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 semi-finished imports fall 2% MoM in August, marking a fifth straight month of decline
The US imports of aluminium semi-finished products (plates, sheets, bars, etc.) stood at 115,000 tonnes in August, a decrease of 1.71% from 117,000 tonnes in July. Semi-finished imports declined for a fifth straight month in August. Imports fell by 12.21% or 16,000 tonnes from June’s imports of...
The US exports of aluminium scrap up 9% from July and 4% from June in August
The US exports of aluminium scrap stood at 165,000 tonnes in August 2019, up 8.55% month-on-month. Exports registered an increase after three straight months of decline. Aluminium scrap exports increased by 3.77% from 159,000 tonnes in June and 1.85% from 162,000 tonnes in May, according to the...
Recycled aluminium accounted for 38% of total aluminium supply in the US from January to August 2019
According to the latest report from United States Geological Survey for aluminium, total aluminium recovered from scrap (recovery from purchased, tolled, or imported scrap) in August 2019 was 288,000 tonne, 5% more than the July volume of 275,000 tonnes. The volume is 9% less than the amount in...
Novelis breaks ground on a US$36 million expansion to upgrade its Greensboro recycling facility
Novelis Inc., the world leader in aluminium rolling and recycling broke ground on a US$36 million expansion to upgrade recycling capacity at its Greensboro facility. The investment will fund state-of-the-art equipment for aluminium scrap recycling along with other technical and construction...
The US crude metal and alloys imports down 27% YoY in seven-month period; exports drop by 19%
The US imports of crude metal and alloys declined 72.53% or 240,800 tonnes year-on-year to 91,200 tonnes in July 2019, according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from the US Geological Survey. Imports were 332,000 tonnes in July 2018. Imports reduced by 71.05% from June’s imports of...
China issues second set of aluminium scrap import quotas for Q4
Beijing, in the late last week, reportedly issued the second set of metal scrap import quotas for the fourth quarter of 2019, sharply reducing the permissible quantity. As per the report, China’s Solid Waste and Chemical Management Centre will allow 44,935 tonnes more of 7602000090 aluminium scrap...
The US aluminium scrap exports up 14% YoY in seven months; China and India top the importer list
The US export of aluminium scrap in July was 11% higher year-on-year, according to the latest report from the US Geological Survey. The US shipped 152,000 tonnes of aluminium scrap in July 2019, from 137,000 tonnes in July 2018. But the export volume was down by 4.4% from June and 6.17% from May....
Japan’s aluminium scrap import and recycled aluminium production drop in the first seven months of 2019
Japan does not produce primary aluminium but is a key producer of aluminium semi-finished products. For the aluminium raw material it is dependent on imports and secondary recovery. As shown by the data from Japan Aluminium Association, Japan produced 472,000 tonnes of secondary aluminium in the...
GHI sets new aluminium recycling furnace for Latem Aluminium
Latem Aluminium has reportedly received a tilting rotary furnace of 30-tonnes from GHI Smart Furnaces that will recycle aluminium for its new facility in Villadangos, Spain. This new furnace will replace the existing one of 12 tonnes to produce 30,000 of secondary aluminium in a year. It will...
Aluminium recovery from scrap in the U.S. drops 16% YoY to 275,000 tonnes in July 2019; YTD volume drops slightly
According to the latest report from United States Geological Survey for aluminium total aluminium recovered from scrap (recovery from purchased, tolled, or imported scrap) in July 2019 was 275,000 tonne, 4% less than the June volume of 286,000 tonnes. The volume is 16% less than the amount in July...
Chinese secondary aluminium operating rates continued to grow in September 2019
Shanghai Metals Market found that Chinese secondary aluminium producers, primarily in northern Chinese provinces, such as Hebei, Shandong and Henan, continued to ramp up operation in September for fulfilling orders in advance as they were required to close for up to 10 days around the National Day...
China's aluminium exports in September 2019 drop YoY and month-on-month
According to the latest data from Chinese Customs released on October 14, China’s aluminium exports drop in September 2019. The world’s top aluminium producer exported 435,000 tonnes of unwrought aluminium, including primary metal, alloy and semi-finished products in September 2019. That was down...
BlackRock starts a circular economy fund that bets on sustainable business and focused on scrap recycling
BlackRock (BLK.N), the world’s largest asset manager, is actively investing in companies including Adidas (ADSGn.DE), Tomra (TOM.OL) and Ball Corp (BLL.N) through a new circular economy fund that bets on sustainable business. BlackRock, which has $6.84 trillion in assets under management, is the...
ISRI Commodities Roundtable Forum highlights oversupply in aluminium scrap and primary aluminium market
The oversupplied primary aluminium and aluminium scrap market was the topic of discussion among the speakers at the 2019 Commodities Roundtable Forum, hosted by the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) on Sept. 11-13 in Chicago. Doug Hilderhoff, a principal analyst of London-based CRU...
France’s aluminium scrap export to Italy likely to continue its year-on-year growth in 2019
The international export-import data shows the aluminium scrap export from France to Italy is on a steady rise since a sweeping growth of around 139 per cent from 43,822 tonnes in 2016 to 104,718 tonnes in 2017. In 2018, the country’s export amount to Italy was at 111,456 tonnes after growing by...
China's imports of aluminium scrap rose 7.4% YoY in August, likely to drop in September due to import quotas
According to the data from China Customs, in the month of August, China's imports of aluminium scrap rose 7.4% YoY and stayed almost flat month on month to stand at 141,000 tonnes. This is the first month after the implementation of import quota on high-grade aluminium scrap in China. Imports were...
China issues new scrap import quota for aluminium and other metals for Q4 2019
The Chinese government issued a new scrap metal import quota on 23rd September that approved a total of about 70,000 tonnes of copper, aluminium and ferrous scrap arrivals for Q4 2019. As reported by Argus Media, China Solid Waste and Chemicals Management approved a combined 66,368 tonnes of...
Aluminium scrap imports from the US to Brazil up 63% YoY in the first six months of 2019
Brazil imported 10,900 tonnes of aluminium scrap from the US in the first six months of 2019, from 6,700 tonnes imported in the first six months of 2018. This records an increase of 4,200 tonnes or 62.69% year-on-year, according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from the US Geological...
