The European Commission has delayed its planned measures on aluminium scrap exports, replacing the earlier proposal for export duties with restrictions on waste shipments to non-OECD countries. European Aluminium said the change has added to discomfort across the aluminium industry, which has been...
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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According to the China’s newest customs statistics,the amount of imported aluminum scrap in August is 200,000 tons, which is lower than that of July(220,000 tons).
When BMW AG decided to venture into electric powered concept cars, its overall strategy was that it would be done from the ground up — encompassing recyclable materials for use in manufacturing the cars up to tapping on renewable energy to power the plant. To showcase the successful concepts, in...
Aluminum scrap imported by Guangdong may decrease and the amount is limited. It is because restrictions on imported aluminum scrap tend to be stricter and examination intensity on domestic consignees are being tightened. The primary condition for importing aluminum scrap is to have verification...
Using mathematical models, Norwegian research scientists and Scandinavian industry are working on tailoring alloys which will increase the usefulness of recycled aluminium. The objective of the five-year project is to develop technical production "recipes" which will enable aluminium scrap to...
The first joint seminar ‘From Ashes to Metals’ organised by the Confederation of European Waste-to-Energy Plants (CEWEP) and the Packaging Group of the European Aluminium Association (EAA) was a success. The seminar gathered a experts and companies active in the sector of treating bottom ashes from...
Recycling aluminum represents a valuable portion of commodities in the U.S. The industry pumped $77 billion into our economy in 2010 and continues to be the most valuable of recyclable materials. Discovered in the 1820s, aluminum is the most abundant metal on earth. The aluminum can is also unique...
A Wisconsin man has been charged with tampering with environmental monitors, then covering it up at a southern Kentucky secondary aluminum production plant. A federal grand jury in Bowling Green on Wednesday charged 59-year-old Daniel Evanoff of Plymouth, Wis., with conspiracy to defraud the United...
There's a new way to recycle aluminum cans in the stateline. Behr Metals has a new trailer pickup program.And that program can help raise money for local charities. An aluminum can may not be worth much by itself. But a trailer full can be worth quite a bit.Around 800 pounds, so we're looking at...
Along with football season comes tailgaters and tons of aluminum cans. Ahead of game day, people who are promoting the use of aluminum cans are attempting to break the record for the longest chain of aluminum cans. They already have the cans and began stringing them together Tuesday morning at the...
The Aluminum Association is pleased to announce that Heidi Biggs Brock has been named its new president, effective October 1, 2011. Ms. Brock will succeed Steve Larkin, who has served as the Association's president since 1998, and earlier this year announced his plan to retire at the end of 2011....
Aleris named Kelly R. Thomas vice president and Treasurer, effective September 1, 2011, responsible for Global Treasury operations, Investor Relations and Global Risk. Thomas, currently vice president, Global Risk, succeeds Michael J. Hobey, who will become vice president, Finance for the company's...
Since August, the price of wrought aluminum scrap maintained high level in Guangdong province,higher than East China and North China. High level of primary price and hot consumption of wrought aluminum are the main factors to support high price of wrought aluminum scrap. Aluminum price keeps...
Secondary aluminium alloy 226 prices moved sideways in Europe this week as lower LME and scrap prices meant consumers negotiated cheaper deals, sources said. Trading was quiet because many key players were still away on holiday, and a clearer picture was expected to emerge in the coming weeks. A...
The Lucky Group is the leader in scrap metal trading in the Middle East, having recycling facilities located at strategic locations in Dubai, Jebel Ali, Doha and Tehran. But with growth and the need to expand their operations in order to satiate the needs of global markets, they have now...
UK secondary aluminium ingot prices were stable on Wednesday as continental European demand continued to prop up volumes and prices even as some in the market are yet to return from the summer holiday period.
Secondary aluminum alloy producers are pushing for higher prices, backed by stronger London Metal Exchange prices and a slight uptick in auto demand. While A380.1 prices were flat at $1.18 to $1.19 per pound this week, producers said they have started quoting at $1.20 to $1.21. And while no...
Total aluminium recovered from scrap in the U.S. in June was 254,000 tons, slightly lower than 260,000 tons the previous month but 11% higher than in June 2010. Of this, 134,000 tons of aluminium was recovered from new scrap, slightly lower than the previous month but 7% higher than in June 2010....
The output of ARMENAL plant, the only producer of aluminium foil in the Caucasus and Central Asia, totalled 13,110 tons in the first half of 2011, a 8.2% increase as compared with the same period last year. Company’s volume of exports made 12,602 tons, a 4% increase as compared with Jan.-June 2010....
