
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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Alongside an aggressive drive by the leading GCC nations to grow their share of the expansion global aluminium industry, the region is seeing an even more dramatic rise in demand for green aluminium. In 2012, the GCC accounted for nine percent of global aluminium production capacity, a figure that...

VHE has completed the fabrication and installation of a preheating furnace for the Rio Tinto Alcan smelter at Straumsvík in Iceland. The furnace, which is semi-automatic, is able to heat 15 tonnes of scrap to 200°C within 2 hours. At this temperature all water and many low-boiling point organics...

Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi announced that it has signed a long-term land rental agreement with UAE-based Cast Aluminium Industries estimated to be worth more than Dhs33 million. The mid-stream aluminium producer and recycler will now be allocated a 355,209 sq ft plot of land in Kizad’s...

Weakening prices ended a three-day flat streak as the price of Chinese aluminum scrap fell 2.5 percent on Monday, April 22. The price of Chinese aluminum billet reached a thirty-day low after decreasing 1.7 percent. The cash price of Chinese aluminum saw little movement yesterday. The price of...

The US Aircraft Fleet Recycling Association has expanded its list of accredited recyclers by adding Minnesota-based Aircraft Demolition and Dutch player Aircraft End-of-Life Solutions. According to the association, the accreditations are based on its renewed Best Management Practices Guide dealing...

The biggest mover on the weekly Aluminum MMI was the price of Chinese aluminum scrap, which saw a 3.9 percent increase. This comes on the heels of a 0.6 percent decline the week prior. Following a 1.2 percent increase in the week prior, the cash price of Chinese aluminum fell 1.4 percent last week....

The price of Chinese aluminum scrap increased by 3.9 percent on Tuesday, April 16, making it the day’s biggest mover. The cash price of Chinese aluminum fell 0.6 percent. The price of Chinese aluminum billet fell 0.3 percent. The price of Chinese aluminum bar continues hovering in place for the...

US secondary aluminum producer Beck Aluminum Alloys has shut one of two furnaces at its Racine plant due to tight margins, a company source said Monday. The Beck source said the plant will operate only one of its furnaces until scrap spreads improve. The furnace has a capacity of 160,000 lbs/year....

The North American Special Aluminum Alloy Contract will not die as a pricing mechanism, said Alan Dick, president of scrap supplier Alpert & Alpert Iron & Metal, during a panel session Thursday at the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries convention in Orlando, Florida. He said he expects market...

The cash price of primary Indian aluminum saw the biggest upwards shift for the day, rising 1.2 percent on April 12, 2013. Weakening prices followed two days of improvement as the primary aluminum cash price dropped 0.4 percent on the LME to $1,858 per metric ton. The LME 3-month price of aluminum...

Abengoa will manage the aluminium residues at the new facility that it will build in the town of Bernburg, in the east of the country, and which will involve an investment of approximately € 30 million. The new Abengoa plant will have a production capacity of 50,000 tonnes of aluminium alloys for...

Chinese aluminum scrap prices rose 1.5 percent to finish as the day’s biggest mover. The cash price of Chinese aluminum flattened after two days of downward movement. The price of Chinese aluminum bar continues hovering in place for the fifth day in a row. Chinese aluminum billet saw little change...

The price of Chinese aluminum scrap closed on April 1, 2013, by halting its three-day flat run with a 1.4 percent drift. After three straight days of no change, the price of Chinese aluminum billet decreased by 0.7 percent. The cash price of Chinese aluminum fell 0.4 percent. For the fifth day in a...

Sadoff Iron & Metal Company of Fond du Lac has reached an agreement in principle to acquire Aluminum Resources, Inc. Aluminum Resources, a processor and supplier of foundry and mill grade recycled aluminum products, was founded in 1988. “This acquisition adds a niche market for us that complements...

Prices for Chinese aluminum scrap saw the biggest increase on the weekly Aluminum MMI, rising 7.1 percent. The price of Chinese aluminum billet fell 0.3 percent after rising 0.3 percent the week before. The Chinese aluminum cash price closed last week after a 0.3 percent drop. Chinese aluminum bar...

The price of Chinese aluminum scrap rose 7.1 percent on March 25, 2013, making it the day’s biggest mover on MetalMiner’s price index. The price of Chinese aluminum billet declined 0.3 percent. The cash price of Chinese aluminum rose 0.1 percent. The price of Chinese aluminum bar saw essentially no...

The near-term demand picture for the US secondary aluminium industry looks relatively bright while the transport end-markets continue to show strength beyond expectations, Scott Beck, president of Beck Aluminum, said. Still, the sector faces numerous challenges, including smelter overcapacity,...

Wood Elementary is competing in the Third Annual Great American Can Roundup School Challenge, and area residents can help by dropping off their aluminum cans at the Fort Wood Recycling Center located behind The Hub in St. Robert. When you drop off your aluminum cans, please let the center know that...