Aluminium scrap: This week, China's aluminium scrap market price centre edged up alongside primary aluminium. As of September 10, SMM A00 aluminium prices closed at RMB 24,560 per tonne, up RMB 210 per tonne from RMB 24,350 per tonne last Thursday. Domestic aluminium scrap prices followed with...
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...
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To commemorate the World’s Environment Day yesterday, on June 5, some ten tonnes of garbage including aluminium ladders and cans were collected in Nepal for recycling, said Nepali officials. A team of fourteen men was sent by the government for six weeks to scour for litter from base camp to Camp 4...
According to the latest data released by the General Administration of Customs, China’s imports of aluminium scrap came in at 153,000 tonnes in April. Imports increased by 21.6 per cent from 126,000 tonnes in March. Aluminium scrap imports scrap expanded in April, bolstered by greater imports...
According to the latest report from US Geological Survey, the U.S. exports of aluminium scrap increased from 143,000 tonnes in March 2018 to 163,000 tonnes in March 2019, which indicates a 14 per cent growth year-on-year. On a month-on-month basis, exports increased 9.4 per cent from February’s...
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) exports huge amount of aluminium scrap every year. UAE is one of the major aluminium recycling hubs in the Middle East. The top export destinations of aluminium scrap are India, Italy, Turkey, Spain, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Oman among others. According to recent...
A Queensland woman recycling containers to raise money for her dream destination wedding has taken the internet by storm. Leonie Starr from the Sunshine Coast has already reportedly recycled 51,455 containers at the TOMRA Recycling Centre in last five months, while she needs to recycle about...
Fota Wildlife Park has announced the installation of aluminium drink cans recycling bins throughout the park. Fota Wildlife Park has collaborated with Every Can Counts to promote the recycling of drink cans. Lynda McSweeney, Head of Education at Fota said: “Fota Wildlife Park welcomes the...
Malaysia imported 14,300 tonnes of aluminium including scrap from the USA in February, 81.7 per cent higher than the corresponding period of 2018, according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from US Geological Survey. Imports increased 41.58 per cent from January’s import volume of...
Coffee lovers’ favourite Nespresso and prestigious stationer Caran d’Ache’s successful partnership has reportedly launched a second limited edition of ballpoint pen made from Nespresso's recycled aluminium coffee capsules. The pen is dressed in the same deep hue of green representing Nespresso’s...
According to Shanghai Metals Market, the secondary aluminium prices are likely to witness a downside trend ahead in China as demand will expectedly weaken. With less than two months to go before the implementation of tougher vehicle emission standards, the auto market will be on its toe to clear...
Post 2017, Belgium had been found recording a year on year drop in aluminium scrap import and this year is estimated to be no exception either, found the global export-import data. In 2017, the country’s aluminium scrap import had seen a rise from 231,939 tonnes in 2016 to 295,073 tonnes. In the...
According to a recent report, CMS Window Systems has maintained a zero waste to landfill rate for the second consecutive year, by reusing and recycling the waste materials collected through manufacturing and installation operations. Thirteen years ago, CMS Windows Systems had introduced the concept...
Shanghai Metals Market anticipates the Chinese secondary aluminium producers’ operating rates to extend declines to 56 per cent in May, as aluminium purchases are expected to remain low among auto producers due to high inventories. The upcoming stricter national emission standards which will come...
According to the latest report from US Geological Survey, the U.S. exports of aluminium scrap came in at 149, 000 tonnes in February. The figure was up 22,000 tonnes or 17.32% from February’s 2018 total of 127,000 tonnes. On a month-on-month basis, exports increased 6.43% from January’s export...
Alupro has objected to the Scottish Government’s plan to introduce 20p deposit return system for all sizes of containers. The proposed 20p deposit will lead to unintended consequences, specifically on the sales of multi-pack cans. “This is double the level typically used in the Scandinavian DRS...
The Scottish government has announced a new Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) that will include aluminium and steel cans, and drink containers made of glass and PET plastic. The government said all shops selling drinks will offer 20p deposit refunds to customers. The scheme is a part of the Scottish...
According to China Nonferrous Metal Industry Association, a large number of secondary aluminium smelters in China, especially those with limited feedstock options, are being affected by uncertainties over scrap import rules like the license awarding criteria, the volume each company will be allowed...
According to recent estimates, in 2018, Austria imported 305,101 tonnes of aluminium scrap from global markets, an increase of 10733 tonnes or 4 per cent year-on-year. The cost of import stood at USD383 million. The country’s estimated aluminium scrap import from Germany increased 1.3 per cent...
Novelis, the leading aluminium recycler and rolled product maker is the recycling partner for the 2019 Kentucky Derby. Under this partnership, they will provide recycling bins for approximately 80,000 spectators who would be gathering in the infield at Churchill Downs on May 3 and 4 to enjoy...
