
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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Eamon Ryan, the Irish Minister of Climate Action has initiated a plan to install reverse vending machines throughout the country, which will allow shoppers to return their aluminium drink cans for a reward. The system initiating towards a part of a new deposit-and-return scheme aimed at preventing...

India’s imports of aluminium scrap from the US came in at 12,800 tonnes in June 2020, with a month-on-month increase of 205.49%. India had imported 4,190 tonnes in May 2020. On a yearly, basis, imports dropped by 41.55% from 21,900 tonnes in June 2019, as updated by the US Census Bureau. India...

A new, innovative method for aluminium recycling, developed by researcher Dr Biao Cai from the University of Birmingham’s School of Metallurgy and Materials, shows microscopic changes that take place when molten alloys cool. Dr Biao Cai has used sophisticated high-speed X-ray imaging to record the...

Nespresso is celebrating the10-year anniversary of its UK coffee capsule recycling scheme this month. This marks a milestone in the company’s ambitions towards circularity. Guillaume Chesneau, Managing Director of Nespresso UK & ROI, said: “For over thirty years, Nespresso has created quality...

The new non-profit organization ‘Swiss Aluminum Capsule Recycling’ is an initiative of Nespresso and the Migros coffee roastery Delica AG to contribute to the sustainability of portioned coffee. The two companies are committed to a uniform and efficient recycling solution for aluminium coffee...
Serbia has set its heights on becoming a “developed country with quality living conditions” after the “successful consolidation” of its public finances. The Balkan nation has experienced stable economic growth recently, and the government budget has recorded a surplus for two consecutive years. The...

According to a recent report, the United Kingdom’s secondary aluminium prices extended rise on Wednesday, August 26, as limited regional supply drove LM24 ingot prices above the levels seen before the COVID-19 pandemic. The UK secondary aluminium market suffered considerably due to the COVID19...

The United States aluminium scrap imports from Canada stood at 19,800 tonnes in May 2020, growing by 2,800 tonnes or 16.47 per cent from 17,000 tonnes in April 2020, according to the latest data shared by the US Geological Survey. In March 2020, the US had imported 5,490 tonnes of aluminium scrap...

Every Can Counts has constructed a giant rainbow on the Brighton Beach seafront made entirely from 2,000 recycled aluminium cans. Every Can Counts initiative highlights the importance of recycling valuable aluminium cans. A giant rainbow arch has been created as a tribute to key workers and to...

Despite all the odds and adverse situations generated by the COVID-19 pandemic, it has supposedly opened new floodgates for the secondary aluminium manufacturers, commented Pragun Jindal Khaitan, Managing Director at Jindal Aluminium Limited (JAL). Mr Khaitan said, “Though JAL did experience the...

Hong Kong’s imports of aluminium scrap from the US came in at 7,090 tonnes in May, with a month-on-month increase of 1%. Hong Kong had imported 7,020 tonnes in April 2020. On a yearly basis, imports reduced by 37% from 11,200 tonnes in May 2019, as updated by the US Census Bureau. Hong Kong...
The economy of Latvia is an open economy in Northern Europe and is part of the European Union's single market. The major industries that contribute to the economy of Latvia are railroad cars, electronics, processed metals, etc. Latvia’s export of aluminium scrap during 2017-19 has been recorded at...

According to a recent report, Jaguar Land Rover said that it could reduce carbon emissions by up to 26 per cent through its ongoing REALITY programme, an aluminium recycling programme aimed at reusing the metal recovered from existing JLR vehicles to produce new cars. Engineers working on REALITY...
The economy of Peru is an upper-middle-income economy as classified by the World Bank and is the 47th largest in the world by total GDP. The majority of its economy is driven by industries such as mining, manufacturing, fishing, and tourism. The Southern American nation’s export of aluminium scrap...

Novelis Inc., the world leader in aluminium rolling and recycling, on 17 th August’20, declared that it has partnered with Nespresso, the pioneer of premium portioned coffee, to roll-out the first coffee capsule made from 80% recycled aluminium. The highly recycled, a sustainable alloy is featured...

According to the Shanghai Metals Market, the Chinese secondary aluminium producers operating rates increased by 2.3 percentage points on the month but fell by 5 percentage points from a year ago to stand at 50.3 per cent in July. Recovery in domestic and overseas automobile demand resulting in the...

India’s imports of aluminium scrap from the US came in at 4,190 tonnes in May, with a month-on-month decrease of 60%. India had imported 10,400 tonnes in April 2020. On a yearly basis, imports reduced by 83% from 24,200 tonnes in May 2019, as updated by the US Census Bureau. India imported 111,000...
The economy of Slovenia is developed and the country enjoys a high level of prosperity and stability as well as above-average GDP per capita by purchasing power parity at 83% of the EU28 average in 2015. The major Slovene industries that contribute to the economy are electrical equipment,...