Europe’s recycled aluminium industry is an important component of the global secondary aluminium supply chain, with Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom (UK) representing key national markets. Production across the European region stood at nearly 6 million tonnes in 2023, supported by established scrap recovery systems, industrial recycling capacity and demand for recycled metal. Russia also contributes to the regional landscape through secondary aluminium production units concentrated in several industrial centres. According to AL Circle’s analysis in its report, “ World Recycled ALuminium Market Analysis Industry Forecast ”, the four countries present different market structures, from Germany’s substantial recycling capacity and Italy’s scrap-based production to the UK’s organised...
According to SMM survey statistics, the operating rate of the secondary aluminium alloy industry in September was 35.0 per cent, up 3.1 percentage points M-o-M but down 6.7 percentage points Y-o-Y. Industry production continued its recovery trend, but the overall operating level remained below the same period last year. On the demand side, September marked the traditional peak consumption season, with downstream orders recovering from August. End-use demand from automobiles and other sectors improved marginally, but the peak season effect has yet to fully materialise. According to CAAM data, automobile production in September was 2.99 million units, up 11.4 per cent M-o-M but down 8.7 per cent Y-o-Y. NEV production was 1.814 million units, up 12.2 per cent Y-o-Y. CAAM noted that China's...
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According to a recent report by Shanghai Metals Market, the construction of a 100,000 tonnes per year secondary aluminium processing project and a 60,000 tonnes per year waste battery treatment project began in Yunxian County in Southwest China’s Yunnan province on Tuesday, May 12. The total estimated investment for the secondary aluminium processing project is RMB 84.54 million, while that for the battery treatment project is RMB 95.94 million. As per the report, the secondary aluminium project will primarily produce secondary aluminium and casting alloy, and the battery treatment project will generate 2# lead, lead-base alloy, sodium sulphate, and plastic housing. The projects followed the commissioning of two more key projects of waste tire processing and high-purity alumina production...
According to the Geological Survey of the United States, Mexico imported 16,800 tonnes of aluminium scrap from the US in February 2020. The import was down by 2.33 per cent from 17,200 tonnes in January 2020. In December 2019, Mexico imported 13,100 tonnes of scrap from the US, meaning January saw a rise of 31.30 per cent in imports month-on-month. Mexico’s imports from the United States in December plunged by 20.12 per cent from 16,400 tonnes in November to stand at 13,100 tonnes. Year-on-year, Mexico’s aluminium scrap imports from the United States in February 2020 stood almost flat. In February 2019, the import volume was 16,200 tonnes, down by 600 tonnes from February 2020. The total aluminium scrap imports by Mexico from the United States in the first two months of the year were...
According to Shanghai Metals Market report, China’s environmental authorities on Monday, May 18, issued the seventh batch of import quotas for metal scrap, including aluminium. The authorities confirmed that the seventh batch of import quotas for 2020 would allow additional 1,480 tonnes of high-grade aluminium scrap to enter China, compared to 1,030 tonnes of scrap permitted under the sixth batch of quotas. This means the allowance for aluminium scrap import to China expanded by 450 tonnes in the seventh batch. The cumulative quotas for this year reached 478,159 tonnes, showed Shanghai Metals Market. But while the import quotas are increasing for this year, the supply in the market is displaying a bearish trend due to disruptions amidst the worldwide spread of COVID-19. China, in the...
Finland is the eighth-most expensive country in Europe according to a Eurostat study of 2017. The economy of Finland is a highly industrialised, mixed economy with a per capita output similar to that of other western European economies such as France, Germany and the United Kingdom. Industry in Finland is the second largest sector of Economy of the nation after the services sector. The metal industry is categorised into multiple branches. Finland’s exports include metals and metal products worth, machinery, electronics and vehicles. The aluminium scrap exportation market of Finland during 2017-20 has reflected with a positive overview. This also gives a notification that the usage of aluminium or the demand for the aluminium in the nation’s manufacturing units has been increasing....
The Scottish Parliament voted to approve Regulations for the establishment of Scotland’s Deposit Scheme. This would increase the recycling of single-use drinks containers in Scotland. The scheme will come into effect from 1 July 2022. The Scottish government last year announced a new Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) that will include aluminium and steel cans, and drink containers made of glass and PET plastic. The government said all shops selling drinks will offer 20p deposit refunds to customers. The Scottish Wholesale Association (SWA), the trade association for Scotland’s food and drink wholesale businesses, had called for a delay due to the coronavirus pandemic. Colin Smith, SWA chief executive, said: “Scotland’s food and drink wholesalers will be bitterly disappointed that the DRS...
