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 scrap importers are looking beyond the Middle East for supplies after several Gulf countries imposed a ban on aluminium scrap exports from June 10, disrupting shipments from one of the country's key sourcing regions. The restrictions have prompted importers to explore alternative...
Aluminium is often described as one of the most recyclable industrial materials, and the UK already has much of the infrastructure needed to support a circular aluminium economy. Collection systems are well established, recycling rates are strong, and remelting capacity exists across the supply...
Aluminium scrap: This week, the aluminium scrap market stayed high while moving sideways, with overall limited price fluctuations. On July 23, SMM A00 spot aluminium prices closed at RMB 23,260 per tonne, up slightly by RMB 90 per tonne W-o-W. Regarding the price spread between primary aluminium...
The global aluminium industry is increasingly tying growth to decarbonisation, supply security and circularity. North America is prioritising stronger scrap recovery and domestic supply chains, Europe is balancing scrap retention with climate goals under CBAM, while Asia is driving demand through...
India's imported aluminium scrap prices increased w-o-w, supported by slightly stronger LME aluminium prices. According to BigMint's latest assessment for CFR Nhava Sheva deliveries, UK-origin zorba 95-5 scrap prices rose by USD 15/t w-o-w to USD 2,700 per tonne, while LME aluminium edges up W-o-W...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The carbon legislation trap: The CBAM Omnibus 2025 update has eliminated the zero-emission loophole for pre-consumer scrap. Secondary aluminium producers using primary factory off-cuts must now declare massive upstream carbon footprints, destroying their European export margins....
Japan’s aluminium scrap imports from the European Union in the first quarter (Q1) of 2026 have reported an almost 90 per cent year-on-year surge. In Q1 2026, Japan imported a total of 35,794 tonnes of aluminium scrap, of which 3,613 tonnes or 10.09 per cent, was imported from the EU. Delve deeper...
Odisha Police have arrested four members of an alleged interstate scrap theft syndicate accused of stealing around 3.6 kilometres of 11 kV aluminium conductor from an electricity distribution network in Jharsuguda district, highlighting the growing challenge of organised metal theft targeting power...
In Part 1 of this interview, Stefanie Dixon challenged some of the biggest assumptions shaping Europe's aluminium scrap debate, arguing that recycling policy cannot be built on tonnage figures alone. Stefanie is a strong advocate for evidence-based policymaking and believes that effective...
The Aluminium Association of India (AAI) has urged the Ministry of Finance to strengthen safeguards for the domestic aluminium industry, citing shrinking export markets, rising imports and increasing global competition. In a representation to the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC),...
This week, imported aluminium scrap prices in China continued to pull back slightly. SMM data showed that the price of imported shredded zorba at Ningbo port was revised down from RMB 21,920 per tonne to RMB 21,820 per tonne, while at Tianjin port it dropped from RMB 21,970 per tonne to RMB 21,770...
Aluminium scrap: This week, aluminium scrap market prices generally moved sideways. On July 16, SMM A00 spot aluminium prices closed at RMB 23,170 per tonne, rebounding RMB 220 per tonne from last Thursday. In terms of price spreads, the price difference between A00 aluminium and mixed aluminium...
In Part 1 of this exclusive interview with AL Circle, Stefanie Dixon, an international non-ferrous metals trading specialist with nearly two decades of experience in secondary raw materials, explains why aluminium scrap cannot be treated as a single commodity, why market dynamics matter as much as...
Tom Bird, executive chairman at Enicor, explains why the free and fair global trade of recycled aluminium is essential in the development of a robust, resilient, circular supply chain. As protectionist tariffs, tighter regulation, rising energy prices and geopolitical tensions disrupt recycled...
It is not new to the aluminium recyclers anymore that price volatility has become a part of their business now. Factors like changing scrap prices, metal values that move between procurement and delivery, fluctuating currencies and commercial commitments often stretch across weeks or months....
Europe’s aluminium scrap market is at the centre of a growing debate over whether rising exports are tightening domestic supply or are a result of weak demand from European smelters. In this interview, Julia Ettinger, Secretary General of Recycling Europe, explains the market factors driving scrap...
Futures: Overnight, the most-traded aluminium alloy 2609 contract closed at 22,830, down 135 from the previous period, a decline of 0.59 per cent. Trading volume was 3,301, up 71 M-o-M, and open interest was 19,216, up 129 M-o-M. The current WR indicator at -38.96 is in the mid-range and has not...
The UK has an ambitious aluminium scrap equation to solve. Domestic industry is forecast to require as much as 6 million tonnes of aluminium scrap for recycling by 2035 to support the government’s projected 8 million tonnes of aluminium demand across sectors. Yet much of the metal needed to support...
