BAMA is bringing together the aerosol industry to develop a more consistent recycling message and strengthen consumer understanding of aerosol sustainability. The British Aerosol Manufacturers’ Association (BAMA) is calling for industry-wide collaboration to improve how aerosol recycling is...
Hydro has joined Siemens Mobility, TSR Group and Voestalpine in the Train2Train pilot project aimed at recovering aluminium from decommissioned trains and recycling it into components for new rail vehicles. The project brings together the rail value chain, from train dismantling and material...
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India’s aluminium scrap imports from the United States reflected a hike for the second month in a row in August 2021, found the US Census Bureau. According to the data, India imported 45,300 tonnes of aluminium scrap from the US in the said month, up by 11,200 tonnes or 32.84 per cent...
The City of Milwaukee and Waukesha County in Wisconsin, US jointly owned recycling plant secures an aluminium beverage can capture grant. Ardagh Metal Packaging, the sustainable beverage can manufacturer and rigid packaging supplier Crown backed the grant program. The fund will be utilised to...
The industry-leading technology user to recycle aluminium for regional die casters and foundries, Spectro Alloys of Rosemount, Minnesota is infusing $10 million to make its recycling plant, the Upper Midwest's biggest processor of industrial aluminium, applying high standards of safety and with...
On Saturday, November 6, Emirates Environmental Group (EEG) successfully concluded the 25th Cycle of the ‘Can Collection Drive (CCD)’. Hundreds of individuals of all ages gathered to deposit aluminium cans for recycling, including academic and government institutions, hospitality, business, private...
The largest aluminium producer in Brazil, Companhia Brasileira de Alumínio (CBA) inked an agreement to acquire 80% of Alux do Brasil, located in Nova Odessa-SP, in a transaction worth R$ 110 million, with a preference to buy the remaining 20% from the third year after accomplishment of the...
The new recycling plant built by Altech Recycling LLC in North Little Rock, Arkansas, will produce recycled materials destined for new Toyota vehicles. The plant, worth $20 million, started operating in September. It came into existence after the St. Louis-based Alter Trading Company, a scrap metal...
The United States aluminium scrap exports to Hong Kong inched up by only 300 tonnes in July 2021, following a decline in the previous month. According to the US Geological Survey, aluminium scrap exports from the US to Hong Kong stood at 19,200 tonnes in July compared to 18,900 tonnes in June 2021....
Alupro has been announced as the 2022 Student Starpack Awards' newest sponsor. The competition, which is organised by the Institute of Materials, Minerals, and Mining (IOM3), pushes university students to develop new packaging solutions to tackle difficulties given by top businesses. Established in...
HyNet, the UK's leading industrial decarbonisation programme, invited Greg Hands, the Minister for Energy and Climate Change, to Warrington to see Novelis, the world's largest aluminium recycling factory. The minister accompanied Warrington South MP Andy Carter to witness how HyNet hydrogen,...
A research led by the University of Leeds has advised the industry that, in order to achieve the net zero objective, industry must accelerate investment in new technologies that allow materials to be manufactured using renewable power. The report warns that national programmes for replacing fossil...
Tomra has made a long-term commitment to be a leader in the resource revolution. Through automated sensor-based sorting technologies, the business aims to enhance the aluminium industry's environmental performance. Tomra confirms once again that its famous performance continues to improve the...
The 2021 outlook has enhanced significantly for the scrap market, propelled in part by constrained supply chains and rising prices of the metal have seen a dramatic turnaround. However, prices remain volatile and most market participants remain cautiously optimistic. Aluminium scrap can be recast...
The United States aluminium scrap imports from Mexico decreased in July 2021 following restraint in the previous month. According to the US Census Bureau data, the United States imported 800 tonnes less of aluminium scrap from Mexico in July than the earlier month. The imports stood at 18,000...
Ball Corporation, a US-based aluminium packaging firm, has revealed intentions to construct Brazil's first "circular economy laboratory" on Fernando de Noronha's island. The VADELATA for the Planet Lab will make aluminium can collection and recycling easier. The project's construction has...
The most crucial input material to the aluminium recycling process is aluminium scrap. However, it is generally classified as “new scrap” from production processes and “old scrap” from post-consumer use. The one that emerges from the manufacturing of aluminium semi-fabricated and final products is...
The economy of Mozambique is a combination of both traditional and market economic systems. The export of primary aluminium is one of the major exports of the country among other commodities with Mozal Aluminium is the sole aluminium producer. The Southern African nation, Mozambique exported 3731...
The Forest of Dean District Council has launched an educational campaign to boost aluminium foil collection and recycling rates. The scheme, which is being carried out in collaboration with the Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro) and the European Aluminium Foil Association (EAFA),...
Domestic aluminium scrap accounts for 89 percent of total secondary aluminium raw materials in China, indicating that secondary aluminium manufacturing has become increasingly self-sufficient. China's secondary aluminium manufacturing capacity has surpassed 14 million metric tonnes, accounting for...