Nespresso has increased the recycled aluminium content to 80 per cent in its new coffee machine capsules , as part of its ongoing drive to boost sustainable credentials. The report came after the Swiss company unveiled its new capsules on Friday, May 15. The Nestlé-owned brand claims that its new aluminium coffee pods are the first pods in the market made of such high-level recycled content. The pods also contain very thin aluminium foil, which is eight per cent lighter in weight and requires 9.2 per cent lesser metal to produce, according to Nespresso. Jérôme Pérez, head of sustainability at Nespresso said, the launch of new capsules marked a significant milestone for improving the circularity of its business. "We are constantly challenging ourselves to improve the sustainability and...
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According to the United States Geological Survey, the US aluminium scrap exports to Malaysia showed a continuous downtrend from December 2019 to February 2020. Until November 2019, the United States aluminium scrap exports saw a month-on-month rise, such as an increase from 30,900 tonnes in September to 40,100 tonnes in October, followed by a further growth to 41,500 tonnes in November. But from December to February, the exports dwindled right from 32,500 tonnes to 22,500 tonnes. In January, the US exported 26,500 tonnes of aluminium scrap to Malaysia, registering a fall of 18.46 per cent month-on-month, while in February, it exported 22,500 tonnes, down 15.1 per cent over the month. The United States total exports of aluminium scrap to Malaysia in January and February combined were...
The aluminium packaging recycling rate in the United Kingdom has increased by 4 per cent year-on-year and recorded a new high to 56 per cent, the highest ever level, found the Environment Agency data, published on the National Packaging Waste Database (NPWD) earlier this month. The aluminium packaging market in 2019 grew by 8 per cent year-on-year, with 207,000 tonnes of packaging sold and 116,670 tonnes recycled, including an estimated 76% of all aluminium beverage cans sold. Data shows more than 102,944 tonnes of collected aluminium packaging (88%) were recycled into new high-quality products within Europe. The business recycling rate once again crossed the target, reaching 63 per cent compared to 60 per cent in 2018, while consumer-collected aluminium packaging recycling surged by 20...
The economy of the Czech Republic is a developed export-oriented social market economy based on services, manufacturing, and innovation that maintains a high-income welfare state and the European social model. The industry sector accounts for 37.5% of the economy. The principal industries are high tech engineering, electronics and machine-building, transportation equipment, etc. The Aluminium scrap import of the nation during 2017-19 remains enterprising, as the total import volume stood at 342,675 tonnes, while the expenditure remained at $356.20 million. The projected import volume for 2020 has been analysed at 131,782 tonnes and the expenditure might reach to $92.20 million. When the 2020 import volume and expenditure is added with the preceding three years it reflects 474,457 tonnes...
According to Shanghai Metals Market data, operating rates across China’s secondary aluminium industry in April stood at 47.08 per cent, down 0.22 percentage point from a month ago. In March, China’s secondary aluminium producers’ operating rates were 47.32 per cent after rebounding by 29.2 percentage points from a month earlier. Year-on-year, China’s April secondary aluminium operating rates stood down by 11.22 percentage points, whereas in March, the operating rates were down by 16.37 percentage points over the year. The persisting impact of COVID-19 kept domestic and overseas demand subdued, resulting in the downfall in operations at secondary aluminium smelters. Producers saw a limited increase in new orders after they fulfilled previous ones. This, together with an increase in...
On 7 th May’20 the Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Govt. of India, Nitin Gadkari stated that the "vehicle scrappage policy" will be finalised and implemented very soon to stimulate the Indian automobile sector. Gadkari said in a video conference with the members of SIAM (Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers) Institute over the impact of COVID-19 on the automobile sector: "The scrapping policy will be finalised soon. It is going to boost the industry. It is going to reduce the production cost. Yesterday also, I discussed with the Secretary and we will make it as early as possible." The Finance Minister of India in February’20 said: “A policy for the scrapping of old vehicles is in the works and will be announced after concerned ministries fine-tune it.” The long time waiting...
