Europe’s recycled aluminium industry is an important component of the global secondary aluminium supply chain, with Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom (UK) representing key national markets. Production across the European region stood at nearly 6 million tonnes in 2023, supported by established scrap recovery systems, industrial recycling capacity and demand for recycled metal. Russia also contributes to the regional landscape through secondary aluminium production units concentrated in several industrial centres. According to AL Circle’s analysis in its report, “ World Recycled ALuminium Market Analysis Industry Forecast ”, the four countries present different market structures, from Germany’s substantial recycling capacity and Italy’s scrap-based production to the UK’s organised...
According to SMM survey statistics, the operating rate of the secondary aluminium alloy industry in September was 35.0 per cent, up 3.1 percentage points M-o-M but down 6.7 percentage points Y-o-Y. Industry production continued its recovery trend, but the overall operating level remained below the same period last year. On the demand side, September marked the traditional peak consumption season, with downstream orders recovering from August. End-use demand from automobiles and other sectors improved marginally, but the peak season effect has yet to fully materialise. According to CAAM data, automobile production in September was 2.99 million units, up 11.4 per cent M-o-M but down 8.7 per cent Y-o-Y. NEV production was 1.814 million units, up 12.2 per cent Y-o-Y. CAAM noted that China's...
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Major India aluminium scrap commodity prices registered a drop on the Scrap Register Index on Monday, June 26, while aluminium futures prices showed no change at the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX). The market focus was on rising aluminium supply, higher inventories, and surging exports from China. The output costs of the primary metal in India’s domestic market, however, were recorded at lows. India aluminium scrap commodities which showed a clear downtrend on the Index were aluminium rod company, aluminium rod local, aluminium sheet cutting, aluminium utensil scrap and aluminium wire scrap. Other aluminium scrap commodities remained unchanged at their previous price levels. On MCX, the most active June aluminium contract remained flat at INR 120 per kilogram on Monday, June 26. The MCX...
In a recent report published by the China Non-ferrous Metals Industry Association (CNIA), China’s aluminium scrap recycling industry is benefitting from the recent supply side reforms, wide-scale economic restructuring and increased domestic demand. Secondary aluminium output in China reached 6.3 million tonnes in 2016. In the first half of 2017, the volume is estimated to reach 3.35 million tonnes. During the recent environmental protection checks, many small-scale aluminium recyclers came under the scanner of the Chinese provincial governments. They were either allowed to operate with scaled down capacity or were forced to shut down. These closures led to reining in of the excess supply of secondary aluminium in the domestic market resulting in correction of the price dynamics. CNIA...
Ezi-Duct, the leading company in the field of dust collection and fume extraction equipment in Australia, recently installed a dust collection system for a multinational company located in the South Eastern Melbourne suburb of Dandenong. The factory provides variety of rolled and extruded aluminium products to the Victorian market. The company was looking for a powerful and efficient system that could collect aluminium waste from its production process. The dust collector is a fully automatic self-cleaning dust collector that uses a pulse of compressed air to automatically clean its many filter bags. “The dust collector automatically deposits the aluminium swarf waste directly into a 3m³ waste bin via an Ezi-Duct rotary valve,” as reported. Ezi-Duct modular ducting diminishes installation...
Chip Conrad, a stamping engineer in Ford, North America led the designing of a closed-loop recycling system that recycles 5 million pounds of high-strength military-grade aluminium scrap every week. Now in operation at three Ford factories, two of which build F-150, the bestselling pickup trucks in America, the system is saving monumental energy and material. According to the company website, the amount of recycled high-strength military-grade aluminium alloy, saved by Ford through closed-loop recycling is good enough to build either 51 commercial jetliners or more than 37,000 F-150 truck bodies a month. According to Conrad using high-strength military-grade aluminium-alloy bodies for F-150 helps their customers with sustainability. This according to him makes sound business sense and...
Major China aluminium scrap prices declined on ScrapMonster Price Index on Wednesday, June 21. The price trend followed the slump witnessed in China's ferrous scrap market. Other base metal scrap prices too dived on sluggish demand and a comparatively tighter supply. The prices of 6063 aluminium extrusions declined by CNY 100 per tonne, while that of aluminium ingots were down by CNY 100 per tonne. The prices of E.C aluminium wire, old cast and old sheet recorded decline of CNY 100 per tonne from their previous day's prices. In the meantime, aluminium radiator scrap prices and aluminium transformer prices slipped only marginally by CNY 50 per tonne each on June 21. Zorba 90% NF prices and UBC were down by CNY 100 per tonne as well. As per Shanghai Metals Market data, prices of some of the...
