
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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The David J. Joseph Co.’s Metals Group and JW Aluminum have announced that as of Jan. 21, 2013, JW Aluminum will use DJJ as the primary scrap buying agent for its Mt. Holly, S.C., aluminum manufacturing facility. JW Aluminum will continue to source scrap directly from the marketplace for its other...

Rolled aluminum and aluminum can recycling giant Novelis has a new Global Research & Technology Center whose design is intended to give customers a close look at the company's world-class R&D, engineering and manufacturing expertise, drive collaboration with customers, and showcase innovative use...

Aleris has restructured the leadership of its global recycling business following the depature of executive vice president Alan Dick who was also chief executive officer of global recycling. Terrence J Hogan, senior vice president and general manager of recycling and specification alloys...

Following a landmark decision by the city of Concord, MA to ban the sale of single-serving plastic bottles for drinking water, the Aluminum Association is calling on residents to use infinitely recyclable, sustainable aluminum to get their bottled water fix. Aluminum is by far the most recycled --...

Mill-grade aluminum scrap prices have logged some hefty declines while secondary aluminum scrap and alloy prices remain largely unchanged as strong demand and reports of tightening scrap flows lend support. Prices for 1-1-3 sows fell to a range of 78 to 80 cents per pound from 79 to 81 cents...

Free-market aluminum scrap and secondary alloy prices recorded gains on this week’s surge in London Metal Exchange prices, although some players believe prices will settle down shortly. Twitch moved up to a range of 82 to 83 cents per pound from 81 to 83 cents, while secondary-grade painted siding...

The aluminium scrap and recycling market in the GCC was estimated at 292,281 metric tonnes (MT) in 2010 and is expected to reach 593,434 MT in 2017 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.6 per cent, a report said. The aluminium recycling market is at a nascent stage in the GCC, as it is...

Aluminium recyclers are anticipating a surge in the amount of foil trays and wraps set to be received following the Christmas period, but it is still unclear if the bulk of material is recycled. It is estimated that as much as 4,500 tonnes of aluminium foil is used every Christmas, in items such as...

Sainsbury’s is boosting its recycling facilities to help shoppers tackle post-Christmas waste. It is offering Christmas card recycling at 500 stores until 15 January, and will make a donation to the Forest Stewardship Council based on the volume of cards collected. Recycling banks at more than 300...

Globally, Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has been a major exporter of its primary Aluminium production. The Aluminium industry, specifically in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is one of the key sectors driving the economy and contributes significantly to the primary aluminium growth in...

US-based Rumpke Consolidated Companies Inc. has been awarded US$ 32 million in funds by the Ohio Air Quality Development Authority so it can establish a new recycling plant in Cincinnati. The 84 000-square-foot recycling plant will replace the Rumpke facility that was damaged in a fire in 2012. It...

Marine Biology and Ecology students from Falmouth Marine School are sending out an appeal for aluminium cans to help raise money for the town's aquarium. They've been collecting them to be recycled for the past few weeks and now need one final push before the weigh in on 8th January. The group have...

India does not like aluminium cans. That has not stopped Graham Chipchase from deciding that the country – one of the world’s lowest consumers of cans per capita – is his next big market. “It is very much part of our strategy to move into India as one of the first big canmakers and put some...

John Irvine, the managing director of the Lebanese waste management company averda, talks about ReVa, a reverse vending machine. The company, which started in Beirut 30 years ago, entered the UAE in 2006. The recycling machine, co-sponsored by Tecom Investments and averda, was launched in the first...

Green Township residents can recycle cut Christmas trees in the cemetery at the intersection of state Route 165 and Beaver Creek Road beginning today, according to recycling coordinator Janet Schaefer. The program runs from Dec. 26 through Jan. 31, Schaefer told township trustees last week....

Emirates Aluminium (EMAL) has joined the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Group (ADSG) in its efforts to integrate sustainability into the Emirate's economic and social development programmes. EMAL qualified as a member of the ADSG - established by the Environment Agency, Abu Dhabi, with the support of the...

BMW announced their inclusion into the ASI or Aluminium Stewardship Initiative. The ASI was founded back in September of 2012 as an aluminium value chain initiative. A bunch of smart people got together to create a standard for how aluminium is mined, manufactured and recycled and there hope is...

Japanese aluminum auto shred scrap suppliers are eyeing exports as local demand has slowed on the back of falling car production since October, market sources said Tuesday. Spot inquiries for scrap aluminum exported from Japan to Asian countries rise at this time of the year as scrap yards close in...