Recycled aluminium weekly recap: Nestlé launches 'Starbucks at Home' coffee capsules made from 80% recycled aluminium; AMAG's new Al4®ever product line ensures low carbon emissions

The recycling sector has seen a sudden boom in the past few years with major companies turning towards sustainability. Mitchell Avenue’s Weston Aluminium suffered a grave trauma on July 12 as molten aluminium was spilt at the Kuri Kuri smelter, later to be controlled by state firefighters. It is a miracle that no major harm was reported by the workers and the decapitated area of the smelter would be taken care of by the authorities soon. On July 8, Hydro declared that it has already begun the up-gradation programme at its aluminium recycling plant in Rackwitz, Germany. The project will require about EUR 40 million to produce 25,000 tonnes of HyForge billet per year, opening new ways for the application of post-consumer, end-of-life scrap.

Nestlé breathing high on environmental issues has declared that the coffee capsules from its luxury brand, ‘Starbucks at Home’ by Nespresso are made out of 80 per cent recycled aluminium. The company is on a quest to transform all of its packing materials into 100 per cent recyclable or reusable products by 2025 and this might be a very calculated move towards sustainability.

To know more: https://www.alcircle.com/news/nestle-launches-starbucks-at-home-coffee-capsules-made-from-80-recycled-aluminium-81983

The AMAG Al4®ever rolled and cast aluminium products meet a specific footprint limit of less than four tonnes of CO2 per tonne of aluminium produced. For selected applications, the AMAG Al4®ever star product line guarantees a footprint of less than two tonnes of CO2 per tonne of aluminium produced. As a result, there is a significant reduction in CO2 emissions when compared to conventionally manufactured products.

To know more: https://www.alcircle.com/news/amag-s-new-al4ever-product-line-ensures-low-carbon-emissions-and-unchanged-high-quality-81985

On July 8, Hydro announced that it broke ground this week to mark the start of the expansion work of its aluminium recycling plant in Rackwitz, Germany. The project will require around EUR 40 million of investment to produce 25,000 tonnes of HyForge per year, increasing the use of post-consumer, end-of-life scrap.     

To know more: https://www.alcircle.com/news/hydro-initiates-expansion-of-aluminium-recycling-plant-in-germany-to-produce-25-000-tonnes-of-hyforge-billet-80940

Wolverhampton Council from the West Midlands is the first local government body to partner with Podback, a not-for-profit coffee pod recycling service that takes care of used aluminium and plastic coffee pods. This latest inter-city Podback scheme will aid the council’s goal of reducing waste, increasing the recycling rate and retrieving carbon waste to help balance climate disruptions.

To know more: https://www.alcircle.com/news/wolverhampton-council-gains-podbacks-trust-for-aluminium-and-plastic-waste-recycling-80955

Ireland’s first and only canned water brand Well uses water originating from the country and packs it locally. Well has now collaborated with Every Can Counts to build a circular recycling scheme for aluminium cans. Recycling non-profit organisation Every Can Counts signed a deal of partnership with Well. at the Royal Hospital, Kilmainham, during the Wellfest event to collect used aluminium cans of the company and recycle them.

To know more: https://www.alcircle.com/news/irish-canned-water-brand-well-signs-aluminium-can-recycling-deal-with-every-can-counts-80958

On 12^th July 2022, the Board of Directors of Befesa S.A. appointed Javier Molina, the present Chief Executive, as the Executive Chairperson of Befesa, while the working Vice President of the Steel Dust Recycling Business, Asier Zarraonandia is promoted as the CEO of Befesa. The current Chairman of the Board has been appointed as the Lead Independent Director and abides as Chairman of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee. However, the company has reported that all the changes are with immediate effect.

To know more: https://www.alcircle.com/news/befesa-reports-organizational-changes-to-capture-double-digit-sustainable-global-growth-opportunities-80969

On Tuesday, July 12, a major accident was reported at Weston Aluminium on Mitchell Avenue. The molten aluminium that had spilt at the Kuri Kuri based smelter was, however, brought under control by the firefighters. The firefighters arrived at the spot at around 11.30 pm, where they discovered a substantial pour of molten aluminium.

To know more: https://www.alcircle.com/news/weston-aluminium-reports-another-major-fire-incident-in-8-months-80970

Urban mining is the process of removing non-ferrous metals, like aluminium, copper, lead, and zinc, from electronic trash and other wastes that are primarily produced in urban areas. To make deep-seated minerals such as zinc, lead, and copper more accessible, the minerals and metals industry is urging the government to create a new urban mining policy and add a specific clause to the current regulations. The government should promote urban mining, according to Pai, who was recently named the new chairman of the International Aluminium Institute (IAI), the only international organisation representing producers of primary aluminium.

To know more: https://www.alcircle.com/news/minerals-and-metals-industry-urges-government-to-introduce-urban-mining-in-india-81974