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...
As smartphones, laptops, televisions, electric vehicles, and household appliances become an integral part of modern life, electronic waste (e-waste) is emerging as one of the world's fastest-growing waste streams. Yet, every discarded electronic device contains more than just obsolete technology—it...
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The European Union is considering an expansion of its carbon border charge, a levy which is already set to apply to carbon-intensive metals like steel and aluminium as they enter the bloc. CBAM is designed to put a carbon price on imports of these materials to align them with the EU’s domestic...
As both the worldwide aluminium exporters and the EU-based importers must have realised in the meantime, CBAM knocks on the door and is no longer a distant regulatory concept. Here’s a CBAM checklist that distils the compliance pathway into five actionable steps published by the European Commission...
Ford CEO, Jim Farley has expressed his concern that the shifting EV rules and industrial policies as imposed by the European Union (EU) are highly steep and extremely stringent, leaving no room for flexibility or realistic approach for the European automakers to the market. He warns the European...
Constellium vocalises the warning that the European Union (EU) should immediately eradicate the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). Its claim that the EU is posing a risk with the implementation of CBAM in January 2026, which is likely to ensure the slow demise of the European aluminium...
While the newly published Economic Security Doctrine and the RESourceEU Action Plan confirm the central role of recycling and secondary raw materials in securing Europe’s industrial future, BIR cautions that several measures risk undermining the very resilience and competitiveness the EU seeks to...
China, which has been the long-standing dominator of rare earths and its supply chain, imposed strict restrictions on rare earth exports on October 8. Many dependents on China’s rare earth, including the US and the EU, faced impacts, but later on, managed to strike a year-long truce. Beside China,...
Aluminium scrap has quietly become one of the most protected raw materials in the world specially in United States and the European Union — not through restrictions, but through deliberate exemptions. Washington has carved scrap out of Section 232 tariffs even as it tightened duties on primary...
The Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) expresses concern regarding the announcement made last week by European Commission Executive Vice-President for Trade, Maroš Šefčovič, on the launch of preparatory work on a new trade measure targeting recycled aluminium exports from the European Union,...
European regulators are facing renewed pressure to rethink how future vehicle-emission rules are applied, with Stellantis chairman John Elkann calling for a more flexible compliance framework. In remarks published on Monday, Elkann said the European Commission should allow manufacturers to meet...
What began as a quiet movement of scrap out of Europe has gradually turned into a significant concern for the region’s aluminium recyclers. The volumes leaving the bloc have increased year after year, and the trend is now firmly visible in the export numbers. In 2020, the EU exported USD 1 billion...
Efforts by India and the European Union to finalise a long-discussed trade agreement before the end of the year have faced another obstacle, with Brussels preparing to turn down New Delhi’s request for an exemption from the EU’s carbon border tax. The disagreement over the carbon border adjustment...
India’s engineering exporters have raised a fresh concern over widening tariff gaps that are eroding the country’s competitiveness in key Western markets. On November 10 2025, the Engineering Export Promotion Council of India (EEPC India) urged the government to place steel and aluminium products,...
Eural Gnutti - the world's leading manufacturer of drawn bars in aluminium alloys for mechanical processing and one of the major players in extruded bars and profiles - has subjected its 6026LF alloy to a series of laboratory tests to assess its possible use in applications in direct contact with...
Poland has blocked over 37 tonnes of illegal aluminium scrap at its border and returned the shipment to Germany. Officials detained two trucks near Jędrzychowice, a key crossing point close to the German border. The load had been logged in Poland’s digital monitoring platform. However, the...
The United States’ tariff overhaul in 2025 has reshaped the landscape of the global medical equipment industry. What was intended to revive domestic manufacturing and lessen reliance on foreign suppliers has instead caused widespread disruption — pushing up hospital costs, straining supply chains,...
Industrial Transition Accelerator and E3G encourage the EU to develop lead markets for clean materials and chemicals to accelerate100bn EUR investment pipeline Brussels, 28 October: The EU can trigger billions in clean investment, build competitiveness and secure its industrial future via policies...
Europe’s largest industrial players, Siemens and TotalEnergies, have prompted European leaders to eliminate one of the most high-profile corporate sustainability laws. The reason behind this is that it adds additional regulatory burdens, which affect the company’s competitive edge. According to a...
The factory will help boost the EU supply of recyclable packaging solutions, reaching a target capacity of 100 million cans per year by the end of 2027. Polish co-packer FILLSY has today announced the opening of a manufacturing factory in Żyrardów, Poland, in partnership with Swedish packaging-tech...
