A WBCSD study says advanced sorting technology is available, but stronger demand for grade-specific secondary aluminium is needed to unlock investment. Technology for sorting mixed aluminium scrap has advanced significantly, but weak domestic markets for some recovered grades are limiting...
This week, domestic aluminium scrap prices in China remained largely stable, with some slight increases. Although primary aluminium prices rose notably, aluminium scrap struggled to catch up, and the price difference between A00 aluminium and aluminium scrap stayed high. In terms of prices, as of...
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India's aluminium sector is currently navigating a rapidly changing landscape in the first half of 2025, with significant shifts in both exports and imports of alloyed, non-alloyed and scrap aluminium. Exports of non-alloyed aluminium, alloyed aluminium and waste and scrap have all taken a...
Futures: The most-traded cast aluminium alloy ad2512 futures contract opened at RMB 20,320 per tonne overnight, hit a high of RMB 20,480 per tonne and a low of RMB 20,310 per tonne, and closed at RMB 20,325 per tonne, up RMB 5 per tonne or 0.02 per cent from the previous close. Trading volume was...
Heard enough that Europe’s rising outflow of aluminium scrap is hitting a double blow by depleting vital feedstock for its secondary aluminium industry on one hand and on the other by eroding the material which is central to sustainability and net-zero goals. So far, the concerns were voiced mainly...
In an exclusive conversation, Bjørn Kjetil Mauritzen, Senior Vice President and Head of Sustainability at Hydro, underscored the company’s unwavering commitment to reaching net-zero emissions by 2050. He outlined clear interim goals of cutting emissions by 10 per cent by 2025 and 30 per cent by...
Scotland’s circular economy has been quantified in hard numbers for the first time, with a new economic study placing its contribution at GBP 7.11 billion in gross value added (GVA) in 2021. The valuation represents 4.7 per cent of Scotland’s total GVA, or 3.9 per cent of GDP when including...
Futures: The most-traded cast aluminium alloy AD2511 contract opened at RMB 20,460 per tonne overnight, hit a high of RMB 20,560 per tonne and a low of RMB 20,405 per tonne, and closed at RMB 20,515 per tonne, up RMB 35 per tonne or 0.17 per cent from the previous close. Trading volume was 970...
Global leader in sensor-based sorting solutions, TOMRA Recycling, has launched FINDER™ COLOR, a new high-throughput solution designed to meet the evolving needs of the scrap metal recycling and e-scrap processing industries. The next-generation colour sorting system is engineered to deliver...
According to preliminary estimates from the Aluminum Association, aluminium demand in North America (the US and Canada) fell 4.4 per cent year-on-year in the first half of 2025. Whether this decline is the direct fallout of Washington’s punitive duties is a question the Association intends to...
Concrete may be the backbone of modern construction, but its reliance on cement comes at a steep environmental cost. What if industrial waste, something as ordinary as residue from old aluminium engine parts could not only reduce this burden but also make concrete stronger and more efficient?...
As Brussels pushes forward with the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and doubles down on its climate ambitions, the European aluminium sector is sounding the alarm on another missing piece in the policy puzzle: aluminium scrap. The call is not new, but it is urgent. As downstream...
9.15 SMM cast aluminium alloy morning comment Futures: On friday night, the most-traded cast aluminium alloy ad2511 futures contract opened at RMB 20,505 per tonne, with a high of RMB 20,650 per tonne and a low of RMB 20,475 per tonne, and closed at RMB 20,645 per tonne, up RMB 170 per tonne or...
Domestic aluminium scrap prices continued to climb this week, with single-day adjustments in some regions reaching RMB 300 per tonne. As of September 4, the SMM A00 price closed at RMB 20,860 per tonne, up RMB 250 per tonne w-o-w. Supply in the aluminium scrap market remained tight, particularly...
The global aluminium market is currently facing a tricky landscape filled with price fluctuations, changing trade patterns and an increasing focus on sustainability. From the rising scrap prices in China to India's growing influence in imports, along with policy changes in Europe and the energy...
Novelis, the world leader in aluminium rolling and recycling, has made a move to enhance its aluminium recycling capabilities. It has commissioned a new, state-of-the-art shredding and sorting system from WENDT CORPORATION. The system will be installed at its Guthrie, Kentucky, recycling facility....
Futures: The most-traded cast aluminium alloy ad2511 contract opened at RMB 20,355 per tonne overnight, hitting a high of RMB 20,425 per tonne and a low of RMB 20,340 per tonne, and closed at RMB 20,405 per tonne, up RMB 40 per tonne, or 0.20 per cent, from the previous close. Trading volume was...
9.1 SMM cast aluminium alloy morning comment Futures: The most-traded cast aluminium alloy AD2511 contract opened at RMB 20,325 per tonne overnight, with the highest at RMB 20,380 per tonne and the lowest at RMB 20,325 per tonne, and finally closed at RMB 20,340 per tonne, up RMB 35 per tonne or...
9.9 SMM cast aluminium alloy morning comment Futures: The most-traded cast aluminium alloy ad2511 contract opened at RMB 20,295 per tonne overnight, hit a high of RMB 20,330 per tonne, and closed at the day's low of RMB 20,200 per tonne, down RMB 95 per tonne (0.47per cent) from the previous close....
In America’s ongoing battle with climate change and mounting waste, the recycling line is becoming the stage for an unexpected revolution. Despite decades of effort to sort plastics, papers, and metals, the country’s recycling system remains deeply inefficient. Each year, about USD 6.5 billion...
