Canada’s recycled aluminium sector: Key initiatives since 2021
Canada is using a mix of federal funding, provincial recycling rules and private investment to build a stronger market for recycled aluminium. Over the past five years, policy changes and new projects have improved scrap collection, added remelting capacity and reinforced the country’s position as...
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...
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Linde to Highlight Low-temperature Oxyfuel Technologies
The highly competitive aluminum industry is constantly looking for economic, environmentally sound ways of melting scrap to produce high quality aluminum. Linde, a leading supplier of industrial gases to the aluminum industry, has just what they are looking for: Low-temperature Oxygen-enhanced...
Churches, schools earn extra cash through recycling
Your church or school can make good money taking recyclables to "Mr. Murph" out in the parking lot. American Waste Control, aka Tulsa Recycling and Transfer, operates the Trash to Cash project -- home of "Mr. Murph," its Materials Recovery Facility (MRF). Mr. Murph takes paper of all types,...
Expert points at auto waste, wants industry to evolve disposal chain
Handling auto waste is emerging as a big issue and the automotive industry should create a ‘disposal chain', similar to supply chain, so that vehicles that ultimately turn into scrap bundles can be effectively disposed of, Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India, R. Chidambaram,...
Peaking aluminum scrap price in Tokyo
Aluminum scrap market price is peaking around Tokyo. The dealers and secondary alloyed aluminum makers will start the price negotiation for second half of February in late this week. But the dealer and maker sources see they would keep the price due to flat offshore aluminum ingot market price. The...
Japan ADC12 aluminum alloy imports soar ahead of Q2 buy tenders
The volume of spot ADC12 aluminum alloy imports into Japan has soared in the past week ahead of the April-June quarter purchase tenders by automakers and other consumers at the end of the month, local market sources said Tuesday. Four Japanese traders reported deals for over 5,000 mt of ADC12 alloy...
China January Aluminium Scrap Imports Reach 140,000 Tons
China's General Administration of Customs released preliminary trade data for January on Friday. According to the data, China’s aluminum scrap imports reached 140,000 tons in January, down by 49.64% compared with last month. This decrease was mainly caused by the Lunar New Year holiday. In 2011,...
North American aluminum based scrap offer price surges
International market price is surging for shredder mix metal which is majorly used by Chinese secondary aluminum alloy makers as one of the main materials. North American exporters currently offer CIF USD 1,830 per tonne to USD 1,860 per tonne against major importer of Chinese users which was...
North American aluminum based scrap offer price surges
International market price is surging for shredder mix metal which is majorly used by Chinese secondary aluminum alloy makers as one of the main materials. North American exporters currently offer CIF USD 1,830 per tonne to USD 1,860 per tonne against major importer of Chinese users which was...
Aussie Aluminum Heading for Scrap Heap
Low metals prices, high costs and the strong Australian dollar are doing to the country's aluminum-smelting industry what a frat boy does to his empty beer can: crushing it. Australia is the world's fourth-largest producer of refined aluminum and the third-largest exporter, according to Deutsche...
Secondary aluminum alloy makers raise scrap purchase price
Secondary alloyed aluminum makers around Tokyo agreed with aluminum scrap suppliers to increase the scrap purchase price for H1 of February which is the first increase in around a year. The price increases by averaged JPY 5 per kilogram for high grade scrap and by JPY 3 for lower grade scrap. The...
Japan secondary aluminum production drops in Dec
According to Japan Aluminum Alloy Refiners Association, Japanese secondary aluminum and aluminum alloy production decreased by 0.3% to 64,910 tonnes in December from a year earlier. The shipment increased by 0.6% to 66,717 tonnes. The production decreased for 2 months in a row but the shipment...
Aluminum scrap dealer to seek higher price in Tokyo
Aluminum scrap market price shows sign to increase around Tokyo. The dealers will offer higher price to the users at talk to set the price for H1 of February when primary aluminum ingot price increases at London Metal Exchange. The local demand is still slow and the users' appetite is low around...
Japan secondary al alloy makers try to keep ingot price in January
Japanese major secondary aluminum alloy makers including Daiki Aluminum Industry aim to keep the alloy selling price unchanged for January shipment. The alloy makers expect the price is supported by bottom hitting domestic aluminum scrap market price and rebound of overseas primary aluminum market...
Trademark Metals Acquires Gulf Coast Metals
Trademark Metals Recycling (TMR), a wholly owned subsidiary of The David J. Joseph Company (DJJ), a Cincinnati-based subsidiary of Nucor Corp., has purchased the assets and business of Gulf Coast Metals, headquartered in Tampa, Fla. Gulf Coast Metals, established in 1981, operates four facilities...
European aluminum alloy jumps on fresh demand, rising scrap costs
Physical aluminium alloy prices jumped Eur30-40/mt ($39-52/mt) in Europe this week as fresh spot buying interest emerged in spite of concerns over future demand levels and the economic health of the eurozone. Sentiment was cautiously optimistic at the Euroguss Fair in Nuremberg, Germany, which was...
Secondary aluminum alloy market on verge of growth: Spectro VP
North American secondary aluminum demand will grow over the next few years as diecasters are expected to need more of this product for automotive parts, Gary Borner, vice president of secondary aluminum producer Spectro Alloys, said Tuesday. Diecasting shipments are forecast to grow by 8% and...
US sheet maker Novelis sees strong long-term aluminum outlook
US aluminum sheet maker Novelis is looking to a strong long-term outlook in the aluminum market, with automotive up almost 25%, specialty products up 6% and 4-5% in beverage can through 2015, said Nick Madden, senior vice president and chief procurement officer. Speaking at the Platts Aluminum...
China Imports and Exports of Aluminum in December 2011
China's imports of unwrought aluminum and aluminum semis were 103,738 mt in December, with YTD imports from January to December at 910,487 mt, down 4.7% YoY. Alumina imports were 200 kt during December, with YTD imports from January to December at 1880 kt, down 56.4% YoY. China's imports of scrap...
