From October 6 to 8, 2026, STEINERT will provide a comprehensive insight into the future of aluminium sorting. Closing the aluminium loop requires both high throughput and melt-ready quality. As demand for high-grade recycled aluminium continues to grow, STEINERT is advancing its sorting systems on...
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...
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Metalcorp Group S.A., a global service provider for the procurement, production, mining and marketing of metals and minerals, reported growth in its revenue and profit in the first quarter of 2021 despite the challenges of COVID-19. The company generated revenue of EUR 164.1 million in Q1 2021, an...
Japan produced 697,999 tonnes of secondary aluminium and alloy ingots in the April 2020-March 2021 fiscal year, according to data released by the Japan Aluminium Alloy Refiners Association. The output declined 12% year-on-year due to lower demand for casting and die-casting products from the car...
The developer of the energy-saving aerofoil shelf strips, Aerofoil Energy, has been awarded Queen’s Award for Innovation in Enterprise, as it gets shelf-edge technology installed on open-fronted multi-deck supermarket fridges. The UK supermarkets industry comprising Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda,...
According to the data published by Environment Agency (EA) earlier this month, reveals that aluminium beverage can recycle recorded all-time highest ever rate in 2020 – an impressive 82%. This represents a Y-o-Y rise of 6% in a market that saw significant growth. As the COVID-19 pandemic leading to...
Brazil reported aluminium can recycling index of 97.4% in 2020 despite the difficulties faced by the country due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The index remained stable in relation to 2019, keeping Brazil among the world leaders in can recycling. The Associations reported that 391,500 tonnes or...
According to a recent report, a team of scientists in India has developed a new cost-effective and efficient aluminium scrap recycling technology that reduces material losses in the process. This new technology can be used by tiny & cottage industries, small-scale industries, MSME aluminium...
India’s imports of aluminium scrap from the US stood at 27,200 tonnes in February 2021, with a year-on-year decrease of 17.33%. India had imported 32,900 tonnes in February 2020. On a monthly basis, imports increased by 12.86% from 24,100 tonnes in January 2021, as updated by the US Census Bureau....
China’s aluminium scrap imports during January-February 2021 totalled 107,200 tonnes, recording a year-on-year decrease of 12.3 per cent, found the China customs data. In January, China imported 69,100 tonnes of aluminium scrap, which stood 16.21 per cent down month-on-month but up by 9.5 per cent...
Mexico’s aluminium scrap exports to the US in January 2021 stood at 14,500 tonnes, reflecting a month-on-month increase of 2,700 tonnes or 22.88 per cent, according to the US Geological Survey data. In December 2020, Mexico exported 11,800 tonnes of aluminium scrap to the United States compared to...
The Germany-based recycling equipment and systems manufacturer, STEINERT stated: “Aluminium is increasingly replacing conventional materials, such as steel and can be 100% recycled; the metal has a very promising future.” “What's more, using secondary aluminium, also known as green aluminium, cuts...
The United States aluminium scrap exports to South Korea stood at 22,900 tonnes in January 2021, reflecting a month-on-month increase of 4,000 tonnes or 21.16 per cent. In December 2020, the US scrap exports to South Korea were 18,900 tonnes, down by 6,300 tonnes or 25 per cent from 25,200 tonnes...
TOMRA has won the tender to supply the reverse vending technology for the upcoming bottle and can recycling program. SIA Depozīta Iepakojuma Operators, the future central system administrator for the deposit return system (DRS) in Latvia, has made the announcement. The deposit return system will...
Kyrgyzstan, a landlocked mountainous, lower-middle-income country with an economy dominated by minerals extraction, agriculture, and reliance on remittances from citizens working abroad. Referred to as the Switzerland of Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan has documented 22,103 tonnes of aluminium scrap...
According to the US Geological Survey, the United States’ aluminium scrap exports to Hong Kong jumped by 9,100 tonnes or 81.25 per cent in January 2021 to stand at 20,300 tonnes. In December 2020, the exports stood at 11,200 tonnes, which also surged month-on-month by 4,930 tonnes or 78.63 per cent...
Every Can Counts has collaborated with Irish start-up The Naked Collective to encourage residents to recycle drink cans. The Naked Collective will provide funding to the Every Can Counts programme to aware people that drink cans are endlessly recyclable. The Naked Collective’s partnership with...
AMAG has signed a supply contract with Audi Hungaria to close the loop on aluminium recycling. The agreement will see production waste generated at the Audi plant in Györ will be delivered to AMAG in Ranshofen in the form of sorted aluminium sheet scrap. AMAG will then recycle into new aluminium...
The United States aluminium scrap exports started the year in January 2021 with a month-on-month decline of 3,000 tonnes or 1.92 per cent. From 156,000 tonnes in December 2020, the exports decreased to 153,000 tonnes in January 2021. But nevertheless, on a year-on-year basis, the US aluminium scrap...
On 24 th March 2021, European Aluminium and Metal Packaging Europe floated a joint roadmap towards achieving 100% recycling of aluminium beverage can by 2030. The Roadmap reveals the position among aluminium producers of can-sheet, manufacturers of aluminium beverage cans and recyclers of used...
