Commodity price volatility continues to create a significant commercial challenge for aluminium recyclers, affecting inventory valuation, purchase decisions, sales commitments and margins. As businesses navigate increasingly dynamic metal markets, understanding how to identify and manage price...
A WBCSD study says advanced sorting technology is available, but stronger demand for grade-specific secondary aluminium is needed to unlock investment. Technology for sorting mixed aluminium scrap has advanced significantly, but weak domestic markets for some recovered grades are limiting...
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PPG has recently launched a nationwide initiative named “Sigma EcoCollect” to ensure that professional painters can voluntarily return plastic and metal packaging for recycling purposes. The campaign has been launched in collaboration with FIRE-OFF (waste logistics provider) and Dijkstra Plastics...
Futures: The most-traded cast aluminium alloy 2601 contract opened at RMB 20,930 tonne overnight, fell to a low of RMB 20,810 tonne, and finally closed at RMB 20,850 tonne, down RMB 140 tonne or 0.67 per cent from the previous close. Trading volume was 2,285, and open interest was 13,554. The price...
Futures: During the night session on November 14, the most-traded SHFE aluminium contract opened at RMB 21,835 per tonne, reached a highest price of RMB 21,835 per tonne and a lowest price of RMB 21,650 per tonne, and finally closed at RMB 21,795 per tonne, down 0.54per cent. The night session...
As per the recent third-wave international study conducted by Every Can Counts, which involved more than 16 thousand participants coming from 16 different countries, among which 1,013 participants were from Romania. According to the study, almost half of the participants and nearly 53 per cent of...
The International Aluminium Institute (IAI), on November 11, 2025, at COP30, announced that the recycling of aluminium beverage cans had achieved a 75 per cent rate globally in 2023. This marks a significant achievement, bringing the industry closer to complete circularity. Two years ago, at COP28,...
Futures: The most-traded cast aluminium alloy 2601 contract opened at RMB 21,350 per tonne overnight, continued to hold up well, touched a high of RMB 21,375 per tonne, a low of RMB 21,280 per tonne, and finally closed at RMB 21,370 per tonne, up RMB 30 per tonne or 0.14per cent from the previous...
First National Bank & Trust Fund Committee has made an agreement with Stacey Lantagne from Crafters on Central for collecting aluminium can tabs to support Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC). Explore- Most accurate data to drive business decisions with 50+ reports across the value chain Ronald...
What once filled scrapyards is now driving a regional boom. Aluminium scrap, long treated as waste, is now an important thing into Southeast Asia as factories across Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam hunt for cleaner raw material. With global industries chasing low-carbon supply chains and...
Futures: From a technical perspective, the SHFE aluminium 2601 contract rose slightly by 0.28 per cent to RMB 21,750 per tonne during the night session on November 11, showing an overall pattern of fluctuating upward within a narrow range. The moving averages (MA5, MA10, MA30, MA60) were densely...
A new £13.5 million (USD 16.74 million) metal recycling sorting facility has been approved for Wrexham Industrial Estate. Hydro Aluminium Deeside sought permission for the facility, which will increase scrap metal sorting and processing capacity to 100,000 tonnes per year. The facility will be...
Futures: From a technical perspective, SHFE aluminium 2601 prices at the night session closed at RMB 21,675 per tonne. The MA5 (21,675) and MA60 (21,674) are near the current price, but the MA10 (21,677) and MA20 (21,677.33) are slightly higher, forming short-term resistance. The MACD indicator is...
Global beverage firm Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) Australia has initiated the introduction of reverse vending machines (RVMs) at its major manufacturing sites, like Moorabbin in Victoria. The unit is located within the Moorabbin facility, close to where bottles and cans are produced,...
Market research collated in early 2025 places the global aluminium scrap processing pipeline at roughly 38 million tonnes in 2024, with forecasts pointing to about 57 million tonnes by 2030 (a 7 per cent CAGR from 2024–2030). That projection is built on expected growth in automotive, packaging and...
Futures: Based on the SHFE aluminium 2601 contract, the technicals from Friday's night session showed: The price settled at RMB 21,555 per tonne, down 0.46 per cent, below all key moving averages (MA5=21,557, MA10=21,558.5, MA30=21,558.33, MA60=21,558.5), indicating a short-term bearish bias; In...
Greece has invested billions of euros in recycling infrastructure and run dozens of awareness campaigns, filling cities with blue bins for plastic and aluminium packaging, green bins for paper, and dedicated collection points for batteries and electrical appliances. Despite this visible push and...
The global aluminium and renewable energy sectors are witnessing changes with new recycled aluminium trends, circular economy initiatives and strategies for power procurement. Industry leaders are navigating through various regulations, sustainability goals and advanced technologies, shifting...
Futures: The most-traded cast aluminium alloy AD2601 futures contract opened at RMB 21,090 per tonne overnight, rose to RMB 21,165 per tonne in early trading, then pulled back, and finally closed at RMB 20,965 per tonne, down slightly by 0.05per cent, showing a fluctuating trend of "retreat after...
Futures: During the night session on November 5, the most-traded SHFE aluminium contract opened lower, then surged before entering a consolidation phase. The 2512 contract opened at RMB 21,355 per tonne, hit a high of RMB 21,475 per tonne, touched a low of RMB 21,330 per tonne, and closed at RMB...
