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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Recycling aluminium is one of the main elements for a greener and emission-free environment. Focussing on the same, Alupro, the aluminium packaging and recycling organisation have come up with an initiative which will make the concept of recycling aerosol cans more prevalent amongst the public in...
Hydro's aluminium recycling facility, based in Wrexham, has reached yet another safety milestone. This week marks the fifth anniversary of the company operating without an accident. Wayne Clifton, Managing Director, praised the hard work and commitment of the workforce, "Reaching five years...
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative has recognised REAL Alloy with the Chain of Custody Standard V1 (2017) certification for aluminium scrap recycling and wrought and foundry alloys production at Grevenbroich and Deizisau plants in Germany, and also for central strategic, administrative, and service...
The largest fully integrated aluminium manufacturer in Sri Lanka and a member of the Hayleys Group, Alumex, recently launched a pilot project in the nation to collect used aluminium beverage cans (UBCs) as part of its initiative to care for the environment. Alumex is reaffirming its commitment to...
The importance of recycled aluminium in the extrusion sector is becoming more significant. On Thursday, September 1, Hydro marked the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of its upcoming aluminium recycling plant in Szekesfehervar, Hungary. In a market where demand for greener aluminium is...
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative has reportedly granted Alu-met GmbH, an Austria-headquartered producer and supplier of high-quality aluminium billets, with Chain of Custody Standard certification. The company has bagged the recognition for aluminium extrusion billets production from recycled scrap...
On 2 nd September 2022, the Dutch aluminium producer Aldel announced facility in Farmsum will be placed in “care and maintenance” as of September 1, 2022. The company has stated that this step has been taken due to skyrocketing energy prices and a lack of government support. The Works Council...
As part of its joint venture and license agreement with a leading residue processor, PyroGenesis Canada Inc. has provided an update on its encouraging progress. The JV partner conducted preliminary residue testing from an operational DROSRITE facility. According to the results, the residues are of...
Ashburton, a large town in the Canterbury Region of New Zealand, has an implemented kerbside recycling scheme that yields almost 22 tonnes of waste materials in plastic, paper, cardboard, steel and aluminium per week. Now the collection from Ashburton is being conveyed to the new US$3.8 million...
Aluminium is a highly durable metal that can be recycled repeatedly without losing its original value. Recycling aluminium conserves 95 per cent of the energy required to produce the same quantity of aluminium from scratch. Compared to steel, the use of aluminium in multiple sectors is increasing...
Spar, in collaboration with Tomra has installed trail Reverse Vending Machines (RVM) at the CJ Lang, and Son Ltd backed outlet at East Ayrshire, Scotland, named Spar Crosshouse. This vending machine will accept glass and plastic bottles along with aluminium beverage cans or aluminium aerosol...
The global mining and metal giant Rio Tinto announced the construction of a new aluminium recycling facility at its Arvida plant in Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean, Quebec. This new investment will cost around C$35 million (US$29 million), with an initial capacity of 30,000 tonnes per year. This investment...
The two main categories of aluminium scrap are "old scrap" from post-consumer usage and "new scrap" from industrial operations. New scrap is produced throughout the semi-fabrication and final manufacture of aluminium goods. Old scrap is defined as goods gathered after consumers' discarding. Because...
On Tuesday, August 23, Novelis Inc., an American industrial aluminium company specialised in rolling and recycling, announced that it achieved Performance Standard Certifications from the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative for its 14 aluminium scrap collection centres across Brazil. This...
Blister packages for pharmaceuticals usually consist of aluminium and plastic layers. As a result of their multi-material composition, discarded packages are typically landfilled, although metallic and polymeric fractions can be recycled if they are separated. The separation of aluminium and...
New Zealand is about to gain its circular economy where plastic, steel or aluminium waste would be returned and converted into raw material. The Gore District Council has a set series of kerbside recycling programmes for waste minimisation. This week the Council agreed on various solutions to...
Daiki Aluminium Industry has recorded a year-on-year increase in profit of 1.4 per cent for the first quarter of the financial year 2023 ended June 30. From 4.01 billion yen in Q1 FY2022, Daiki Aluminium’s profit decreased to 4.07 billion yen ($30.1 million) during the same period this year....
Headquartered in London, CafePod, to bring the experience of flavoured coffee to a user’s resident, has decided to supplement its Nespresso® compatible pod range with three new exquisite blends. For the first time, CafePod made its coffee pods with 80 per cent recycled aluminium which can be 100...
