Europe’s recycled aluminium industry is an important component of the global secondary aluminium supply chain, with Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom (UK) representing key national markets. Production across the European region stood at nearly 6 million tonnes in 2023, supported by established scrap recovery systems, industrial recycling capacity and demand for recycled metal. Russia also contributes to the regional landscape through secondary aluminium production units concentrated in several industrial centres. According to AL Circle’s analysis in its report, “ World Recycled ALuminium Market Analysis Industry Forecast ”, the four countries present different market structures, from Germany’s substantial recycling capacity and Italy’s scrap-based production to the UK’s organised...
According to SMM survey statistics, the operating rate of the secondary aluminium alloy industry in September was 35.0 per cent, up 3.1 percentage points M-o-M but down 6.7 percentage points Y-o-Y. Industry production continued its recovery trend, but the overall operating level remained below the same period last year. On the demand side, September marked the traditional peak consumption season, with downstream orders recovering from August. End-use demand from automobiles and other sectors improved marginally, but the peak season effect has yet to fully materialise. According to CAAM data, automobile production in September was 2.99 million units, up 11.4 per cent M-o-M but down 8.7 per cent Y-o-Y. NEV production was 1.814 million units, up 12.2 per cent Y-o-Y. CAAM noted that China's...
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The economy of Uruguay is crucially dependent on its neighbours, Brazil and Argentina. In 2020, GDP decreased by an estimated 4.5%, mainly due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic not only in the country but also in its neighbours. However, the pandemic had relatively little impact on the Uruguayan economy when compared to other countries in the region. The economy is forecasted to rebound in the coming years, with the IMF's October 2020 estimates predicting growth of 4.3% for 2021 and 2.5% for 2022, subject to post-pandemic global economic recovery. The southern American nation’s export of aluminium scrap during 2018-19 was recorded at 5565 tonnes and the revenue generated for the export stood at $8.50 million. The export for 2020 was highlighted at 4784 tonnes and the earnings...
Malaysia’s aluminium scrap import from the United States recorded a decrease of 7,900 tonnes or 17.83 per cent in December 2020 to stand at 36,400 tonnes, found the US Geological Survey’s latest data. In November 2020, the import volume stood almost flat at 44,300 tonnes compared to 44,800 tonnes in the previous month. In the entire December quarter (Q4), Malaysia imported 125,500 tonnes of aluminium scrap from the US, which reflected a downfall of 2,300 tonnes or 1.8 per cent from 127,800 tonnes in the September quarter (Q3). On a year-on-year basis, Malaysia’s aluminium scrap import in December 2020 stood 3,900 tonnes or 12 per cent higher than 32,500 tonnes. Imports in the full year totalled 418,000 tonnes, up by 44.14 per cent from 290,000 tonnes in 2019. The United States total...
Environmental considerations are becoming increasingly pertinent in “green” aluminium production making reducing or eliminating waste ever more so important. TAHA, a multi-discipline solutions provider with corporate offices in Bahrain, offers innovative, environmentally-friendly and cost-effective services, equipment and products to the aluminium and steel industry worldwide. TAHA’s aluminium dross process is a radical innovation in its industry whose process consumes less energy and produces no toxic salt cake. This enables organizations to save valuable resources and reduce costs. From the outset, TAHA anticipated their operations to provide a dross processing solution with a lower carbon footprint than the conventional TRF (Tilting Rotary Furnace) process. Fully convinced internally...
The economy of Moldova slides towards one of the poorest countries in Europe. The economy is heavily reliant on agriculture and manufacturing industries being the minor also supports the GDP of the nation. The manufacturing industries generally deliver scraps, pre-dominantly aluminium and on time to time basis, it gets exported. The Eastern European nation’s export of aluminium scrap during 2018-19 accounted for 5141 tonnes and the revenue earnings recorded at $6.20 million. The export for 2020 remained at 2399 tonnes and the earnings stood at $2.13 million. However, when the export volume and earnings for 2020 gets assorted with the existing two years, it signifies 5141 tonnes and $8.33 million respectively. Moldova’s export of aluminium scrap in 2018 stood at 3814 tonnes and the...
According to the Shanghai Metals Market, secondary aluminium producers operating rates in China recorded a month-on-month plunge of 20.8 percentage points in February 2021 to stand at 41.35 per cent. However, on a year-on-year calculation, the operating rates increased by 23.23 percentage points, showed the SMM data. Except for a few large factories that did not stop production during the Chinese New Year holiday, most companies took a break for 6-20 days and conducted maintenance before or after the holiday, resulting in output downfall by one-third or half. Soaring prices of both primary and secondary aluminium after the CNY holiday also consequenced the decline in operating rates, hurting downstream purchases. Aluminium scrap recyclers, who mostly resumed work in early March, also held...
