EGA expands European aluminium recycling footprint with 80% Eco Green acquisition
Emirates Global Aluminium has completed its acquisition of an 80 per cent stake in Italy's Eco Green, strengthening its aluminium scrap collection, sorting and recycling network across Europe. Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) is expanding its aluminium recycling business in Europe with the completed...
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...
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Belgium’s aluminium scrap import to see a further growth in 2018 but clocked downfall in Q1
The international export-import data shows that the total volume of aluminium scrap imported to Belgium has been rising over the past few years. In 2016, Belgium had imported about 2, 75, 996 tonnes of aluminium scrap in total, while in 2017, the import volume increased 6.4 per cent to 2, 95, 076...
Tomra Sorting Recycling to showcase its sorting technologies at Aluminium 2018 in Düsseldorf, Germany
Norway-based Tomra Sorting Recycling has announced it will showcase its sensor-based sorting technologies at Aluminium 2018, the world trade fair and conference in Düsseldorf, Germany, Oct. 9-11. Tomra’s exhibition stand will spotlight the company’s X-tractT machine and laser-induced breakdown...
Aluminium scrap exports by US up 10% in May; export to China drops 42% on China’s scrap tariffs
According to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from US Geological Survey, Domestic primary aluminium production in May 2018 was 73,000 tonnes. The average daily production in May was 2,360 t, unchanged from that in April 2018, and 14% more than that in May 2017. The U.S. aluminum industry...
Indonesia to pay higher import cost this year for aluminium scrap but revenue from the export to dwindle
Indonesia has become one of the most significant downstream aluminium product manufacturing hubs in south-east Asia, mostly catering to the automotive industry and thus, has increased the procurement of aluminium scrap for the use in the downstream industry. Countries like Australia, the USA, and...
Saudi Arabia to yield more revenue from aluminium scrap export this year backed on increasing volume
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been boasting over the years as one of the major exporters in the aluminium scrap industry while generating a significant amount of revenue. Both its export volume and revenue have been witnessing a year-on-year growth, and 2018 is estimated to be no exception, as...
Aluminium scrap export by US and Canada increased about 12% from January to May in comparison to 2017
The Aluminum Association, in cooperation with the Aluminium Association of Canada, reported primary aluminium production in North America (U.S. and Canada) was at an annual rate of 3,683,641 tonnes during June 2018, declining 90,024 tpy (-2.4%) from the May 2018 rate of 3,773,664 tonnes....
India’s aluminium scrap import sees Y-o-Y growth and knocks the fear of primary aluminium sector
According to the data found by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, India’s aluminium scrap import grew year on year, while the country’s scrap export, although smaller in volume, stood the same over the past four financial years. In FY2014-15, a total amount of aluminium scrap imported by India...
Sweeping tariffs & restrictions brought Y-o-Y decline to China’s aluminium scrap import in June
China’s aluminium scrap import in June remained at a lower level given the sweeping tariffs and restrictions Chinese aluminium scrap imports. Shanghai Metals Market believes that this downtrend is likely to stay even in the month of July on continued trade disputes between China and the United...
Imports of aluminium and aluminium product drops in North America in the month of May
According to the latest report from Aluminum Association, imports of aluminium ingot, scrap and mill products into the U.S. and Canada (excluding crossborder trade) totalled 330,215 tonnes in May 2018, off 20.8 per cent from the May 2017 total of 416,851 tonnes. Including scrap, which accounted for...
MRAI urges Indian government to eradicate 2.5 per cent duty on aluminium scrap import
Secondary aluminium industry body Metal Research Association of India (MRAI) urged the Indian government today, July 18, to completely eradicate the 2.5 per cent customs duty on aluminium scrap import. Earlier, MRAI also opposed the Aluminium Association of India’s proposal to levy 10 per cent duty...
Operating rate of secondary aluminium in China edged down in June: SMM reports
Shanghai Metals Market studied that multiple hindrances relating to environmental problems, additional tariffs on aluminium scrap exports to the US, and stern limitations on impurities in scrap imports inevitably led to a drop in Chinese secondary aluminium operation rate for the month of June. The...
Aluminium scrap import-export by Belgium increased YoY in 2017
Aluminium scrap import by Belgium has increased over the last two years. The trend is expected to continue through 2018.The top exporters of aluminium scrap to Belgium in 2017 were France (76084 tonnes), the Netherlands (61068 tonnes), Germany (53721 tonnes) and UK (44569 tonnes). According to the...
AAI demands higher import duty on aluminium scrap
Aluminium Association of India (AAI) has urged the government to increase the duty on imports of aluminium scrap as the domestic sector may become a victim of escalating trade war between the US and China. The statement comes in the wake of Washington imposing 25 percent duties on USD 34 billion of...
Aluminium scrap exports by US up 13% through April; to be affected by China’s scrap tariffs in Q2 2018
According to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from US Geological Survey, US domestic primary aluminium production in April 2018 was 71,000 tonnes. The average daily production in April was 2,360 tonnes, 3% more than that in March 2018, 18% more than that in April 2017, and 13% more than...
ASMA vehemently opposes primary producers’ appeal for restrictions on Chinese aluminium scrap import
ASMA (Aluminium Secondary Manufacturers Association) representing about 3500 small and medium industrial units spread all over India, engaged in the manufacture of various downstream aluminium products, such as extrusion, flat rolled products, utensils, cable and conductors etc. has reacted...
Utkal alumina expansion worth of INR 1300 crore to be completed in next 30 months
Utkal Alumina International, a fully-owned subsidiary of Hindalco, declared on July 4, that it would most likely finish its 500-kilotonne expansion over the next 30 months. This project involves a capital outlay of INR 1300 crore. Hindalco managing director Satish Pai told, “Our Utkal plant remains...
Greece aluminium scrap import increased in 2017, expected to stay flat in 2018
The global demand for recycled aluminium is expected to grow at a faster pace in the coming years. The global aluminium scrap recycling market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 7.59% during the period 2017-2021, according to Technavio’s analysts. Greece purchased US$56.7 billion worth of goods from...
S. Norton & Co. acquires resource recovery specialist Axion Recycling
Resource recovery specialist Axion Recycling has been purchased in full by Liverpool-based metal recycling firm S. Norton & Co. Axion recycles non-metallic waste from end-of-life vehicles and electronic goods and has been working with Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) to help increase the recycled aluminium...
