Exhibit 24

Power of Attorney

Know all by these presents that the undersigned hereby constitutes
and appoints each of Tobin K. Clark, Jeffrey S. Mecom and Carolyn B.
Johnson, signing singly, as the undersigneds true and lawful attorney-
in-fact to:

(1)  execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the
undersigneds capacity as an officer and/or director of IMCO Recycling
Inc. (the Company), Forms 3, 4, and 5, and amendments thereto, in
accordance with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and the rules thereunder;

(2)  do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
that may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Forms
3, 4, or 5, or amendments thereto, and timely file such form with the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or
similar authority; and

(3)  take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing that, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit
to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it
being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on
behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in
such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-
fact may approve in such attorney-in-facts discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact power and
authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and
powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of
substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-facts substitute or substitutes,
shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney
and the rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that
the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request
of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of
the undersigneds responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to
the undersigneds holdings of and transactions in securities issued by
the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing
delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to
be executed as of this 12th day of December, 2003.


/s/John E. Balkcom
Signature


John E. Balkcom
Printed Name


State of Illinois )
		  )  ss
County of Cook    )

Sworn to before me this 12th day of December, 2003.


/s/ Donny Jordan				Notary Public
(SEAL)

CONFIRMING STATEMENT

This Statement confirms that the undersigned, John E. Balkcom, has
authorized and designated Tobin K. Clark, Jeffrey S. Mecom and Carolyn
B. Johnson, signing singly, to execute and file on the undersigneds
behalf all Forms 3, 4 and 5, including any amendments thereto, that
the undersigned may be required to file with the United States Securities
and Exchange Commission as a result of the undersigneds ownership of
or transactions in securities of IMCO Recycling Inc.  The authority of
Tobin K. Clark, Jeffrey S. Mecom and Carolyn B. Johnson under this
Confirming Statement shall continue until the undersigned is no longer
required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5, or any amendments thereto, with
regard to the undersigneds ownership of or transaction in securities
of IMCO Recycling Inc., unless earlier revoked in writing.  The
undersigned acknowledges that Tobin K. Clark, Jeffrey S. Mecom and
Carolyn B. Johnson are not assuming any of the undersigneds
responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.


Dated:  December 12, 2003


/s/John E. Balkcom
John E. Balkcom