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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European aluminium scrap prices have started rising in recent weeks as demand is increasing in the market tightened by limited supply due to the lack of fresh scrap generation over months of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions. Usage of scrap also fell but not as much as the generation of new scrap, as...
The Scottish Government has earmarked £70 million to improve waste and recycling infrastructure. The investment is one of a number of initiatives planned to help increase recycling and build a circular economy. Environment Secretary Roseanna Cunningham is reminding everyone of the importance of...
Alupro, the aluminium packaging recycling organisation, has announced its support to Recycle Week, which is being held from September 21-27. Recycle Week, organised by Recycle Now, will run under the banner ‘Together We Recycle’. It aims to celebrate household recycling through the COVID-19...
China has approved 121,000 tonnes of aluminium scrap imports in its 12 batch of quota this year, according to the China Solid Waste and Chemicals Management report. This brings China’s total approved amount of aluminium scrap import quotas to 818,000 tonnes so far this year. SMM estimates China’s...
According to a Reuters report, Regal Metal announced it will construct a recycled aluminium project in Shanxi province. The plant will have an annual capacity of 300,000 tonnes of secondary aluminium. The project worth 500 million yuan will be completed in two years with two phases of construction,...
The success story of the new recycling line at the Sant’Antnin complex and the export of 6,550 tonnes of glass, the government, through WasteServ, prevails to show its determination at enhancing its recycling performance. An extensive recycling operation is currently underway with the sorting of...
On 19 th September’20, the Government of India stated that a Cabinet note has been articulated for the vehicle scrapping policy. The note has been articulated by "Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) for Cabinet on the development of an ecosystem for voluntary and environment-friendly...
According to the latest data shown by the US Geological Survey, Canada exported 157,000 tonnes of aluminium scrap to the United States in the first half of 2020 compared to 190,000 tonnes during the same period last year. This means Canada’s aluminium scrap exports to the US dwindled by 17.37 per...
A new smelter will be built adjacent to its billet manufacturing facilities to recycle scrap aluminium from Rio Tinto and its customers who turn ingots into value-added products. The facilities will have the capacity to remelt 30,000 tonnes of scrap per year to manufacture new billets. The billets...
According to the latest data shared by the Shanghai Metals Market, China’s secondary aluminium producers operating rates gained 2.8 percentage points month-on-month in August to stand at 53.1 per cent. However, on a year-on-year basis, the operating rates fell by 3.4 percentage points. In July,...
Rio Tinto will initiate its first closed-loop recycling solution to complement its low carbon footprint aluminium billet production, delivering consumers with a sizable choice to meet the rising consumer demand for sustainable products. The service will be available from 2021, offering customers in...
Leicester City Council has launched a new citywide campaign to encourage city households to recycle more cans, foil and aerosols. With support from the UK metal industry, the ‘Make Metals Matter’ campaign will target over 140,000 homes and aims of reminding people to recycle all of their household...
Estonia's economic freedom score is 77.7, making it's economy the 10th freest in the 2020 Index and the country is ranked 5 th among 45 countries in the Europe region, and its overall score is well above the regional and world averages. Oil shale energy, telecommunications, textiles, chemical...
Raffmetal S.p.A. has received Aluminium Stewardship Initiative Performance Standard certification for its refining operation in Casto, Italy. The facility produces standardized and industrial aluminium alloys in ingot form, continuous bar castings and in the liquid state from a broad range of...
Azelio, the Swedish energy storage firm and Atria Power of India have signed an MOU towards the collaboration of installation of over 65MW capacity of Azelio’s energy storage until 2025 in India. This is Azelio’s first landing foot in India and it is visualised as a market with the huge...
South Korea's imports of aluminium scrap from the US stood at 21,600 tonnes in June, with a year-on-year decrease of 4%. South Korea had imported 22,500 tonnes in June 2019. On a monthly basis, imports declined by 3.14% from 22,300 tonnes in May 2020, as updated by the US Census Bureau. South Korea...
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. While the automotive industry is the Czech Republic's largest industry, other key sectors...
According to the latest data shown by the US Geological Survey of June 2020, the United States in the said month export 150,000 tonnes of aluminium scrap, bringing the total scrap exports in the second quarter of the year to 396,000 tonnes. In the first quarter (January-March), the United States...
