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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South Korea's imports of aluminium scrap from the US stood at 19,700 tonnes in March 2021, a decrease of 28.36% from 27,500 tonnes in March 2020, as updated by the US Census Bureau. On a monthly basis, imports declined by 12% from 22,400 tonnes in February 2021. In the first quarter of 2021, South...
IMT Italia S.p.A has joined ASI as a Production & Transformation member, bringing the total number of ASI Members to 170. The company operates in the metallurgical sector whose ultimate purpose is the marketing of secondary aluminium ingots produced from aluminium scraps recovered and re-valorized...
The International Aluminium Institute (IAI) has announced that a record 20 million tonnes of post-consumer scrap intake in 2019, indicating nearly 60 per cent of total scrap intake. This also reduces 300 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions as the recycled metal reduces demand for primary...
Romco Group Ltd (UK) has become a new Production and Transformation member of ASI, bringing the total number of ASI Members to 169. Romco, started in 2015, is a metals recycling company that manufactures secondary materials, mainly aluminium, for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and trading...
Of 170,000 tonnes of the United States total aluminium scrap exports in March 2021, India imported 29,700 tonnes, according to the US Geological Survey’s latest data. India’s aluminium scrap imports from the US in March recorded an increase of 2,500 tonnes or 9.20 per cent month-on-month from...
In April 2021, operating rates at China's secondary aluminium producers stood at 41.35 per cent, inching down by 0.25 percentage point month-on-month but up by 17.92 percentage points year-on-year. Operating rates at large enterprises increased slightly as furnaces resumed normal operation from...
According to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations, the Mexican GDP tp predicted to reach $1113 billion by the end of 2021and in the long-term, the GDP is projected to trend around $1158.00 billion in 2022. The lack of bauxite mines has kept Mexico on the back foot toward...
The aluminium packaging recycling organisation Alupro has launched informative fact sheets to highlight the benefits of aluminium packaging. The fact sheets cover the recycling processes, collection rates, upcoming legislative changes and the carbon footprint of aluminium. The documents will...
The expert in pollution control solutions, Europlasma set forth the progress of its Chinese subsidiary's project aimed at recovering aluminium waste by using plasma technology. The Chinese subsidiary of pollution control expert Europlasma Environmental Technologies (EET) in collaboration with...
Recycled aluminium products manufacturer Chongqing Shunbo Aluminum Co has decided to construct a 5.6 billion yuan ($868.45 million) production base in China’s eastern Anhui province, Reuters reported. In a filing to the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, Shunbo inked a deal with Bowang district in the city...
According to a recent report, the world’s top private-sector Chinese aluminium maker China Hongqiao Group will put a secondary aluminium plant into operation at its home province in Shandong at the end of 2021. The Group said it is a joint project with Germany’s Scholz Recycling. The facility will...
REAL ALLOY has acquired Récupération Valorisation Aluminium (RVA), a French specialist in salt slag recycling, to further enhance its existing salt slag processing plants in North America and Europe. RVA is located in Les Islettes, 200 kilometers east of Paris. The company utilized its technology...
Malaysia’s aluminium scrap imports from the United States edged 4,500 tonnes or 13.98 per cent higher month-on-month to 36,700 tonnes in February 2021, found the US Geological Survey data. In January, Malaysia imported 32,200 tonnes of aluminium scrap from the US, down by 4,200 tonnes or 11.54 per...
Luxembourg has countered the COVID-19 pandemic comparatively well and it needs to be accredited to the unprecedented policy support, both domestically and globally, and a quick adjustment to teleworking given the structure of the economy. The government towards supporting the economy implemented a...
According to a recent report, Rick Hindley has resigned as Executive Director of the Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro) to join the coffee pod recycling service PodBack, which launched a first-of-its-kind recycling programme for aluminium coffee pods last month. Mr Hindley’s 15...
The aluminium packaging recycling organisation, Alupro has made public the appointment of Tom Giddings as interim General Manager. Formerly Sustainability and Public Affairs Manager, Tom replaces industry stalwart Rick Hindley, who moves on to another senior role within the recycling sector. In...
South Korea's imports of aluminium scrap from the US stood at 22,400 tonnes in February 2021, indicating a decrease of 5.49% from 23,700 tonnes in February 2020. On a monthly basis, imports declined by 2.18% from 22,900 tonnes in January 2021, as updated by the US Census Bureau. In the first two...
Hong Kong imported 20,300 tonnes of aluminium scrap from the United States in February 2021, which was the same as the imports in January 2021, according to the US Geological Survey. However, on a year-on-year calculation, the imports edged 15,800 tonnes or 351 per cent higher than 4,500 tonnes....
