Hydro has joined Siemens Mobility, TSR Group and Voestalpine in the Train2Train pilot project aimed at recovering aluminium from decommissioned trains and recycling it into components for new rail vehicles. The project brings together the rail value chain, from train dismantling and material...
Canada is using a mix of federal funding, provincial recycling rules and private investment to build a stronger market for recycled aluminium. Over the past five years, policy changes and new projects have improved scrap collection, added remelting capacity and reinforced the country’s position as...
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According to the US Geological Survey (USGS) data, India imported 46,100 tonnes of aluminium scrap from the United States in August 2022. That reflected an increase of 5,200 tonnes or 11.28 per cent sequentially, following restraint in the previous month at 40,900 tonnes. In June, India’s aluminium...
Stemin S.p.A., an Italian aluminium recycling expert and a pioneer in producing secondary aluminium alloys, achieved the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) Performance Standard V2 (2017) Certification at its recycling and remelting facility in the Italian region of Bergamo. A total of 70,000...
On Friday, November 4, a trial programme for the long-delayed Scottish Deposit Return Scheme was introduced in Orkney, giving islanders a chance to assist their community charities while preserving the environment. The initiative witnessed the installation of two reverse vending machines (RVM) at...
Novelis Incorporation, the world’s largest aluminium recycler and flat-rolled producer, broke ground on November 6 on a new $50 million recycling centre in South Korea. The project will be able to produce 100 thousand tonnes of low-carbon sheet ingot annually by recycling aluminium, resulting in...
Kuusakoski, one of the leading industrial recyclers known for processing waste materials on an industrial scale with years of experience and expertise, is planning to complete its €7 million processing facility for materials comprising aluminium and copper in Heinola, Finland. This is a part of the...
Chichester District Council has marked a 1 million milestone in recycling aluminium coffee capsules during the first year of the council's initiative to gather used aluminium or plastic pods through a free kerbside collection portal. The trial began in July 2021 after the Chichester District...
Recycling is proven to be more of a need than a cause for concern in the socioeconomic climate of today when the world is buzzing with issues like a growing global population, rising carbon emissions, rising energy expenses, and a scarcity of feedstock. The Henan province's secondary...
This year’s Environmental Packaging Summit will host the executive director of Alupro, Tom Giddings as a speaker. During the event, from 2-3 November, Giddings would lend his opinion on how to build a successful deposit return scheme (DRS) in the UK. As part of the panel, Giddings will present his...
Hong Kong-based designer Charlotte Wong Ka-man has revolutionised the use of recycled aluminium by incorporating them in making Wind.n.Sand’s flagship sustainable jewellery. The eco-friendly accessories brand upcycles around 500 used aluminium coffee pods each month to produce key chains, hair-tie...
Bolt has collaborated with Tanel Veenre, a renowned Estonian designer, to remodel its retired scooters into fashion jewellery. With his indomitable expertise, the award-winning designer has put together the "Hardwear collection" that features almost 100 hand-crafted bracelets, earrings and...
The resurgence of the Covid pandemic across China has significantly impacted secondary aluminium-producing companies in the Henan province. According to an SMM survey, the pandemic generally affected the production and shipment of secondary aluminium facilities in the local area. A company in...
The Australia-based mining and metal technology company ABx Group has confirmed that its 83%-owned subsidiary ALCORE Limited (ALCORE), has selected the initial operating conditions for its planned pilot plant on the New South Wales (NSW) Central Coast. This pilot plant aims to produce hydrogen...
The ongoing Ukraine-Russia geopolitical has been a cause of discrepancies worldwide. With the Russian gas lines closed, Europe is on the brink of losing its primary aluminium products line and the aluminium recycling units. The European Commission stated that KPS Capital Partners' portfolio...
Preston City Council, in partnership with Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organization (Alupro), launched a new initiative to encourage the recycling of aluminium. Residents are urged to rinse and recycle empty aerosol cans, clean foil trays, clean foil for wrapping, and drink cans and tins. Creative...
The not-for-profit communications programme working to inspire, encourage and empower people to recycle their empty drink cans, Every Can Counts, announced the best and the worst cities for recycling in the UK. As per the research, Newport has been rated the top city for recycling in the UK, while...
On October 19, 2022, the European Commission stated that KPS Capital Partners' portfolio company, German aluminium smelter Speira had received the EU antitrust approval to acquire aluminium recycler Real Alloy Europe after offering to sell two plants. The private equity firm KPS Capital Partners...
A recent report from Europe indicates, that the private equity firm that has grown substantially over the past two decades, KPS Capital Partners, whose portfolio company Germany's aluminium smelter Speira ready to receive EU antitrust approval for its plan to acquire aluminium recycler Real Alloy...
Aircraft interior solutions provider Bucher has consigned the first set of fully customized galleys and stowages to Airbus Toulouse for their integration into the new Virgin Atlantic A330-900neo. However, on 16 th October 2022, the airline took delivery of the first aircraft. The Crawley,...