The mining ministry has lately released the National Non-Ferrous Metal Scrap Recycling Framework 2020, covering key non-ferrous metals like Aluminium among others. The framework has been released with the intent to promote a formal and well-organized recycling ecosystem in the country which is presently hugely unorganized and highly dependent on imported scrap. It also focuses to produce high-quality scrap for quality secondary production, while reducing the dependence on imports and encourage economic wealth creation, job creation and increased contribution to GDP through metal recycling. The upcoming vehicle scrappage policy for automobiles has also given the drive to build this framework at the backdrop and it will secure abundant availability of domestic scrap in the country. The...
South Korea's imports of aluminium scrap from the US stood at 18,900 tonnes in December 2020, from 22,900 tonnes in December 2019. That marked a decrease of 17.47% year-on-year. On a monthly basis, imports declined by 25% from 25,200 tonnes in November 2020, as updated by the US Census Bureau. For the full year of 2020, South Korea imported 287,000 tonnes of aluminium scrap, from 273,000 tonnes imported for the full year of 2019. That was up by 14,000 tonnes and 5.13% year-on-year. South Korea's imports of total aluminium (semi-finished products, crude metals and alloy and scrap) from the US were 19,800 tonnes in December 2020, down by 20% from 24,800 tonnes in December 2019. Imports stood 26% lower from November imports of 26,700 tonnes. In January-December 2020, total imports came in at...
According to the recent data shared by the US Geological Survey, India imported 30,600 tonnes of aluminium scrap from the United States in December 2020, almost flat compared to 30,300 tonnes of imports in November 2020 and 8,100 tonnes or 20.93 per cent less than 38,700 tonnes in October 2020. On a year-on-year calculation, India’s aluminium scrap imports from the US stood flat as well compared to 30,800 tonnes. India’s aluminium scrap imports from the US in the fourth quarter of 2020 totalled 99,600 tonnes, up 15,400 tonnes or 18.29 per cent from 84,200 tonnes in the third quarter of 2020. In the entire year of 2020, India imported 307,000 tonnes of aluminium scrap from the United States, registering a year-on-year hike of 13.29 per cent from 271,000 tonnes. The United States total...
Late last month, China’s metal recycling body unveiled the second batch of 44 certified domestic importers and a list of over two dozens of foreign companies who would be permitted to export aluminium and copper scrap to the country. China had prohibited imports of solid waste from 2021 but permitted high-grade metals scrap that met new standards reclassified as recycling resources. The foreign aluminium and copper scrap suppliers, who received export permission, include the US companies Omnisource LLC and Golden Bridge International Group as well as suppliers from Italy, Britain, Japan, Malaysia, Hong Kong and other countries, according to the recycling branch of the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association. 44 certified domestic importers are from 10 provinces, including units of...
Taiwan’s imports of aluminium scrap from the US stood at 3,920 tonnes in November 2020, with a month-on-month decrease of 14.22%. Taiwan had imported 4,570 tonnes in October 2020. On a yearly basis, imports dropped by 5.31% from 4,140 tonnes in November 2019, as updated by the US Census Bureau. In the first eleven months of 2020, Taiwan imported 39,000 tonnes of aluminium scrap, from 57,200 tonnes imported in the first eleven months of 2019. This marked a drop of 32% year-on-year. Taiwan’s imports of total aluminium (semi-finished products, crude metals and alloy and scrap) from the US stood at 4,460 tonnes in November 2020, a decrease of 1.11% from 4,510 tonnes in November 2019. Imports declined by 10% from October’s imports of 4,960 tonnes. In January-November 2020, total imports came...
The Spanish company Latem Aluminum has disclosed that it will invest €238 million in the Villandagos Del Páramo (León) and Villabrázaro (Zamora) plants and the outcome of it will create 660 direct jobs. The Minister of Employment and Industry of the Junta de Castilla y León, Ana Carlota Amigo said: “priority industrial project ". Macario Fernández, Executive President of Latem Aluminum, explained in a telematics press conference together with the Minister of Employment and Industry, Ana Carlota Amigo: “The company is dedicated to producing green aluminium from scrap, which already has a plant in Villadangos del Páramo, where it will invest €100 million.” In the Villabrázaro industrial estate, the production will commence during the H2 2023 and has an area of 300,000 square meters, while...