According to the latest report from Aluminum Association imports of aluminium ingot, scrap and mill products into the U.S. and Canada (excluding cross-border trade) increased 12.5% YoY in April 2017 to 785 million pounds. Total exports were also up in April 2017. Including scrap, which accounted for roughly 51% of reported aluminium exports, exports stood at 522 million pounds, up 8.8% YoY. Aluminium scrap exports increased 19.4% year-over-year in April. From January to April 2017, total imports were up 32.7 % to 1.5 million tonnes, while exports were up 5.1% to 9,11,720 tonnes. New can stock scrap receipts stood at 56.5 million pounds during May 2017, down 6.4% from the May 2016 total of 60.4 million pounds. On a month on month comparison, receipts rose 5.9% over April 2017. YTD receipts...
Constellium, the global aluminium semis product manufacturer, reported an increase in used beverage cans recycling rate following the installation of a new furnace at its facility in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, US. The company in its recently released 2016 Annual Business and Sustainability Performance Report said it adhered to the industry-led objectives and helped Europe to reach about 80% recycling rate target set for 2020. Commenting on the progress Chairman of Constellium’s Sustainability Council and President of Constellium’s Packaging and Automotive Rolled Products business unit Arnaud Jouron said, “At Constellium, we’re committed to integrating sustainability into the very heart of our business, where our efforts create value for our customers, our shareholders, our employees and the...
Major aluminium scrap commodity prices in China edged higher as spot market witnessed a sudden uptick in demand. As on Tuesday, June 20, most of the aluminium scrap commodities were up by RMB 100 per tonne from their previous average prices. Overall price change ratio has been in the range of 0.86-1.11. In addition to the above aluminium scrap commodities, price increase was observed for Clean Tense (North China), Clean Tapping Aluminum Wire (East China, South China)-Zhejiang, Aluminum Scrap-Litho Plates (South China), Baled UBC (East China), Baled UBC (South China), Aluminum Extrusion (East China-Zhejiang) 6063 Old, Clean Tapping Aluminum Wire (East China)-Shanghai, and Shredded Taint (South China) variety. The price of Aluminum Radiator (North China) having recycling rate 85-87% showed...
Aluminium scrap remains a significant resource to be used as raw material to produce secondary aluminium and subsequently new aluminium products. The highest aluminium recycling percentages can be seen in the construction and transport sector of up to 95% but packaging sector is equally growing due to increased use of foil and cans. It is evident that the countries with higher aluminium consumption would be the countries that would also be largest generator of scrap. Not all countries export their scraps; a large portion of it is recovered domestically to make new aluminium. USA, Germany and UK have some of the largest recyclers. Our article intends to list the top five aluminium recycling companies in the world based on production volume and revenue. The companies are segregated as any...
Scrap recycling and environmental services company Alba Group of Germany recently signed an agreement with its Chinese partner to set up a hi-tech scrap recycling park in China's Sichuan province. The plant to be built at a total cost of US$1.2 billion will recycle a wide variety of scrap commodities including aluminium scrap. Alba Group said in an official statement that the project named “Deyang Resource Recycling Industrial Park” will be developed in collaboration with Deyang Construction Investment and Chengdu Techcent Environment Co. Ltd. The agreement was signed in Berlin in presence of Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The Deyang Resource Recycling Industrial Park will be built on an area measuring over 3.3 square kilometres approximately, and...
Major aluminium scrap commodities prices in India remained stable on the Scrap Register Price Index as on Tuesday, while aluminium futures prices at India's Multi Commodity Exchange settled slightly higher ahead of expected weaker Chinese data as well as a possible increase in US interest rates. India's major aluminium scrap commodities like aluminium accessories scrap, aluminium accessories scrap, aluminium ingots, aluminium rod company, aluminium rod local, aluminium scrap 6063, aluminium scrap taint/tabor, aluminium sheet cutting, aluminium utensil scrap and aluminium wire scrap showed a flat trend as on Scrap Register Prices Index on Tuesday. The most active June aluminium contract on Multi Commodity Exchange settled slightly higher by 0.08% to INR 121.35 per kilogram on Tuesday from...
China Customs has intensified checks on scrap imports this year, leading to a significant increase in the number of containers being rejected, SMM learned. In particular, overseas traders are less willing to export recently, and demand from China has weakened as well. Some Chinese secondary aluminium producers that rely on imported aluminium scrap are seeking domestic raw materials as an alternative, SMM survey found.
