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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Upstate Shredding – Weitsman Recycling receives Platts Global Metal Award
Scrap metal processing company Upstate Shredding – Weitsman Recycling, based in Owego, New York, has been recognized by Platts, a leading independent provider of information and benchmark prices for the commodities and energy markets. The company received the Industry Leadership Award in the Scrap...
The U.S. aluminium industry purchased 763 million pounds of aluminium scrap in March 2016
The U.S. aluminium industry purchased an estimated 763 million pounds of aluminium scrap during March 2016, according to aluminium recycling statistics published by the U.S. Geological Survey, Department of Interior, up 4.7 per cent over the March 2015 total of 728 million. USGS estimates that...
Scholz streamlining its Stockach aluminium recycling business
Germany’s Scholz Group has continued the process of streamlining its portfolio by selling its aluminium recycling business ScholzAlu Stockach GmbH, which is based at Stockach on Lake Constance. All of the shares have been purchased by investors advised by Orlando Management AG. Employing 160...
Scrap metal recycler MetalX adds aluminium executive
MetalX LLC, Waterloo, Indiana, has announced that auto and aluminium industry veteran Kevin Moore has joined the company, effective immediately. As a senior marketing executive, Moore will be focused on managing aluminium trading activities for scrap and refined products, hedging and risk...
Environmental artists exhibit remarkable creativity with recycled material
The current “Own Your Rubbish” art exhibition at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe in the capital attests to the astonishing work evolving from degenerated objects. A number of artifacts were displayed using remelted aluminium scrap. An exquisite “Symbolic Installation Walkway” which is a brainchild...
North American Aluminum scrap prices held steady
The North American Aluminum scrap prices remained unchanged on ScrapMonster Price Index as on May 30th, Monday. 1100 Scrap prices remained flat over the day. The prices of 3003 Scrap too were flat at $0.59 per Lb. The prices of 356 Aluminum Wheels and 6063 Extrusions/Fe too were unchanged. The...
USGS: Recovery of aluminium from scrap up 0.9% YTD in Feb 2016
The Aluminum Association publishes the most recent release of the U.S. Geological Survey‘s Aluminum Mineral Industry Survey. Data provided below was included in the May 4th release (February data): New can stock (class) scrap receipts totalled 54.8 million pounds during April 2016, a rise of...
Chinese aluminium scrap prices edged higher on Index 20th May, 2016
The Chinese Aluminium scrap prices increased marginally on the Scrap Monster Price Index on May 20th, Friday. 6063 Extrusions witnessed a rise of CNY 100 per MT over the previous day. Aluminium Radiators and Transformers prices too were up by CNY 50 per MT each over the previous day. E.C Aluminium...
Scrapping policy to boost metal recycling in India
Ready with a new scrapping policy that will provide incentives for surrendering old polluting vehicles, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari today said it will boost the automobile industry turnover over four-times to INR 20 lakh crore in the next five years. More so, the policy will also sow the seeds for...
The US recovers 3.61 Mt of aluminium from scrap in 2015: USGS recycling statistics
The material flow of recycled metal commodities in the United States has been documented in a series of reports published by the U.S. Geological Survey. USGS’s 2014 Minerals Yearbook for recycling lists the recycling statistics for selected metals in US. In 2014, the United States recycled 64.7...
Irish schools full of bright ideas in tea light recycling competition organized by Alupro
A campaign launched late last year to encourage children in the greater Dublin to seek out used tea lights for recycling and to let their creativity shine with a recycling-themed colouring competition was a huge success, according to organisers Alupro Ireland. The competition, which ran until the...
Aleris reports Q1 Results: Adjusted EBITDA declines due to low aluminium prices and reduced scrap availability
Aleris Corporation reported results for the three months ended March 31, 2016. First Quarter 2016 Results: Adjusted EBITDA totalled $45 million for the first quarter of 2016 compared to $55 million for the first quarter of 2015. First quarter results were impacted by unfavourable year-over-year...
USGS Mineral Industry Survey publishes Aluminum report for February 2016
According to the USGS Mineral Industry Survey report, only two companies reported domestic production of primary aluminum in February 2016 because of the recent smelter shutdowns. Consequently, production data were withheld to avoid the release of proprietary data. Total aluminum recovered from...
Ford recycles 20 million pounds of aluminium a month
<p>Ford recycles as much as 20 million pounds of aluminium stamping scrap per month using the closed-loop system at Dearborn Truck Plant which builds F-150.<br /><br /> That is the equivalent of more than 30,000 F-150 bodies in the largest configuration – a SuperCrew body including doors,...
Ford recycling creates 30,000 F-150 bodies worth of aluminium every month
A recent publication on the consumption of aluminium by auto industry showed that Ford produces about 20 million pounds (9 million kg) of aluminium stamping scrap per month, which is recycled as a part of the company's closed loop recycling system and goes on to provide parts for the F-150. Opting...
JLR-Novelis co-developed high-strength aluminium alloy helps Jaguar reach recycling milestone
As the Jaguar XE celebrates its first full-year of sales, ‘REALCAR’, the pioneering recycled aluminium project that contributes to the awarding winning saloon’s aluminium-intensive body has reached a significant milestone. Jaguar Land Rover has reclaimed over 50,000 tonnes of aluminium scrap, the...
MCX aluminium softens on reduced industrial demand
Aluminium prices declined by INR 2 per kg in Indian non-ferrous market on Tuesday, April 26, due to reduced industrial offtake. However, other base metals held steady in thin trade. Traders said fall in demand from consuming industries mainly led to the decline in aluminium prices. In the national...
Ford recycles enough aluminium to build 30,000 F-150 bodies every month
Ford Motor Co says the toughest, smartest, most capable and safest F-150 ever is also the greenest F-150 – thanks to advanced materials like high-strength, military-grade aluminium alloy and EcoBoost engine technology. The American carmaker recycles as much as 20 million pounds of aluminium...
