Weak domestic markets are holding back aluminium scrap sorting investments, WBCSD study finds
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...
ADC12 prices rise for consecutive weeks, profit improvement and marginal demand recovery
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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The US Aluminium scrap export to Malaysia is riding high from May’19 – Oct’19
The US aluminium scrap export to Malaysia has been riding high from May-Oct’19 with total export volume stood at 158,200 tonnes. The aluminium scrap export to Malaysia in May’19 was recorded at 20,200 tonnes, whereas in June’19 it stood at 21,400 tonnes, a rise of 5.88%, with more than 1200 tones....
US aluminium scrap imports from Canada grew 7.73% M-o-M, but dropped Y-o-Y by 5.69%
According to the USGS data, the United States aluminium scrap imports from Canada continued to rise in October, totalling at 34,800 tonnes. Month-on-month, the import amount rose by 7.73 per cent or 2,500 tonnes by volume, as the US in September had imported 32,300 tonnes of aluminium scrap from...
The US export of Aluminium scrap to South Korea remained steady during May – Oct’19
The American export of aluminium scrap to South Korea has remained steady with a total volume of 134,000 tonnes in six months from May-Oct’19. The total export to South Korea in nine months from Jan-Oct’19 was recorded at 227,000 tonnes, with 14.64% growth and in volume by 29000 tonnes from the...
China announces to exempt tariffs on aluminium scrap and other products imported from US
China, on Tuesday, February 18, announced that it would accept applications for new tariff exemptions on aluminium and other metal scraps, besides 696 other products imported from the United States. Those products include some key agricultural and energy items and also denatured ethanol, wheat,...
BMW implements new system at Dingolfing press shop for fully recycling aluminium sheet waste
German automaker BMW AG has reportedly invested 6.5 million euros in the technical retrofitting of its Dingolfing press shop for the implementation of a new system to accomplish the goal of fully recycling its scrap aluminium waste. The new system enables the press shop to separate and recycle...
The US aluminium scrap import showed a positive trend in Aug/Sept/Oct’19
The American scrap import has shown a positive trend in Aug/Sept/Oct’19 with a total volume of 145,300 tonnes. In August’19 the volume of scrap imports stood at 45,300 tonnes, whereas in September’19 the import was recorded at 47,600 tonnes, a rise of 5.07%, with 2300 tonnes in excess. During...
Aluminium scrap export of France forecasted decline in 2020
European Aluminium Industry has rated France as one of the key growth markets. As the country has the record of exporting more than 400,000 tonnes of aluminium scrap every year. In recent times the aluminium scrap export has been spotted with de-growth, though it was expected as the previous few...
Launch of SCRAPEX 2020 – The Recycler’s Expo at Bombay Stock Exchange, Mumbai
SCRAPEX 2020 will be an International Exhibition on Metals, Steels, Chemicals, Plastic, Paper, E-waste, Rubber, Glass, Tubes, Pipes, Wires, Water, Wood, Machinery, Tools, Processing and Allied Industries. The official launch of SCRAPEX 2020 – The Recycler’s Expo was successfully concluded in...
China issues third batch of aluminium scrap import quotas allowing 1,440 tonnes
China’s environmental authorities on Wednesday, February 5, reportedly issued the third batch of aluminium scrap import quotas for 2020, which would allow 1,440 tonnes of high-grade aluminium scrap to enter China. This brought the total aluminium scrap allowed for imports to China to 284,449 tonnes...
France’s aluminium scrap exports to record a YoY drop of 1.76% in 2020, but revenue to rise by 2.56%
After three years of back-to-back rise, the aluminium scrap exports from France are estimated to see a slight downfall in 2020, found the international trade data. From 533,972 tonnes in 2019, the export amount is likely to dip by 1.76 per cent to 524,574 tonnes. In 2018, France’s aluminium scrap...
Italy’s Aluminium scrap import showing a steady trend in 2020
The 2017 balance of the Italian aluminium industry must be placed within the global economic context, characterised during the past three years by an inversion in trend and by slow but continuous growth. Italy’s total volume of Aluminium scrap import from 2017-20 has been posted at 2,419,418...
China issues new standards for Aluminium scrap
The new standards for aluminium scrap metal have been published by China’s market regulator on 19 th Jan’20, elucidating on what materials will be permitted to import in the country from the second half of this year. China is focused to set a target of shrinking solid waste imports to the zero...
Audubon selects Corsicana in Texas for its second aluminium scrap sorting facility
Audubon Metals LLC, located in Henderson, Kentucky, has reportedly selected the city of Corsicana in Texas for building its second aluminium scrap sorting and aluminium alloys production facility. This project is Audubon’s old plan. In 2016, the company had negotiated with Bexar County in Texas to...
Jupiter Aluminum becomes first in the US to achieve ASI certification
Jupiter Aluminum Corporation has become the first facility in the United States to achieve Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) Performance Certification. The company’s Hammond, Indiana, USA facility has received Certification demonstrating its commitment to environmental, social and governance...
AAI urges Govt. to lower customs duty on critical raw materials
The aluminium industry has sought the government to lower the basic customs duty on critical raw materials like aluminium fluoride, making a statement that high import duties are a huge drawback as they make Indian finished goods overpriced and uncompetitive in the international markets. The...
First A380 dies, Aluminium components get recycled
Good airplanes also get scrapped. In the recent past images have shown that an A380, the world’s biggest commercial airplane that has been sent to the scrapyard, generated significant emotional responses. The first A380 to die was when Singapore Airlines Company decided to retire its first A380 a...
US aluminium exports to Taiwan during January-September increased 11.31% YoY
The United States Geological Survey data showed the United States total exports of aluminium, including scrap, to Taiwan came in at 54,100 tonnes during January-September 2019, up 11.31 per cent from 48,600 tonnes in the same period last year. In September, the US aluminium exports to Taiwan stood...
China’s aluminium scrap imports from US extend decline in September by 26.03% M-o-M
China’s aluminium scrap imports from the US have been declining over the past few months this year and September was of no exception, as found by the United States Geological Survey. According to the survey data, China in September imported 19,600 tonnes, down by 26.03 per cent from 26,500 tonnes...
