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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Nonferrous Scrap: North America
Steve Solomon, Solomon Metals Corp. provides a commentary on the nonferrous scrap market in North America. The supply of copper scrap seems to be relatively consistent and buying metals is not as much a problem now. The markets have recovered from the large fall in September. Now that copper is...
Can US Aluminum Demand Continue Rising?
The Aluminum Association’s Nick Adams said that the US is now “essentially” a net exporter, which hasn’t happened in a long time. He makes his case citing the uptick in exports within the sheet and plate markets — up 36 percent in 2011 to date, compared with the same period in 2010. Also, Adams...
Metals recycling can lead green revolution says BMRA
British Metals Recycling Association (BMRA) represents the £5 billion UK metal recycling sector - a globally competitive industry supplying environmentally-friendly raw material to metals manufacturers. Our 300 members trade and process steel, aluminium, copper and most other ferrous and non...
Aluminium scrap market
Select aluminium declined in a restricted trade at the non-ferrous metal market here today on stockist selling as well as subdued industrial offtake following bearish London Metal Exchange (LME) trend. The industrial metal weakened after comments from European Central Bank about worsening eurozone...
Recycling — answer to urban garbage
Recycling is processing used materials (waste) into new products to prevent waste of potentially useful materials, reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials, reduce energy usage, reduce air pollution (from incineration) and water pollution (from land filling) by lessening the need for...
Berkeley heat exchanger disposal contract
Studsvik of Sweden has signed a contract with the UK’s LLW Repository Ltd (LLWR) for the transport and dismantling of old heat exchangers from the Berkeley Magnox nuclear power plant. Under the £8 million ($12.8 million) contract - awarded by LLWR on behalf of Magnox Ltd - Studsvik will transport...
Base metals gains on global cues
Most of base metals recovered at the non-ferrous metal market here today on moderate stockist buying amid better industrial offtake on the back of rebound in London Metal Exchange (LME). The industrial metal surged at the LME on weak dollar amid renewed buying by investors following Europe decision...
UK secondary aluminium prices flat as scrap dealers offer resistance
UK secondary aluminium prices were unchanged on Wednesday, November 24 as scrap buyers found greater resistance to falling prices after movements in the exchange rate reopened other markets. LM24 pressure diecasting ingot stayed at £1,500-1,550 ($2,338-2,415) per tonne, while LM6/LM25 gravity...
NEC gets tough on waste
The National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham has adopted a number of recycling schemes as part of its drive to become one of the UK’s greenest venues. Following on from the installation of a £330,000 ‘waste pre-treatment centre’ in 2009 that aims to recycle 50% of the venue’s waste by 2013, the...
Novelis Commissions Aluminum Recycling Centre at Alunorf
Novelis Inc., the world's largest producer of rolled aluminum and a global leader in aluminum recycling, today announced the commissioning of its euro 14 million recycling centre expansion at Aluminium Norf GmbH (Alunorf) in Neuss. Hannelore Kraft, Prime Minister of North Rhine - Westphalia,...
RECYCLED ALUMINIUM CONF: European scrap exports to stagnate by 2014
European scrap aluminium export volumes will level off by 2014, increasing the availability of scrap in domestic European markets, delegates at Metal Bulletin’s 19th International Recycled Aluminium conference in Istanbul heard. “In future, I expect Asian markets to generate more scrap, decreasing...
Oman has potential to be recycling centre
Oman has the potential to become a major aluminium recycling centre servicing the industry across the GCC in the future, an industry leader has told delegates at the 15th Arabal conference in Oman. Oman has the potential to become a major aluminium recycling centre servicing the industry across the...
China Imports and Exports of Copper and Aluminum in October 2011
According to the preliminary data from the General Administration of Customs, China's imports of unwrought copper and copper semis were 383,507 mt during October, with YTD imports from January to October at3,112,261 mt, down 13.5% YoY. China's imports of scrap copper were 380 kt during October,...
Recycling plant opens in Taylor
The first single-stream recycling facility in Central Texas has opened in Williamson County. "We can separate all of the components and package it up," said John Rabon, with GM Wilco Recycling. Wilco Recycling is a private venture that built a $6 million facility in Taylor, and it opened in...
Novelis in $32m Brazilian expansion
Novelis is to invest $32M to expand recycling capacity at its aluminium rolling and recycling complex in Pindamonhangaba, Brazil. This is in addition to a $300M rolling mill expansion currently under way at the plant and a further $30M invested over the past two years to expand recycling capacity...
Electronic Recyclers International CEO Discusses “Urban Mining” Growth at American Metal Market Events’ Recycled Aluminum Conference
John Shegerian, Chairman and CEO of Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste, spoke today at the American Metal Market Events’ recycled Aluminum Conference at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago. Shegerian discussed the rapid evolution of the electronic...
China to Remain No. 1 Scrap Aluminium Importer Next 5 Years
(China Aluminium Network) China will remain the world’s largest scrap aluminium importer for the next 5 years because of booming demand from the auto industry, an official of Chinalco said on Thursday. China’s demand for scrap aluminium totaled 3.9 million tons last year, 27% of them from the...
Representatives of Natexis Banques Populaires Visited Qinghai Recycled Aluminum Company
During recent days representatives of Natexis Banques Populaires visited Qinghai Yellow River Hydropower Recycled Aluminum Co., Ltd. CFO, Ge Xiaolei accompanied with the representatives to visit the master-control room, electrolytic production area and casting plant. The representatives thought...