The US Geological Survey showed the United States’ aluminium scrap exports to China grew in February 2020, following the jump in the previous month. In February, the US exported 11,400 tonnes of aluminium scrap to China, up 8.6 per cent from January. The country’s exports in January were 10,500 tonnes after registering a surge of 255 per cent from 2,960 tonnes in December 2019. In November 2019, the US aluminium scrap exports to China were 5,400 tonnes, meaning the exports in December declined 45 per cent month-on-month. The United States in the first two months of the year exported 22,000 tonnes in total, up 163 per cent from the export amount of 8,360 tonnes in November and December. <iframe width="500" height="300" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cpBb5KDsVeM" frameborder="0"...
The economy of Israel is a highly advanced free-market, primarily knowledge-based economy. The prosperity of Israel's advanced economy allows the country to have a sophisticated welfare state, a modern infrastructure, and a high-technology sector competitively on par with Silicon Valley. Israel has the second-largest number of start-up companies in the world after the United States and the third-largest number of NASDAQ-listed companies after the U.S. and China. The aluminium scrap export of Israel has been found sky-rocketing during 2017-19 as the total export volume was recorded at 131,205 tonnes and the revenue earned stood at $197.02 million. The projected analysis for 2020 has been recorded at 61,840 tonnes and the income might inflate to $108.33 million. When the export volume and...
Kenya is a country in East Africa with coastline on the Indian Ocean. The economy of Kenya is a market-based economy with a liberalised external trade system and a few state enterprises. Major industries include agriculture, forestry, fishing, mining, manufacturing, energy, tourism and financial services. Aluminium enters Kenya as imported products, and scrap is either recycled locally or exported. The scrap dealers were the firms dealing with bulky aluminium scrap sourced from small scale dealers located within their home town and other smaller towns. They also bought scrap through tenders from companies and government institutions. The scrap collected was sold to the foundries, and the surplus was exported. The aluminium scraps export of Kenya has shown a lighting growth during 2017-19...
According to the latest USGS data, the United States in February 2020 extended its export volume of aluminium scrap by 3,000 tonnes to 149,000 tonnes. In January, the country’s aluminium scrap exports had come in at 146,000 tonnes after increasing by 6,000 tonnes or 4.28 per cent from 140,000 tonnes in December 2019. But the US exports in December had seen a drop of 7.28 per cent, as the export volume in November was 151,000 tonnes. During January-February, the total aluminium scrap exports by the United States were 294,000 tonnes. India was the leading destination for the United States aluminium scrap exports in February. The former bought 32,900 tonnes of scrap in February compared to 28,900 tonnes a month ago. This means India’s aluminium scrap imports from the US rose 14 per cent...
Georgia strategically located at the crossroads of trade and commerce between East and West. The country is ideally positioned to access markets of Asia and Europe, as well as the Middle East and the CIS countries. Young talent pool, business-friendly regulations, a favourable tax and customs framework and relatively low-cost work environment have played a key role in developing the manufacturing sector in Georgia. Georgia enjoys Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area with the EU, Free Trade Agreements with Turkey, Ukraine, China (including Hong-Kong), EFTA and CIS countries as well as Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) with the USA, Canada and Japan. The Georgian aluminium scrap export market has recorded a rapid growth during 2017-19 as the total volume stood at 9544 tonnes and the...
According to China customs data, China in March 2020 imported 77,000 tonnes of aluminium scrap, down 39.1 per cent year-on-year but up 29.8 per cent from February 2020. This brought China’s total aluminium scrap imports in the first three months of the year to 199,000 tonnes, down 40.1 per cent from the same period last year. Most of the secondary aluminium producers resumed operations after March, which boosted demand for imported aluminium scrap. The general consumption of secondary aluminium within China and abroad has, however, dropped owing to slow global economic activities due to the outbreak of COVID19. With more stringent movement restrictions outside China in mid-March, Chinese secondary aluminium producers reported a sharp decline in export orders. As for unwrought aluminium...
According to a recent report from Shanghai Metals Market, China’s environmental authorities, on Thursday, April 23, have issued the sixth batch of aluminium scrap quotas for 2020, permitting additional 1,030 tonnes of high-grade aluminium scrap to enter China. This, together with the previous batch quota, which allowed an additional 191,100 tonnes of high-grade aluminium scrap imports to China, brings the total permissible amount of imports to 476,679 tonnes. But while the import quotas are increasing for this year on one hand, the supply in the market is displaying a bearish trend, on the other, due to subdued consumption and supply disruptions amid the worldwide spread of the COVID19. Chinese authorities estimate that since the spread of the COVID19 has not shown signs of slowdown, the...
