR CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEETS

As of June 30, 2004