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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Aluminium Industry experts are reportedly emphasising the urgent need for BIS (The Bureau of Indian Standards) quality standards for aluminium scrap to hinder the imports and use of cheap and sub-standard scrap in India. The BIS standards will ensure quality, environment, and safety concerns as per...
The economy of Egypt has weakened mostly in un-free category for more than two decades. Growth of GDP over the past five years, however, has been healthy. The construction and energy sectors are the main engines of growth. The disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic started in Egypt in March...
The Dilsen group E-max, producer of aluminium profiles, will invest €15 million in its branch in Kerkrade, Netherlands. This investment is the final part of the long path to 100% circular and low-carbon aluminium. Dimitri Fotij, CEO of E-max said: “Large multinationals come to see how we managed to...
Nestlé and Jacobs Douwe Egberts UK (JDE UK, part of the JDE Peet’s Group) have teamed up to create Podback: a first of its kind recycling programme for coffee pods. The scheme, which will launch in early 2021, will cover brands such as Nespresso, Nescafé Dolce Gusto and Tassimo. The companies will...
Rio Tinto is presenting a new family of unique aluminium alloys designed to entitle North American die-casters to enlarge their use of recycled content in the production of automotive parts, delivering improvements on both environmental footprint and production costs. The high-quality alloy series...
The United States aluminium scrap exports to Indonesia have been incessantly growing over the past three months since June 2020, following a month-on-month plunge in May from 5,620 tonnes to 4,510 tonnes. The US Geological Survey found the United States in August exported 13,500 tonnes of aluminium...
In October 2020, operating rates of China’s secondary aluminium industry declined 2.1 per cent month-on-month to stand at 57.5 per cent, found the Shanghai Metals Market. On a year-on-year calculation, the operating rates dropped by 3 per cent, marking a greater fall compared with last year’s...
The cabinet of ministers’ of the island nation in South Asia, Sri Lanka has decided to ban the export of metals scrap, which includes aluminium in a proposal to save them for domestic production. However, some scrap metal could be exported under a recommendation of the Industrial Development Board...
Nespresso and the UNSW Smart Centre have found new ways to use polymer-laminated aluminium packaging (PLAP) materials. They have discovered a new way to use PLAP materials in steel making. The new idea comes with more widespread applications impacting Australia’s aluminum recycling and smelting...
Research by the UNSW Sustainable Materials Research and Technology (SMaRT) Centre in Sydney has discovered a new sustainable way of recycling that could initiate a new ‘green aluminium manufacturing revolution’ and help the government and aluminium industry to advance Australian manufacturing,...
Hydro and Northvolt's planned pilot plant will receive NOK 43.5 million in support from Enova, a Norwegian government enterprise supporting clean energy and climate efforts. The plant, which will be built in early 2021, will recycle used electric car batteries. Hydro and the Swedish battery company...
The United States aluminium scrap exports to the Republic of Korea dipped slightly in August 2020, the third largest destination for the US aluminium scrap exports. The latest data from the US Geological Survey shows the United States supplied 23,800 tonnes of aluminium scrap to Korea in August...
India’s aluminium scrap imports from the United States continued to increase in August 2020, according to the latest data released the US Geological Survey. The imports in August grew by 5,300 tonnes or 24.42 per cent from 21,700 tonnes in July to 27,000 tonnes. In June 2020, India’s aluminium...
The United States aluminium scrap exports to China fell sharply in July 2020 by 13,100 tonnes or 60.64 per cent month-on-month to stand at 8,500 tonnes, marking the second consecutive month of decline, according to the US Geological Survey. In June 2020, the United States aluminium scrap exports...
illycaffè teamed up with TerraCycle for the collection and recycling of its plastic Iperespresso capsules and aluminium capsules. The partnership launched in France, Spain, the United Kingdom, Austria, The Netherlands, and Belgium. The consumers will be able to have used capsules picked up at home...
As per the 2020 index of economic freedom, Romania is ranked 21 st among 45 countries in the Europe region. Romania's economy to contract 3.8% in 2020 and return to 4.9% growth in 2021, as per Finance Ministry analysts. The National Prognosis Commission (CNP), an analyst unit within the finance...
In July 2020, the United States’ aluminium scrap exports to Mexico increased by 1,700 tonnes or 16.5 per cent month-on-month to stand at 12,000 tonnes, found the US Geological Survey data. In the month earlier, the US aluminium scrap exports to Mexico came in at 10,300 tonnes, increasing from as...
Aluminium packaging recycling rates have surpassed its 2020 targets by more than 5%, according to data released by the Environment Agency. The Environment Agency reported 42,265 tonnes of aluminium packaging collected for recycling in Q3. This marks a growth of 41% year-on-year and 4%...
