
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...
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Nasser Aboura, chairman of U.A.E.-based Aboura Metals, said the nonferrous scrap sector in the Middle East and North Africa region has grown along with the oil and construction industries that have characterized the region in the past several decades. The region has exported considerable amounts of...

The Brussels-based Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) has issued a statement applauding the latest provisions issued by India’s Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) with regard to self-certification of imported, processed metallic scrap. The BIR, along with national trade associations...

Non-ferrous metals and minerals sector is facing a grim situation due to falling of stocks in China and economy meltdown in Greece. Amidst this scenario, the domestic market in India has turned fiercely competitive, Chairman and Managing Director, NALCO, NR Mohanty said. Addressing the 19th...

Constellium has detailed its progress on sustainability in its recently published “Business and sustainability Performance Report 2014”. The company’s long-standing commitment to sustainability began in 2012 with the definition of an ambitious roadmap made of commitments and targets on four main...

The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) recently announced new specifications have been published in the Scrap Specifications Circular 2015. There are three amendments, as well as two additions and one deleted specification that have been approved by the ISRI Board of Directors. “Our...

GARMCO, the Bahrain-based international aluminum rolling mill and one of the largest downstream aluminum facilities in the Middle East, today announced the signing of a letter of intent with Fives, an industrial engineering group and supplier of machines, process equipment and production lines for...

The Rio 2016 Olympic torch has been unveiled by the Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff at a special ceremony, which took place in the capital of Brasilia on 3 July 2015. The torch is crafted from recycled aluminium and resin with a stain finish and has different segments which expand when the...

A zoning ordinance that includes approval of an industrial designation for properties located in the Lenwood area to allow for a proposed aluminium casting facility will go before the City Council during a 7 p.m. Monday meeting. The zoning ordinance amendment is required as part of an effort by...

Falls in LME aluminum and copper put pressure on Middle East scrap prices during the holy month of Ramadan which began on June 18 and generally brings a slower period for business. According to Bureau of International Recycling, activity levels are also lower in South Africa where raw material...

Ethiopia is striding in consistence economic growth by scoring a double digit for a decade. For this achievement, sectors such as agriculture, manufacturing and service played crucial role. The real state and housing development are developing in the capital city and other towns of Ethiopia. The...

The North American Aluminum scrap prices declined on ScrapMonster Price Index as on June 30th, Tuesday. 1100 Scrap prices declined by $0.01 per Lb. The prices of 3003 Scrap too fell $0.01 per Lb. A down move of $0.01 per Lb was witnessed in 356 Aluminum Wheels, 5052 Scrap, 6061 Extrusions, 6063...

Ball Corporation recently released its 2014 global sustainability data, indicating noteworthy improvements toward its corporate and operational sustainability priorities and goals since issuing its biennial sustainability report last year. "For Ball, sustainability is an integral part of who we...

The Bureau of International Recycling (BIR), Brussels, has requested a four-month extension to the transition period regarding preshipment inspection certification (PSIC) as required by India’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry. In collaboration with the Metals Recycling Association of India (MRIA)...

According to BIR Non-Ferrous World Mirror June 2015, aluminium scrap prices in Japan have dropped by 3-5% over the last month or so in response to a weaker LME. Scrap availability remains unchanged and local secondary smelters are continuing to seek more domestic raw material. Demand for basically...

The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) joins the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) in their protest against Congressional attempts to impose a federal solution to combat metal theft. In a letter sent earlier this month to all U.S. Senators, NCSL wrote that a federal...

Columbia, Missouri-based Civic Recycling stopped taking metal from the public last week, and will keep it on hold for at least until the week's close. The company buys nonferrous metals from the public, and mostly handles aluminum. Civic Recycling employees said the center’s temporary shutdown was...

Nespresso France has won Best Environmental Initiative in Trophées Défis RSE 2015 for supporting innovation in recycling technology and developing partnerships to improve the recycling of aluminium coffee capsules and other small-sized metal packages, Nestlé said on its website. Although aluminium...

Constellium N.V. and Linde Gases, a division of The Linde Group, announced today that they have signed a joint development agreement to use Linde’s oxy-fuel technology in Constellium’s recycling and melting furnaces, with a goal of cutting energy consumption by half while increasing melting rates...