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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The global aluminium value chain has witnessed some of the best events in the month of July 2022. The aluminium industry's downstream, end-user and recycling segment has produced the top stories in the month. Nestle, the world's largest food and beverage company, has shown that they follow the path...
The global aluminium recycled sector is one of the most important sectors of the metal industry. With carbon emission reduction or an eco-friendly environment being the need of the hour, top companies like Hydro, BMW, etc., are looking for ways to achieve the same. BMW Group, a German multinational...
Hydro's recent investment of NOK 150 million ($15 million) into its Henderson factory in Kentucky highlights the urge of the automobile industry to shift towards a more sustainable and eco-friendly environment. This investment will strengthen Hydro's position as North America's top producer of low...
Romanian city Cluj-Napoca has recently introduced a new pilot project to induce waste collection and recycling, whereby people have to deposit empty bottles or aluminium cans to get complimentary bus tickets in return. For this, a reverse vending machine is mounted at the Zorilor agro-food market...
Aluminium is a highly durable metal that can be recycled repeatedly without losing any of its original value. Recycling aluminium conserves 95% 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...
The German multinational manufacturer of Luxury vehicles, BMW Group, pursues to cling to its zealous sustainability goals and will restrict its carbon emissions by 40 per cent per vehicle by 2030 crosswise the complete value chain equating to 2019. Thomas Becker, the Head of Sustainability and...
Bus Éireann, a state-regulated bus and coach provider from Dublin, is diverting the customers from the region towards a sustainable practice of returning used aluminium cans and single-use plastic bottles through a reverse vending machine scheme. These machines will be installed between stations in...
Aluminium scrap is generally categorized as either "new scrap" from production processes or "old scrap" from post-consumer use. In manufacturing aluminium semi-fabricated and final products, new scrap is generated. Those products collected after consumers have disposed of them are considered old...
Volkswagen Group's Slovakia site is one of the first units to enrol in the Aluminium Closed Loop project, which includes recycling aluminium stamping offcuts from press shops that come back to the aluminium roll suppliers. These aluminium offcuts are then subjected to reform, after which the actual...
The use of aluminium has become increasingly popular as a new alternative to steel, especially in the production of electronics, parts for building, and even lids for jars. Aluminium is at the top of the recycling chain and can be recycled easily without compromising its durability or quality. In...
Recycling is proven to be more of a need than a cause for concern in the socio-economic 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. And aluminium as a metal is considered to be...
Saperatec is, at this moment, engrossed in constructing its first recycling plant in Germany, specialising in composite packaging in addition to segregating thin layer composite materials from aluminium barriers during its exceptional recycling process. Saperatec is working with composite flexible...
Hydro’s green and sustainability-linked financing framework has been created as a part of the company’s dedication to sustainability. The framework enables Hydro to provide green financial products and financing instruments connected to its aims and efforts in sustainability. The "Green Financing...
On July 19, Steel Dynamics Inc. headquartered in Fort Wayne, Indiana announced an investment of US$2.2 billion to construct a flat rolled mill for recycled aluminium alongside two satellite recycled aluminium slab units to aid in production. The firm has confirmed that the mill harnesses the...
Novelis Inc., a leading producer of aluminium flat-rolled products and the world’s largest recycler, is on the way to boost its recycling game. The company announced on Tuesday, July 19, that it entered a strategic partnership with Sortera Alloys, Inc., intending to take advantage of the latter’s...
The German grocery brand, Aldi has introduced its current ‘reverse vending machine’ trial for the second time in a North Cork store in Ireland, as a segment of its latest recycling initiative. Consumers can easily return their bottles and aluminium cans followed by Aldi giving the collected...
Pulp and paper industry head from Finland, Stora Enso has partnered with Tetra Pak in scrutinizing a joint beverage packages recycling scheme that would house a specialized venture in Langerbrugge for extracting fiber and making recycled containerboard, with a dedicated partner chipping in for...
The recycling sector has seen a sudden boom in the past few years with major companies turning towards sustainability. Mitchell Avenue’s Weston Aluminium suffered a grave trauma on July 12 as molten aluminium was spilt at the Kuri Kuri smelter, later to be controlled by state firefighters. It is a...
