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85% recycled aluminium: Recorp raises the bar for sustainable beverage cans
09 SEPT 20264MINS
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85% recycled aluminium: Recorp raises the bar for sustainable beverage cans

Aluminium cans are under the spotlight among consumers and beverage manufacturers looking for more recyclable packaging, with the material already holding a strong circularity position against plastic and glass. Recorp tunes it further with ReCan85, an aluminium beverage can containing 85 per cent...

Aluminium recyclers face rising price risk exposure: AL Circle brings back hedging course for fourth edition
09 SEPT 20264MINS
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Aluminium recyclers face rising price risk exposure: AL Circle brings back hedging course for fourth edition

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...

07 SEPT 20263MINS
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Weak domestic markets are holding back aluminium scrap sorting investments, WBCSD study finds

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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AL Circle launches in-depth analysis of the "World Recycled Aluminium Market: Industry Forecast to 2032"
02 JUN 20253MINS

AL Circle launches in-depth analysis of the "World Recycled Aluminium Market: Industry Forecast to 2032"

AL Circle is pleased to announce the release of its comprehensive industry-focused market research report, "World Recycled Aluminium Market Analysis: Industry Forecast to 2032." This report study offers critical insights into the evolving landscape of the global recycled aluminium sector, a market...

Here’s the trick! Study reveals how aluminium scrap, with a Billion-Euro backdoor, is potent to loosen EU’s Carbon Border for importers
02 JUN 20256MINS

Here’s the trick! Study reveals how aluminium scrap, with a Billion-Euro backdoor, is potent to loosen EU’s Carbon Border for importers

When the European Union unveiled its Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), the ambition was clear: to build a fortress against carbon leakage, shield domestic industries from unfair competition, and incentivise global decarbonisation. It was heralded as the world’s most sophisticated climate...

SMM: PMI of primary and secondary aluminium alloy processing fell M-o-M in May
02 JUN 20254MINS

SMM: PMI of primary and secondary aluminium alloy processing fell M-o-M in May

The composite PMI for the aluminium downstream and alloy processing industry in May was recorded at 49.8 per cent, approaching the 50 mark but remaining in contraction territory. It fell by 1.8 percentage points M-o-M and increased by 8.7 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y). The main reasons were the...

Samta Metals invests $70M in Morocco’s green aluminium & copper recycling facility
28 MAY 20251MINS

Samta Metals invests $70M in Morocco’s green aluminium & copper recycling facility

Samta Metals & Alloys, a subsidiary of India's Samta Group, is constructing an aluminium and copper recycling facility in the Atlantic Free Zone in Kenitra, Morocco. Image source: Flickr The company is investing USD 70 million in the development of the project within Morocco’s Atlantic Free Zone in...

SMM: Aluminium prices fall, aluminium scrap prices follow suit
27 MAY 20252MINS

SMM: Aluminium prices fall, aluminium scrap prices follow suit

Today, spot primary aluminium prices fell by RMB 150 per tonne from the previous trading day. SMM A00 spot aluminium closed at RMB 20,200 per tonne. Aluminium scrap market prices followed the decline in aluminium prices but remained at highs overall. With the off-season in June approaching,...

Shanghai Futures to host cast aluminium alloy options in response to market demand for sustainable alternatives
26 MAY 20253MINS

Shanghai Futures to host cast aluminium alloy options in response to market demand for sustainable alternatives

The Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) is set to enter China's recycled metal futures market with the introduction of cast aluminium alloy futures and options. As reported on May 26, 2025, the exchange has secured approval from the China Securities Regulatory Commission for this launch. The move is...

Japan’s rubbish heist crisis: Why aluminium can theft is surging in broad daylight
26 MAY 20256MINS

Japan’s rubbish heist crisis: Why aluminium can theft is surging in broad daylight

In a quiet alley in Fukuoka’s Minami Ward, what began as a routine garbage patrol turned into a tense showdown. “You’re not allowed to take that!” howled a Fukuoka city employee, catching a man red-handed with a bag of non-burnable waste stuffed with aluminium cans. The man lunged, shoving the...

Aluminium scrap recovery growth helps US maintain balance despite trade shifts
26 MAY 20253MINS

Aluminium scrap recovery growth helps US maintain balance despite trade shifts

In February 2025, the United States recorded a 5.88 per cent month-on-month increase in aluminium scrap exports, reaching 162,000 tonnes compared to 153,000 tonnes in January, according to data published by the US Geological Survey (USGS). In contrast, aluminium scrap imports declined by 5.84 per...

