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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Our third-party data finds that aluminium scrap import by Italy is likely to continue to grow this year by 3.17 per cent from the previous year. In 2018, Italy’s estimated aluminium scrap import volume was at 598,353 tonnes, which in 2019 is expected to increase to 617,355 tonnes. The volume is...
Last week, Nebraska Recycling Council (NRC) taught Custer County residents how to recycle more and how to recycle right. NRC Program Manager Megan Jackson and Custer County Recycling Manager Kelly Flynn were present at the program to teach some do’s and don’ts when it comes to recycling at local...
Apple Inc. said on Thursday, April 18, that it would expand its global recycling programmes and introduced "Daisy", its recycling robot that is capable of disassembling 200 iPhones per hour. Apple also announced that it will open a "Material Recovery" lab in Austin, Texas to investigate new...
During the Spotlight on Aluminum session at ISRI 2019, the annual convention and exposition organized by the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) at Washington, presenters predicted additional investment in secondary and primary aluminium production and discussed about the changing trends...
Malaysia’s total imports of aluminium including scrap from the USA stood at 10,100 tonnes in January 2019, 46 per cent higher than the corresponding period of 2018, according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from US Geological Survey. Malaysia imported 9,870 tonnes of aluminium scrap...
The recycling branch of the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association said Chinese authorities would start accepting applications for licenses to import soon-to-be-restricted types of metal scrap from May 2019. China has long been trying to restrict scrap imports as part of a campaign against...
The Denver Museum of Nature & Science has eliminated single-use plastic to enhance their commitment to environment and sustainability. The Museum will now offer 100% recyclable aluminium cans and compostable cups made of plant based material to its visitors for drinking. It is to be noted that the...
Metal Exchange Corporation (MEC) has announced a new joint venture with Novellini Industries; located in Mantova, Italy. The newly formed company called novALmec will enhance its aluminium billet supply capability to the European market. Metal Exchange Corporation, a privately owned business at St....
Gillespie & Powers Inc. has announced that they have signed an agreement with Matalco to supply one 115,000 lb. Tilting Melting Furnace, one (1) 115,000 lb. Tilting Holding Furnace, three (3) 120,000 lb. Batch Homogenizing Ovens and two (2) 120,000 lb. Batch Coolers with Charging Car and related...
According to a recent report, the European Union is likely to collaborate with Jawaharlal Nehru Aluminium Research Development and Design Centre (JNARDDC) in May for working together on the management of aluminium waste. JNARDDC, a Central Government Institution, has long been working in research...
According to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from US Geological Survey, the U.S. aluminium industry recovered 290,000 tonnes from scrap in January 2019. The amount drops 6% YoY, indicating a drop in domestic recycling. Of this, 172,000 tonnes of aluminium was recovered from new scrap and...
According to Shanghai Metals Market, operating rates across secondary aluminium producers in China have recorded a growth of 22.02 percentage points month-on-month and 0.3 percentage point year-on-year to average at 61.12 per cent in March. This hike in secondary aluminium operating rates is...
A large number of countries are found actively participating in recycling aluminium to produce fresh metal. The infinite recycling properties of aluminium are of course, not unknown to us, neither the fact that it involves about 95 per cent less energy than the primary production process. As per...
British company King of Shaves says it will ditch single-use plastic within four years to control environmental pollution and will switch to aluminium and cork for their recycling benefits. Aluminium, as a metal is infinitely recyclable and cork is a natural and biodegradable material made from the...
Williams Sonoma has introduced a branded line of coffee capsules that are blended from 100% Fair Trade Certified coffee and packed in 100% recyclable aluminium packaging. The coffee capsules are available in six flavours, including Intenso, Ristretto, Cremoso, Vanilla, Lungo and Decaf Intenso. The...
Nespresso on Friday, March 29, reportedly issued an invitation urging portioned coffee manufacturers to join its recycling programme that aims to improve the accessibility and convenience of aluminium capsule recycling. This move was endorsed by the Nespresso Sustainability Advisory Board (NSAB)...
Jaguar Land Rover has reportedly launched a new aluminium recycling scheme, in a bid to reduce material wastage that comes from scrapping cars and minimise CO2 emissions throughout its entire production process. The manufacture will recover aluminium from end-of-life vehicles and melt down to...
According to Shanghai Metals Market, China in the first two months of 2019 imported 206,000 tonnes of aluminium scrap in total, compared with 309,500 tonnes of import in the same period last year. Therefore, the country’s aluminium scrap import through January and February stood down 33.41 per cent...
