Advanced sorting technologies could help the US unlock up to USD 2.3 billion in annual domestic aluminium processing value by upgrading mixed scrap that is currently exported or downcycled, according to a new initiative by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). The North...
Secondary aluminium is increasingly central to Europe’s decarbonisation plans. It is used in automotive castings, construction profiles, packaging and consumer goods and is valued because it can deliver similar mechanical properties to primary metal while requiring a fraction of the energy and...
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At Sørkedalsveien 6, a 21,000 m² commercial building, the original façade is carefully dismantled and separated on-site before being transported to Stena Recycling in Halmstad, Sweden, for further sorting. It is then returned to Hydro’s recycling facility in Sweden, where the aluminium is...
The Aluminum Association has urged US policymakers to adopt an "all-of-the-above" strategy to strengthen the country's aluminium supply chain, arguing that expanding both primary and secondary aluminium production is essential to meeting rising demand across transportation, packaging, defence,...
The Eldorado Civic Association is encouraging residents, holidaymakers and picnic-goers to recycle aluminium cans by depositing them at the organisation's collection site at 5939 California Avenue. According to commodities coordinator Ed Shrift, the association accepts aluminium cans 24 hours a...
Ashok Leyland has partnered with Rosmerta Recycling to provide organised scrappage services for old commercial vehicles across India. Through its dealer network, customers can reach authorised scrappage centres to scrap vehicles and complete deregistration and other required paperwork. Rosmerta...
Demand from the automotive, electric vehicle (EV), construction and packaging sectors are likely to increase which would support long-term growth in aluminium recycling, says CMR Green Tech Chairman and Managing Director Mohan Agarwal. Mohan Agarwal said that aluminium demand is coming from both...
During the Last Couple of years, Dhanvanti Engineering has successfully executed highest turnkey non-ferrous metal recycling projects by an Indian company across both domestic and international markets. Company's engineering expertise and commitment to quality have enabled to deliver...
TOMRA Recycling has successfully applied its range of its AUTOSORT™ PULSE sorting system used in aluminium alloy separation, extending the Dynamic LIBS-based technology to other metals as well like stainless steel, heavy metals, magnesium and incinerator bottom ash (IBA) streams. Launched in 2023...
The ToZero (Towards Zero Waste in Aluminum BiW Manufacturing) project has demonstrated that recycled automotive aluminium scrap can be transformed into powder suitable for laser powder bed fusion (LPBF), supporting efforts to increase the use of recycled materials in additive manufacturing....
The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will hold the second and final public auction of approximately 12,000 tonnes of seized extruded aluminium profiles on 23 July 2026 in Riverside, California, bringing to a close a nearly 10-year investigation into aluminium imports from China. The aluminium...
The European Union has launched CLEANMAT (Smart Clean Aluminium Material Processing), a Horizon Europe-funded project aimed at reducing emissions and flux consumption in aluminium recycling by integrating digital sorting, intelligent pre-treatment and advanced melt refining technologies. With...
Not too long ago, aluminium scrap was viewed as the end of the metal's lifecycle, a by-product waiting to be melted down and reused. Today, it is becoming the starting point of a new industrial race. Over the past fortnight, seemingly unrelated developments across Europe, Asia, the Middle East and...
The Ministry of Mines is set to launch a dedicated scheme to develop India’s battery minerals processing value chain as part of the Government’s broader vision of achieving Atmanirbhar Bharat in critical minerals. Addressing the one-day Conference on “India’s Critical Minerals Recycling Landscape”...
Thai Beverage Can Ltd (TBC) said demand for aluminium beverage cans in Thailand is likely to continue to grow as consumers choose functional drinks, energy drinks and premium beverages. The company posted a 37 per cent YoY increase in sales volume in the first quarter of 2026, reflecting stronger...
Raffmetal has received an important award from Ferrari for its work in developing the SILVAL 7 alloy, which guarantees 100 per cent recycled aluminium with a third-party verified carbon footprint of less than 1 kg CO₂eq per kg Al from cradle to gate. The high-performance SILVAL primary alloys from...
For years, the UAE has been exporting a quietly valuable resource: its own aluminium scrap. Collected domestically, that scrap has largely been shipped overseas for processing, stripping the national economy of the added value it could generate. That dynamic shifted decisively this week when...
South Africa-based GeT Metal Group and its subsidiary GeT Alloys have launched a waste-to-energy initiative aimed at eliminating fossil fuel use in aluminium melting operations by converting end-of-life tyres into industrial fuel. The project is designed to process around 150,000 waste tyres...
The FIFA World Cup 2026 is expected to drive a surge in drink can consumption across the UK, with an estimated 2 billion cans likely to be used during the tournament, according to Recycle Now and Every Can Counts. If all of those cans are collected and recycled, they would have an estimated market...
Mississippi-based flat-rolled aluminium manufacturer Aluminum Dynamics Inc. has announced its withdrawal from the aluminium recycling project at Benson, Arizona. The official announcement has come after months of slowed progress on the project of a 200-acre area previously reserved for the...