Sanjeev Gupta’s Alvance Aluminium, a subsidiary of GFG Alliance is going to hold two extra live sessions in regards to the consultation on plans for a new £94 million recycling and aluminium billet plant at its Lochaber smelter in Fort William. Until 15 th March 2021, the public consultation will be running and following the first live consultation event last week, Alvance will host two further online sessions from 10.30-11.30am on 9 th March and from 4-5 pm on 11 th March 2021. The project team members will be on hand to answer any questions through a live chat function. Brian King, Chairman, Alvance British Aluminium, said: “We are encouraged by the response so far but also conscious that the current pandemic restrictions and the requirement to conduct the consultation virtually present...
Alupro, the aluminium packaging recycling organisation, has reportedly launched a new Recycle Aluminium website to impart education on the benefits of infinitely recyclable aluminium packaging. The website features the latest data, how-to guides, blog posts, videos, fact sheets and much more, aiming to fulfil the industry’s obligation to meet recycling targets. In the United Kingdom alone, more than 12 billion items of aluminium packaging are sold every year – from beverage cans, foil trays, and aerosol containers to caps and closures. To direct these items into recycling, Alupro has geared up to enhance the awareness of recycling and its benefits. Alupro pointed out that about 56 per cent of aluminium was recycled in the United Kingdom in 2019, which means a long way to go to achieve the...
The 25th year of the Can Collection Day, organised by Emirates Environmental Group (EEG) on February 25, 2021, witnessed a total of 1,500kg aluminium can collection. Around 200 entities, including companies, hotels, academic institutions and families, participated in the event that helped reduce 23 metric tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) and save 341 million thermal units of energy as well as 36 cubic metres of landfill space. Since the inception of the campaign in 1997 as the first community-based annual recycling programme, EEG managed to collect 344,216 kg aluminium cans in total, noted Chairperson Habiba Al Mar’ashi. That resulted in several environmental benefits such as the mitigation of 5,167 metric tonnes of carbon dioxide and saving 8,356 cubic metres of landfill space and 78,338...
The United States aluminium scrap exports to Malaysia in November 2020 stood almost flat month-on-month at 44,300 tonnes, found the US Geological Survey. In October, the US scrap exports to Malaysia came in at 44,800 tonnes, registering a surge of 7,200 tonnes or 19.15 per cent from 37,600 tonnes in September 2020. In August, aluminium scrap exports from the US to Malaysia stood at 41,300 tonnes, meaning the exports in October saw a decline of 3,700 tonnes or 8.96 per tonne month-on-month. On a year-on-year basis, the United States aluminium scrap exports to Malaysia in November 2020 stood 2,800 tonnes or 6.75 per cent higher than 41,500 tonnes. During January-November 2020, the United States aluminium scrap exports to Malaysia amounted to 382,000 tonnes - significantly up by 48.64 per...
Taiwan’s imports of aluminium scrap from the US stood at 3,920 tonnes in November 2020, with a month-on-month decrease of 14.22%. Taiwan had imported 4,570 tonnes in October 2020. On a yearly basis, imports reduced by 5.31 % from 4,140 tonnes in November 2019, as updated by the US Census Bureau. In the first eleven months, Taiwan imported 39,000 tonnes of aluminium scrap, from 57,200 tonnes imported in the first eleven months of 2019. This marked a drop of 31.82% year-on-year. Taiwan’s imports of total aluminium (semi-finished products, crude metals and alloy and scrap) from the US stood at 4,460 tonnes in November 2020, a decrease of 1.11% from 4,510 tonnes in October 2019. Imports inched down by 10% from October’s imports of 4,960 tonnes. In January-November, total imports came in at...
ALVANCE, the globally integrated aluminium business and also part of the sustainable industry leader GFG Alliance, will commence consulting on plans for a new $94 million recycling and aluminium billet plant at its Lochaber smelter upcoming week as it develops Fort William’s position as a leading international producer of low-carbon aluminium. Onwards 22 nd February 2021, a public consultation will be held for 21 days, which includes a live consultation event on 25 th February from 3.30 pm – 7 pm, where the project team members will be available to respond to the queries. In November’20, ALVANCE declared plans for a new recycling and casting facility that will double GREEN ALUMINIUM production from over 40,000 tonnes per annum (ktpa) to over 80ktpa. The plant will produce long, round bars...
It is said that dying aircraft proudly lands at Twente airport and then they never take off again, but ultimately enter the mouth of the metal shredder of Riwald Recycling in Almelo. Riwald Recycling from Almelo and Aircrafts –End-of-Life solutions provider, AELS have entered into a partnership and together they permanently dismantle old aircraft. After flying for millions of kilometres, they are ready for retirement and out of time, unprofitable and ready for demolition. However, the well-functioning parts go 'onto the market' and are reused, but if the people from AELS (Aircraft End-of-Life Solutions) at Twente airport have removed the usable parts, there will still be tens of tonnes of metals left and that’s the place where metal processor Riwald comes into the picture. Presently,...
