EU plans aluminium scrap export ban on non-OECD countries; China, India in focus
The European Union (EU) is preparing a broader restriction on aluminium scrap exports to non-Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries, replacing an earlier trade proposal that would have covered only part of the bloc’s scrap flows. The move could largely impact...
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...
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China's new restrictions on scrap import likely to raise cost for domestic secondary smelters and ADC12 alloy prices
The newly implemented restrictions on scrap aluminium imports from July are likely to raise cost for Chinese secondary aluminium smelters, which in turn may raise the export price of Chinese aluminium alloys, a Platts report says. From July, only companies with licenses from the Ministry of...
Top three aluminium importers from the U.S. during the first three months of 2019
The U.S. total exports of aluminium including scrap were essentially unchanged during the first three months of 2019 compared with those of the same period in the previous year. Total exports came in at 741,000 in the mentioned period, according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from US...
Ten tonnes of trash including aluminium ladders and cans collected in Nepal for recycling
To commemorate the World’s Environment Day yesterday, on June 5, some ten tonnes of garbage including aluminium ladders and cans were collected in Nepal for recycling, said Nepali officials. A team of fourteen men was sent by the government for six weeks to scour for litter from base camp to Camp 4...
China’s imports of aluminium scrap up 21.6% MoM in April
According to the latest data released by the General Administration of Customs, China’s imports of aluminium scrap came in at 153,000 tonnes in April. Imports increased by 21.6 per cent from 126,000 tonnes in March. Aluminium scrap imports scrap expanded in April, bolstered by greater imports...
US exports of aluminium scrap up 17% YoY in three-month period
According to the latest report from US Geological Survey, the U.S. exports of aluminium scrap increased from 143,000 tonnes in March 2018 to 163,000 tonnes in March 2019, which indicates a 14 per cent growth year-on-year. On a month-on-month basis, exports increased 9.4 per cent from February’s...
UAE’s estimated aluminium scrap exports up 26% YoY in 2018
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) exports huge amount of aluminium scrap every year. UAE is one of the major aluminium recycling hubs in the Middle East. The top export destinations of aluminium scrap are India, Italy, Turkey, Spain, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Oman among others. According to recent...
Malaysia’s aluminium scrap imports from US up 72% YoY in two-month period
Malaysia imported 14,300 tonnes of aluminium including scrap from the USA in February, 81.7 per cent higher than the corresponding period of 2018, according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from US Geological Survey. Imports increased 41.58 per cent from January’s import volume of...
SMM anticipates secondary aluminium prices in China to remain sluggish ahead
According to Shanghai Metals Market, the secondary aluminium prices are likely to witness a downside trend ahead in China as demand will expectedly weaken. With less than two months to go before the implementation of tougher vehicle emission standards, the auto market will be on its toe to clear...
Belgium’s aluminium scrap import to extend decline by 5.4% in 2019; France to be the leading exporter
Post 2017, Belgium had been found recording a year on year drop in aluminium scrap import and this year is estimated to be no exception either, found the global export-import data. In 2017, the country’s aluminium scrap import had seen a rise from 231,939 tonnes in 2016 to 295,073 tonnes. In the...
US exports of aluminium scrap up 18% YoY in Jan-Feb; China and South Korea top the importer list
According to the latest report from US Geological Survey, the U.S. exports of aluminium scrap came in at 149, 000 tonnes in February. The figure was up 22,000 tonnes or 17.32% from February’s 2018 total of 127,000 tonnes. On a month-on-month basis, exports increased 6.43% from January’s export...
Uncertainties over China’s scrap import rules taking toll on country's secondary aluminium smelters: Source says
According to China Nonferrous Metal Industry Association, a large number of secondary aluminium smelters in China, especially those with limited feedstock options, are being affected by uncertainties over scrap import rules like the license awarding criteria, the volume each company will be allowed...
Austria estimated to import 291 thousand tonnes of aluminium scrap in 2019
According to recent estimates, in 2018, Austria imported 305,101 tonnes of aluminium scrap from global markets, an increase of 10733 tonnes or 4 per cent year-on-year. The cost of import stood at USD383 million. The country’s estimated aluminium scrap import from Germany increased 1.3 per cent...
Italy’s aluminium scrap import to continue to see a growing trend this year
Our third-party data finds that aluminium scrap import by Italy is likely to continue to grow this year by 3.17 per cent from the previous year. In 2018, Italy’s estimated aluminium scrap import volume was at 598,353 tonnes, which in 2019 is expected to increase to 617,355 tonnes. The volume is...
Aluminium imports by the US drop 9.7% YoY in the first two months of 2019; apparent consumption up slightly
According to the preliminary estimates from Aluminum Association, aluminium demand in the United States and Canada, including shipments by domestic producers plus imports stood at an estimated 2.1 million tonnes for January and February 2019, slightly down from the same period of 2018. Demand for...
India’s Jan aluminium exports to USA up 21% YoY; semi-finished records 54% increase
India’s total aluminium export to the USA increased 21 per cent year-on-year to stand at 23,700 tonnes in January 2019. Aluminium export was 19,600 tonnes in January 2018. The country’s total aluminium imports including scrap from the USA soared 113 per cent year-on-year to stand at 18,200 tonnes,...
ISRI 2019 Convention threw light on the changing trends in the aluminium scrap recycling sector in the US
During the Spotlight on Aluminum session at ISRI 2019, the annual convention and exposition organized by the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) at Washington, presenters predicted additional investment in secondary and primary aluminium production and discussed about the changing trends...
Malaysia’s January aluminium scrap imports up 53% YoY, but down 38% MoM
Malaysia’s total imports of aluminium including scrap from the USA stood at 10,100 tonnes in January 2019, 46 per cent higher than the corresponding period of 2018, according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from US Geological Survey. Malaysia imported 9,870 tonnes of aluminium scrap...
China from May 2019 to accept applications for licenses to import non-ferrous metal scrap
The recycling branch of the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association said Chinese authorities would start accepting applications for licenses to import soon-to-be-restricted types of metal scrap from May 2019. China has long been trying to restrict scrap imports as part of a campaign against...
