UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G
                                 (Rule 13d-102)


           INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO
     RULES 13d-1(b), (c), and (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO
                                 RULE 13d-2(b)

                               (Amendment No. 2)



                           ALERIS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
                           --------------------------
                           (fka IMCO RECYCLING INC.)
                           -------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)


                         Common Stock, $0.10 par value
                         -----------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                   449681105
                                   ---------
                                 (CUSIP Number)


                               December 31, 2004
                               -----------------
            (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)


          Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which
this Schedule is filed:

          [x]  Rule 13d-1(b)

          [ ]  Rule 13d-1(c)

          [ ]  Rule 13d-1(d)

          *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a
reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject
class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing
information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

          The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall
not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that
section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act
(however, see the Notes).



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1     Name of Reporting Person           WENTWORTH, HAUSER & VIOLICH, INC.

      IRS Identification No. of Above Person

2     Check the Appropriate Box if a member of a Group            (a)  [ ]

                                                                  (b)  [ ]
3     SEC USE ONLY

4     Citizenship or Place of Organization       Washington, United States

  NUMBER OF      5    Sole Voting Power                                  0
   SHARES        
BENEFICIALLY     6    Shared Voting Power                          325,008
OWNED BY EACH
  REPORTING      7    Sole Dispositive Power                             0
 PERSON WITH
                 8    Shared Dispositive Power                     325,008

9    Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting
       Person                                                      325,008

10   Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes
       Certain Shares                                                  [ ]

11   Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9                  1.1%

12   Type of Reporting Person                                           IA



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Item 1(a).     Name of Issuer.
          
               Aleris International, Inc. (fka IMCO Recycling Inc.)
          
Item 1(b).     Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices.
          
               25825 Science Park Drive, Suite 400
               Beachwood, OH  44122
          
Item 2(a).     Name of Person Filing.
          
               Wentworth, Hauser & Violich, Inc. ("Wentworth")
          
Item 2(b).     Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence.
          
               353 Sacramento Street, Suite 600
               San Francisco, CA  94111

Item 2(c).     Citizenship.
          
               Washington, United States
          
Item 2(d).     Title of Class of Securities.

               Common Stock, $0.10 par value

Item 2(e).     CUSIP Number.
          
               449681105

Item 3.        Type of Reporting Person.
          
               If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b) or
               Rule 13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

               (a)  [ ] Broker or dealer registered under section 15
                    of the Exchange Act.

               (b)  [ ] Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the
                    Exchange Act.

               (c)  [ ] Insurance company as defined in section
                    3(a)(19) of the Exchange Act.

               (d)  [ ] Investment company registered under section 8
                    of the Investment Company Act of 1940.

               (e)  [x] An investment adviser in accordance with Rule
                    13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

               (f)  [ ] An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in
                    accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

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               (g)  [ ] A parent holding company or control person in
                    accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

               (h)  [ ] A savings association as defined in Section
                    3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act;

               (i)  [ ] A church plan that is excluded from the
                    definition of an investment company under section
                    3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940;

               (j)  [ ] Group, in accordance with Rule
                    13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

Item 4.   Ownership.

          Reference is hereby made to Items 5-9 and 11 of page two (2) of
this Schedule 13G, which Items are incorporated by reference herein.

          Under the definition of "beneficial ownership" in Rule 13d-3
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, it is also possible that the
individual directors, executive officers, and/or shareholders of Wentworth
might be deemed the "beneficial owners" of some or all of the securities to
which this Schedule relates in that they might be deemed to share the power
to direct the voting or disposition of such securities. Neither the filing
of this Schedule nor any of its contents shall be deemed to constitute an
admission that any of such individuals is, for any purpose, the beneficial
owner of any of the securities to which this Schedule relates, and such
beneficial ownership is expressly disclaimed.

Item 5.   Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

	  If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the
date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of
more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following [X].

Item 6.   Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
          
          Not applicable.

Item 7.   Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
          the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company.
          
          Not applicable.

Item 8.   Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
          
          Not applicable.

Item 9.   Notice of Dissolution of Group.
          
          Not applicable.

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Item 10.  Certification.
          
          By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the
ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the
purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the
issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection
with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

                                   Signature
                                   
          After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is
true, complete and correct.


                                 WENTWORTH, HAUSER & VIOLICH, INC.
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 By: /s/ Bradford Hall
                                     --------------------
                                     Bradford Hall, Chief
                                     Compliance Officer
                                 
                                 
                                 
                              
DATED:  February 2, 2005