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...
India’s aluminium recycling sector has matured significantly over the past decade. Secondary aluminium, produced by remelting and refining scrap, now accounts for a growing share of the country’s total aluminium consumption. Recycling aluminium requires up to 95 per cent less energy than smelting...
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<p>We are all aware of the infinite recycling properties of aluminium. Recycling aluminium requires about 95% less energy than the production of primary aluminium Aluminium scrap remains a significant resource to be used as raw material to produce secondary aluminum and subsequently new aluminum...
<p>The International Aluminium Institute (IAI), the global association of aluminium producers, has introduced a new web-based tool at the 14th International Aluminium Recycling Congress in Manchester, UK, that helps the user to know aluminium value chain from bauxite to aluminium scrap, including...
<p>The latest edition of Non-Ferrous Metals World Mirror published by the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) is out now and available for industry reference, reported Scrap Monster. The highlight of the report remains an almost silent secondary non-ferrous metal market after the Indian...
<p>Mexican aluminium industry is characterised by the presence of a large number of secondary aluminium smelters and die-casters which cater to the domestic automotive industry- globally the seventh-largest in production volume. Most of these smelters are fed by aluminium scrap imports from the...
<p>China's oversupply of aluminium led to a global glut with prices plummeting to their lowest in 2016. There have been several incidents of affected primary producers from all over the globe coming forward and voicing their concern against the rising shipment volumes of aluminium in every form...
<p>Aluminium scrap recycling and recovery have become an integral part of the aluminium industry in every country in order to yield reasonably high-purity molten metal at a much lower cost and using fifty per cent less energy than primary aluminium. Indian recyclers import considerable amount of...
<p>The demonetisation of INR500 and INR1000 currency notes announced by the Government of India on 8 November 2016, which put an end to the usage of all INR500 and INR1000 banknotes as a form of legal tender from 9 November 2016, had a limited effect on the business of big aluminium players in the...
The metal recycling industry of India has urged the government for exemption on Special Additional Duty (SAD) and removal of basic import duty on inbound shipments of ferrous and non-ferrous scrap to give a boost to the sector. The industry recycles aluminium among other metals mainly from...
Indian containerized shredded scrap import prices plummeted during week ended September 11, while Indian aluminium scrap prices on Scrap Register Price Index remained almost stable. According to TSI, containerized shredded index for Indian imports fell by $9 a ton to $232 a ton CFR Nhava Sheva...
The Brussels-based Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) has issued a statement applauding the latest provisions issued by India’s Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) with regard to self-certification of imported, processed metallic scrap. The BIR, along with national trade associations...
The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) recently announced new specifications have been published in the Scrap Specifications Circular 2015. There are three amendments, as well as two additions and one deleted specification that have been approved by the ISRI Board of Directors. “Our...
Chinese imports of primary aluminium ingot are likely to rise in coming months after the price of the metal fell on the global market, prompting end-users to buy, industry and trading sources said on Thursday. The weak London Metal Exchange (LME) price is opening a rare arbitrage opportunity for...
Starting with customs duties paid for inbound scrap, metals recyclers and producers in India say their industry cannot gain momentum or even operate profitably until the government reconsiders its policies. Throughout two days of programming at the 2015 Metal Recycling Association of India (MRAI)...
The mines ministry will look into the issue of import duty on scrap, special additional duty and trade pacts with countries, Union minister Vishnu Deo Sai said on Thursday. The Metals Recycling Association of India said that metal recycling has been badly affected by heavy import duty, special...
Inbound shipments of non-ferrous scrap metals to China fell to 4.56 million tonnes during the first three quarters of 2014, local media reported today. The continuous decline in imports is mirrored by a drop of 19.62% and 21.94% in imports of copper and aluminum scraps during the period,...
According to the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) fraudsters are deceiving non-ferrous traders with fake deals around the globe. Chairman of BIR’s International Trade Council Robert Voss said that frauds are targeting copper, aluminium, and steel sectors with dubious deliveries. According to...
Pittsburgh-based aluminum major-Alcoa Inc. has recognized its top North American scrap suppliers for 2014. This is the tenth year in succession that Alcoa has named top suppliers. The list was compiled by the company’s recycling and scrap purchasing wing based on several criteria including quality,...
The Beijing-based China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association Recycling Metal Branch (CMRA) says data released by China Customs shows that in June 2014 China imported 3.7 million tons of scrap commodities, including metal, paper and plastic scrap. The value of the 350,000 tons of “unwrought...
