EGA expands European aluminium recycling footprint with 80% Eco Green acquisition
Emirates Global Aluminium has completed its acquisition of an 80 per cent stake in Italy's Eco Green, strengthening its aluminium scrap collection, sorting and recycling network across Europe. Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) is expanding its aluminium recycling business in Europe with the completed...
EU plans aluminium scrap export ban on non-OECD countries; China, India in focus
The European Union (EU) is preparing a broader restriction on aluminium scrap exports to non-Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries, replacing an earlier trade proposal that would have covered only part of the bloc’s scrap flows. The move could largely impact...
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India major aluminium scrap prices remain stable; MCX aluminium slightly up
<p>India major aluminium scrap commodities prices remained stable on Friday, while aluminium futures prices at Multi Commodity Exchange settled up as industrial consumers took advantage of recent declines to make purchases.<br /><br />The major aluminium scrap commodities showed a flat trend during...
U.S aluminium scrap import reaches 739 mln lbs while exports dip 11% YoY in April
<p>According to aluminium recycling statistics published by the U.S. Geological Survey, Department of Interior, the U.S. aluminium industry purchased an estimated 739 million pounds of aluminium scrap during April 2016, up three-tenths of one percent over the April 2015 total of 737 million.</p>...
JLR aims to use 75% recycled aluminium to make Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles by 2020
<p>JLR is known to be mulling over an ambitious plan to start using 75 per cent recycled aluminium for making Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles from 2020 onward. Currently, less than half of aluminium volume used for making JLR vehicles comes from recycled sources. The shortfall is mainly attributed...
India aluminium scrap prices remain flat; aluminium futures down
<p>India major aluminium scrap commodities prices remained stable on Tuesday, while aluminium futures prices at Multi Commodity Exchange settled down tracking weakness from LME Aluminium ended down 0.8 percent at $1,647 as the dollar held steady and markets awaited fresh signals for direction.<br...
Matalco new US plant produces aluminium billets from scrap
<p>Canada’s Matalco Inc. has officially opened its new Lordstown, Ohio remelt and casting plant. Official inauguration ceremony was held during the month of June this year. The new secondary aluminium plant will produce aluminium billets from scrap. The full commissioning of the $100 million...
Alba bolsters business ties with local aluminium downstream companies
<p>Attuned to get closer to its local customers and service providers, Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), a world’s leading aluminium smelter, had an official delegation visiting TAHA International Corporation, Bahrain Recycling Plant (BRP) and Crown Industries on Sunday, July 17, 2016.<br...
India aluminium scrap prices show almost flat; MCX aluminium inches down
India major aluminium scrap commodities prices showed almost a flat trend on Friday, while aluminium futures prices at Multi Commodity Exchange settled lower tracking after stronger than expected U.S. economic data after LME closed down 1.4 percent at $1,659 after hitting $1,703, the strongest...
Aluminum Association reports 4.2% rise in can stock (class) scrap receipts in June 2016
The Aluminum Association’s Index of new can stock (class) scrap receipts totaled 61.3 million pounds during June 2016, an increase of 4.2 per cent over the June 2015 total of 58.8 million pounds. Compared to the previous month, class scrap receipts rose 1.5 per cent over the May 2016 total of 60.4...
India aluminium extends gain on global cues & spot demand; scrap prices inch higher by INR2
Base metal prices including price of aluminium rose further by up to INR 5 per kg in Indian non-ferrous metal market today, tracking a firming trend overseas amid increased demand from consuming industries. Traders said sentiment remained firm on the back of a firm global trend where copper surged...
Recycled aluminium made giant swan installed at Shire of Northam's Swanhill farm
The Swanhill farm at Jennapullin Road, Shire of Northam has yet another amazing sculpture installed on its premises. The ‘Nellie,’ placed atop the hill at the Swanhill farm, is crafted out of thousands of recycled aluminium horse shoes. Earth Solutions Avon Valley commissioned Otto Hampel to make a...
Constellium partners with Nespresso to recycle used aluminium capsules in Switzerland
Constellium was chosen by Nespresso, the renowned brand for coffee connoisseurs worldwide, to participate in the recycling of used capsules as part of Second Life, an innovative project conducted in Switzerland where Nespresso is headquartered. The campaign aims at integrating sustainability across...
Total aluminium scrap recovery in the US reaches 292,000mt in April
According to the latest Mineral Industry Surveys data published by the USGS, total aluminium recovered from scrap in April 2016 was 292,000 metric tons (t), 3 per cent less than that recovered in March but the same as that in April 2015. Of this, 164,000 t of aluminium was recovered from new scrap,...
ALUMINIUM 2016 to host Recycling Pavilion to target scrap dealers and remelters
The organisers of ALUMINIUM 2016 have announced that the upcoming event will feature a Recycling Pavilion. In Hall 11, which primarily addresses the topics of primary production and recycling, the trade fair organisers have set up a special area with a themed pavilion where companies specialised in...
Nestle's Nespresso recycles aluminium from used coffee capsules for use in secondary market
Swiss food giant Nestle's Nespresso has come up with an innovative and somewhat unexpected solution to the environmental issue created by the growing waste volume of coffee capsules that are used at the workplaces and homes. They have taken to organic vegetable farming and aluminium recycling which...
Cleanaway's sustainable aluminium recycling is making a real difference
Sustainable waste management leader Cleanaway is putting metal and plastic, especially recyclable aluminium, steel and tin wastes, back where they belong - in new generations of recycled products. Cleanaway Executive General Manager Sales and Marketing Dave Aardsma says recycling in Australia has...
Changing dynamics in the European aluminium markets after the Brexit revolution- A talk with Maurizio Sala, President, Amafond (Italian Foundry Suppliers’Association)
We agree that “the UK’s decision to leave the EU has sent shockwaves through the continent, and the secondary aluminium industry has no idea how this decision will affect business – even among those in the UK who voted for Brexit”. Industry participants across Europe echoed these sentiments...
Third-generation landfill owner turns to aluminium recycling
More than five years ago when Dan Hannagan inherited his family landfill business in far-north Queensland, little he did realize what prospects the site held in terms of recyclability. It was just another privately owned dump in the region. Soon, Hannagan transformed the site into a recycling...
Matalco opens new secondary aluminium plant in Lordstown, Ohio
Matalco, a sister company to the recycling firm Triple M Metals, headquartered in Brampton, Ontario, held the grand opening ceremony at its new secondary aluminium plant in Lordstown, Ohio. The company has been in a start-up mode since this past March, and has been producing aluminium billet....