UK recycling groups celebrated with national awards as over £4,200 raised for local causes
26 MAY 20253MINS

UK recycling groups celebrated with national awards as over £4,200 raised for local causes

Two recycling groups are celebrating after being recognised in a national awards scheme that champions outstanding recycling efforts. The initiatives, run by LINK19 College in Gravesend, Kent, and The Welfare Park in Parkeston, North East Essex, were named winners of the Green Can Award by...

Industry titans unlocking revolutionary technologies to recycle aluminium dross into a strategic resource
23 MAY 20258MINS

Industry titans unlocking revolutionary technologies to recycle aluminium dross into a strategic resource

The aluminium industry is on a determined mission to build a truly closed-loop supply chain, and the spotlight is firmly on aluminium dross. Around the globe, smelters are ramping up efforts to minimise waste and supercharge recycling, driven by ambitious sustainability goals. Thanks to...

Nanocatalysts that can transform aluminium foil & batteries into clean-burning methane fuel
22 MAY 20253MINS

Nanocatalysts that can transform aluminium foil & batteries into clean-burning methane fuel

The age of smart recycling is here, and it's making sustainability not just necessary, but revolutionary. Researchers at Vienna University of Technology have found a way to transform everyday waste into a powerhouse of sustainability. Think used batteries and crumpled aluminium foil, normally...

Vesper, the new-grade recycled aluminium makes a grand entry at the Recycled Materials Association
21 MAY 20252MINS

Vesper, the new-grade recycled aluminium makes a grand entry at the Recycled Materials Association

At the Recycled Materials Association (ReMA) Conference & Exposition held this May in San Diego, panellists at the "Spotlight on Aluminum" session explored the emerging market for Vesper, newly introduced recycled grade aluminium. Developed in collaboration with Novelis Inc., a leading aluminium...

Global spotlight on aluminium dross: Who's leading the dross production & aluminium recovery rate?
20 MAY 20256MINS

Global spotlight on aluminium dross: Who's leading the dross production & aluminium recovery rate?

Aluminium dross, a once-ignored by-product of the aluminium industry, is now stepping into the spotlight. Formed as a thin, skin-like layer on molten aluminium during melting and processing, dross is the result of natural surface oxidation. For years, it was treated as industrial waste, routinely...

Aluminium Dunkerque’s sustainable milestone: Launches new recycling furnace & signs a 10-year electricity supply agreement
19 MAY 20254MINS

Aluminium Dunkerque’s sustainable milestone: Launches new recycling furnace & signs a 10-year electricity supply agreement

Aluminium Dunkerque, a leading producer of primary aluminium in Europe, has taken a bold step toward greener metal production with the launch of its new Furnace 8, a state-of-the-art melting furnace dedicated to aluminium recycling. This innovation will enable the plant to recycle 7,000 tonnes of...

Aluminium scrap prices struggle to catch up, with a slight recovery in the price difference between A00 aluminium and aluminium scrap
15 MAY 20252MINS

Aluminium scrap prices struggle to catch up, with a slight recovery in the price difference between A00 aluminium and aluminium scrap

Today, spot primary aluminium prices rose by RMB 140 per tonne compared to the previous trading day. SMM A00 aluminium ingot prices closed at RMB 20,350 per tonne. Today, spot primary aluminium prices rose by RMB 140 per tonne compared to the previous trading day. SMM A00 aluminium ingot prices...

American aluminium supply chain resilience requires an all-of-the-above  approach to metal supply
14 MAY 20254MINS

American aluminium supply chain resilience requires an all-of-the-above approach to metal supply

The Aluminum Association today released a new white paper developed in collaboration with Wittsend Commodity Advisors, Powering Up American Aluminum: A Roadmap for Next Generation Supply Chain Resilience , outlining pathways to move the United States industry toward greater self-sufficiency in its...

EGA is time ahead with 50% completion of its new aluminium recycling plant
14 MAY 20253MINS

EGA is time ahead with 50% completion of its new aluminium recycling plant

With the global demand for recycled aluminium surging, what holds the future of the UAE's recycled aluminium? Owing to this, Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) has been constructing the largest aluminium recycling plant in UAE which commenced on November 21, 2023. On May 13, 2025, the firm announced...

Pure Aluminum teams up with Traxys and Consortium Metals to turn aluminium scrap into sustainable products
14 MAY 20253MINS

Pure Aluminum teams up with Traxys and Consortium Metals to turn aluminium scrap into sustainable products

Pure Aluminum, a rapidly growing aluminium processor headquartered in Saranac, Michigan, is teaming up with industry leaders Traxys and Consortium Metals in a powerful new joint venture. Together, this partnership is set to transform aluminium recycling by turning scrap into high-value, sustainable...

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