Germany’s aluminium scrap exports rebound 4.58% in H1 2026: Which countries are buying the most?
Germany’s aluminium scrap trade showed signs of recovery in the first half of 2026, with exports to the world reaching 616,000 tonnes, up 4.58 per cent from 589,000 tonnes in H1 2025. The increase was even more pronounced against the second half of 2025, with H1 2026 shipments rising 7.50 per cent...
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...
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Novelis to open new aluminum facility expansion in New York in October
Leading aluminum recycler, Novelis, is celebrating the opening of a $200-million auto finishing line expansion to its aluminum rolling operations in Oswego, N.Y. On October 24, 2013, the facility will open to meet a growing demand from the automotive industry for lighter, more sustainable...
The European Metals Industry is keen to contribute towards metal sustainability
The European Non-Ferrous and Ferrous Metals industry is selected for developing and testing product environmental footprint category rules for metal sheets. The experts in life cycle assessment and sustainability from the aluminium, copper, lead, steel and mining sectors is now looking forward to...
National Manufacturing Day highlights role of recycling
The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) joins in the nationwide celebration of National Manufacturing Day by highlighting the many positive economic contributions of the industry to the U.S. manufacturing landscape. Each year, more than 135 million metric tons of metal, paper, plastic,...
Aluminium scrap stays steady in Europe after UK falls
Aluminium scrap prices in Europe stayed flat on Friday October 4 even after falling in the UK market over the past two weeks, and secondary aluminium producer margins remain under pressure. “There have been some small reductions in scrap prices but nothing significant,” a producer said. UK scrap...
ISRI recommends more enforcement of metals theft laws to governor Brown
The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) commended California Governor Jerry Brown for recognizing the need for more enforcement of the state’s current metals theft laws before additional laws that could harm the industry are added to the books. While vetoing California Assembly Bill 841,...
UK aluminium scrap prices under pressure
UK aluminium scrap prices are under significant downward pressure as unfavourable exchange rate movements have rendered most non-European export markets uncompetitive, while low London Metal Exchange prices continue to provide further impetus on the downside. “The LME continues to drift, and the...
Bike advocacy organization designs bicycle shift lever from scrap aluminium
Sue Knaup of One Street, a US bicycle advocacy org, has created a robust shift lever & is seeking $10,000 on Kickstarter Sue Knaup, executive director of bicycle advocacy organisation One Street of Arizona, is seeking crowdfunding support on Kickstarter.com for her robust, repairable shift lever. A...
21st International Recycled Aluminium Conference in Dubai to highlight sustainable development
The 21st International Recycled Aluminium Conference is setting out to better the aluminium industry’s understanding of recycling by highlighting sustainable development, says Rio Tinto, product group Rio Tinto Alcan product stewardship director Jerome Lucaes. The conference from November 3 to 5 at...
A380 producers fighting price pressure
Secondary aluminium alloy prices remained relatively steady over the past week, although a number of market participants said they had heard rumors of sellers beginning to give in to downward price pressure. “The automotive guys are still running hard despite prices being relatively stagnant over...
3-Month price of aluminum falls 1.2% for the week
The week’s biggest mover on the weekly Aluminum MMI was the 3-month price of aluminum, which saw a 1.2 percent decline on the LME to $1,784 per metric ton. This comes on the heels of a 0.5 percent increase the week before. The cash price of primary Indian aluminum dropped 0.9 percent this week,...
Brazilian aluminium scrap prices increase sharply
Prices in Brazil for aluminium scrap have risen sharply this month compared with August and are also up on the same period last year, according to a survey released by the Brazilian aluminium association, Abal. The most expensive class of secondary aluminium items in Brazil – scrap profile...
Scrap tightness forces mills to buy more primary aluminium
Aluminium scrap tightness in Europe is forcing rolling mills and extruders to source more units from primary metal for their plants. “Scrap availability is at a critical level across central Europe too: southern Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Hungary,” one large buyer of aluminium units said. “Now we...
Indian, LME aluminum prices drop
Canadian Bombardier Inc. put its stake in the ground to challenge Boeing and Airbus by flying its C Series plane for the first time. “However, the post-flight press conference also highlighted the risks surrounding the project, with several questions focusing on whether the aircraft would meet the...
European secondary aluminium producers frustrated by low LME prices
European secondary aluminium prices stayed flat on Friday September 13, as low London Metal Exchange prices continued to hinder any price increases that would otherwise spring from strong demand. “We thought prices would rise with increased demand, but they have remained stable for a long time,”...
International Aluminium Institute : Launch of Recycling Curriculum in Schools
A new curriculum, being developed by JASON Learning and the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI), will educate America's school children on the importance of recycling and the physics, chemistry and engineering behind it. "This partnership will show students how a career in science,...
UK aluminium scrap prices fall as LME takes toll
UK aluminium scrap prices fell on Wednesday September 11, prompted by low London Metal Exchange prices that have shackled secondary aluminium and aluminium scrap prices throughout the summer. “There is no doubt that prices would be higher if not for low LME aluminium prices,” a secondary aluminium...
UK aluminium scrap sellers see India business plummet
UK aluminium scrap sellers have slashed the volumes they export into India following a sharp fall in the value of the rupee, with some reporting falls of up to 90% by volume. “The amount we export into India is at its lowest in five years, and that is exclusively driven by the currency killing...
European Aluminium Association : The aluminium industry calls to unlock the recycling potential
On the occasion of the closing of the public consultation on the review of the EU Waste management targets, the European Aluminium Association (EAA) urges the Commission to improve the EU waste rules and increase the availability of scrap for the European recycling industry. The aluminium sector is...