Major aluminium scrap commodities prices in India stayed flat on the Scrap Register Price Index as on Friday, while aluminium futures prices at Multi Commodity Exchange gained mainly due to the better Chinese trade data that showed imports and exports picked up in May. India's major aluminium scrap commodities like aluminium accessories scrap, aluminium accessories scrap, aluminium ingots, aluminium rod company, aluminium rod local, aluminium scrap 6063, aluminium scrap taint/tabor, aluminium sheet cutting, aluminium utensil scrap and aluminium wire scrap showed a steady trend as on Scrap Register Prices Index as on Friday. The most active June aluminium contract on Multi Commodity Exchange settled higher by 0.41% to INR 122.60 per kilogram on Friday from previous close of INR 122.10 per...
Major aluminium scrap commodity prices in North America remained fairly unchanged on ScrapMonster Price Index on June 9, Friday. The prices of 365 aluminium wheels, 6063 extrusions/Fe, and 1100 scrap showed a flat trend. 3003 aluminium scrap too remained unchanged at US$0.64 per Lb. The prices of 5052 aluminium scrap and 6061 extrusions remained unchanged at US$0.61 per Lb and US$0.59 per Lb respectively. Aluminium 6063 extrusions, Aluminium Radiators and Aluminium Radiators/Fe prices also held steady throughout the trading hours of the day. Prices of other aluminium scrap commodities which remained steady on the Index as on June 9 were Aluminium Radiators, Aluminium Radiators/Fe, E.C Aluminium Wire, Aluminium Transformers and Breakage 50% Recovery, and Mixed Aluminium Turnings. Old cast...
India's major aluminium scrap commodities prices fell on the Scrap Register Price Index as on Wednesday tracking the weakness in aluminium futures prices at Multi Commodity Exchange. The major aluminium scrap commodities like aluminium rod company, aluminium rod local, aluminium sheet cutting, aluminium utensil scrap and aluminium wire scrap showed a down trend on the Scrap Register Prices Index as on Wednesday. The most active June aluminium contract on Multi Commodity Exchange down by 0.88 percent to Rs. 122.40 per kilogram on Wednesday from previous close of INR 125.50 per kilogram. The MXC aluminium prices touched an intra-day high of INR 123.10 per kilogram and an intra-day low of INR 122 per kilogram during Wednesday. Aluminium futures prices at Multi Commodity Exchange declined as...
For a third consecutive year, Staten Island K-12 science teachers can participate in a free Recycling Activities Collection training workshop designed to equip them with the resources, tools, and strategies needed to share the science behind recycling with students. The training will be based upon the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries’ (ISRI) standards-based recycling curriculum, developed by JASON Learning. This year’s workshop, presented by JASON Learning, will take place on Thursday, June 8 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Grand Oaks Country Club in concert with the Staten Island Economic Development Corporation’s Green ‘n Clean Festival 2017. The training session will be introduced this year by Staten Island Borough President James S. Oddo, New York City Department of Sanitation...
Japan is a major exporter of aluminium scrap and automotive grade aluminium alloy scrap to the entire of South East Asia. The country shipped 197750 tonnes of aluminium scrap globally in 2016. The total export was valued at US$349 million. On the other hand the country imported just 39281 tonnes of aluminium scrap and the cost of import stood at US$ 65 million . {newsStudioGallery} If we do a quarter on quarter analysis, we observe that Japan exported an estimated 51,511 tonnes of aluminium scrap in Q1 2016-17. In Q2, the amount dropped to 48,658 tonnes. In Q3, the estimated aluminium scrap export increased to 52,068 tonnes and in Q4, the amount dropped to 47,842 tonnes . This shows the scrap export is on the rise on every alternate quarter. On the import scene, Japan imported an...
Major aluminium scrap commodities prices in India dropped on the Scrap Register Price Index as on Monday, tracking the weakness in aluminium futures prices at Multi Commodity Exchange as traders brushed aside news that Qatar's exports of the metal had been blocked and focused instead on weak Chinese demand and rising geopolitical tensions. India's major aluminium scrap commodities like aluminium accessories scrap, aluminium rod company, aluminium rod local, aluminium sheet cutting, aluminium utensil scrap and aluminium wire scrap declined on the Scrap Register Price Index as on Monday. The most active June aluminium contract on Multi Commodity Exchange settled down by 1.29% INR 122.25 per kilogram on Monday from previous close of 123.85 per kilogram. The MXC aluminium prices touched an...
