Is the US fighting hard enough to keep its aluminium in-house from competitors like China?
Aluminium industry leaders say the United States is unwittingly ‘leaking’ a strategic resource by exporting vast quantities of scrap metal even as domestic makers scramble for feedstock. The Aluminum Association’s new “Scrap The Exports” campaign notes that the US currently exports roughly 2 million tonnes of aluminium scrap each year, nearly half of what the country recycles.
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“Scrap aluminium is a vital feedstock for American manufacturers, especially at a time when US aluminium firms are investing and need reliable and affordable access to metal like never before,” says Charles Johnson, president and CEO of the Aluminum Association (AA). By losing high-grade scrap, US companies contend, the nation cedes raw material that could otherwise be used in domestic factories – handing an advantage to foreign competitors like China.
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