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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Locals recycle aluminium "pull tabs" to donate money for child health
Aluminum "pull tabs" from soda cans can be easily recycled and the fund collected from that can be used for various charity works. At Russellville, proceeds from soda can tab recycling are being used to help many children who are sick and in need of care at Shriners Hospitals. Those aluminium "pull...
Data shows a fall in aluminium scrap imports by Austria in 2017
Austria imported US$157.6 billion worth of goods in 2016. 84 per cent of the total import value was bought from other European countries. Austria’s aluminium scrap, a significant resource to be used as raw material to produce secondary aluminium and subsequently new aluminium products, accounts for...
Technology using aluminium scrap and sea water helps cleanse CO2 from atmosphere
A team of researchers at the University of York has developed a novel solution for capturing atmospheric, undesirable carbon dioxide using sea water from Whitby in North Yorkshire and aluminium scrap. The technology could help capture 850 million tonnes of the greenhouse gas responsible for global...
India’s aluminium scrap import during April-Sept FY2018 valued at US$940.91 million
The import of aluminium scrap covered by ISRI code Tablet: Tabloid, Taboo, Taint/Tabor, Take, Talap, Talcred, Taldack, Taldon, and TA- by India totalled 540,242.44 kilogram during April-September 2017. The value of import is estimated at US$940.91 million by the Export-Import Data Bank of India’s...
North America’s exports of aluminium scrap up 30.3% YoY in October
According to the latest report from Aluminum Association, imports of aluminium ingot, scrap and mill products into the U.S. and Canada in October up 31.9% to 748 million pounds in October 2017, up 31.9% over the October 2016 total of 568 million pounds. Including scrap, which accounted for roughly...
Aluminium recovery from scrap in the US was up 2.2% in the first three quarters of 2017
According to the latest report from the Aluminum Association, the U.S. aluminium industry purchased an estimated 331 thousand tonnes of aluminium scrap during September 2017, slightly less than the revised amount in August 2017 and slightly more than that in September 2016. The report is based on...
Slovenia’s aluminium scraps export estimated to increase marginally in 2017
Slovenia exported US$32.9 billion worth of goods around the world in 2016. Aluminium scrap represents 1.5 per cent of the total exports of the country. Looking at the previous year, Slovenia’s aluminium scrap exports were lower than what they were in 2015. The top destinations of Slovenia aluminium...
China downstream sector turns bearish towards secondary aluminium prices
Following the slump in Aluminium A00 ingot prices and intensification of bearish sentiment in the market, downstream sector participants have turned sceptical about performance of the domestic secondary aluminium market. Some are intending to take a ‘wait-n-watch’ stance before transaction improves...
Sweden’s aluminium scrap export grows in last three years; Germany tops the importer list
Sweden exported $135 billion worth of goods around the world in 2016. The country is the 26th largest export economy in the world and the 62nd most complex economy according to the Economic Complexity Index (ECI). Germany imports the largest volume of aluminium scrap from the country. In 2016,...
Spectro Alloys to expand its Minnesota aluminium recycling facility
Spectro Alloys Corp has announced $5.5 million expansion at its Rosemount aluminium recycling facility in Minnesota. The expansion will not only boost recycling capabilities but also create jobs and improve melting safety and efficiency by reducing gas and electricity consumption. The company...
Secondary aluminium producer Real Industry U.S. files for bankruptcy; awaits DIP financing
On November 17, 2017, Real Industry and its U.S. subsidiaries have filed for voluntary bankruptcy. The company also confirmed that they received interim approval from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for all of the “first day” motions related to their filings. The secondary aluminium producer expects to...
America Recycles Day celebrates economic and environmental benefits of recycling
The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) has celebrates America Recycles Day on November 15 by applauding all individuals who make a strong effort to recycle as part of daily life, and encouraging all to learn more about recycling and the industry. America Recycles Day, a national...
Aluminium imports in North America were up 25% in the first three quarters of 2017
The Aluminum Association, in cooperation with the Aluminium Association of Canada reported that the total primary aluminium production in U.S. and Canada was at an annual rate of 3,947,875 tonnes during October 2017, up 5,279 tpy (+0.1%) over the September 2017 rate of 3,942,596 tonnes. The...
U.S. aluminium recovery from scrap up YoY through August, export registers 12.8% rise
According to aluminium recycling statistics published by the U.S. Geological Survey and Department of Interior, the U.S. aluminium industry purchased an estimated 370,000 tonnes of aluminium scrap during August 2017, down 1.3% from the August 2016 total of 375,000 million. USGS estimates that...
New Zealand’s aluminium scraps export to increase in 2017; India tops the importer list
New Zealand’s exports of aluminium scrap decreased in 2016. The country is estimated to witness a jump in exports of aluminium scraps this year. India and China are the top importers of aluminium scrap. China imported 1965 tonnes of aluminium scrap during January- September 2017....
‘India’s growing aluminium scrap appetite to be met through increased imports’
India is one of the world’s fastest growing secondary aluminium markets. With vehicle demand growth showing great potential, recycled aluminium consumption is pegged at 8-10 per cent per year. In the recently ended Bureau of International Recycling Non-Ferrous Metals Division convention in New...
ALTEK successfully installs the demonstration unit of a large capacity salt slag recycling plant
ALTEK has successfully installed a large capacity salt slag recycling plant, ALUSALT, as a demonstration unit, in Northern Europe at an aluminium recycling operation, where it is currently in the final stages of commissioning and optimisation, a press release from the company has confirmed. The...
Top five aluminium scrap suppliers in Germany
Recycling can be used as a way to tackle the environmental impact of waste, which is one of the main concerns today. The automotive industry is the biggest sources from where aluminium scrap is generated. The companies have been developing new technologies to increase the recycling rate for years....
