
The aluminium industry stands at a juncture material quality, recycling capacity, cross-border cooperation, carbon compliance and energy security are falling into a network of interconnectivity. The aluminium supply chain is evolving from simply securing enough metal to securing the right quality,...
Secondary aluminium is increasingly central to Europe’s decarbonisation plans. It is used in automotive castings, construction profiles, packaging and consumer goods and is valued because it can deliver similar mechanical properties to primary metal while requiring a fraction of the energy and...
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India’s aluminium recycling sector has matured significantly over the past decade. Secondary aluminium, produced by remelting and refining scrap, now accounts for a growing share of the country’s total aluminium consumption. Recycling aluminium requires up to 95 per cent less energy than smelting...

The Secondary Aluminum Coalition for America (SACA) is pushing secondary aluminium to the centre of US supply-chain strategy, arguing that recycling-based production can expand domestic aluminium capacity faster and more efficiently than new primary smelters. In this AL Circle interview, SACA...

Futures: The most-traded SHFE aluminium contract opened at RMB 23,895 per tonne in the night session of August 18, reached a high of RMB 23,895 per tonne and a low of RMB 23,725 per tonne, and closed at RMB 23,750 per tonne, down 0.86 per cent from the previous close. Futures broke below the...

AMS Advanced Material Bhd, Malaysia, is set to enter the aluminium scrap recycling business after its subsidiary, AMS Ecogreen Sdn Bhd, obtained all the licences required to begin operations. This expansion takes the company into aluminium recycling and strengthens its existing aluminium processing...

Futures: The most-traded SHFE aluminium 2609 contract closed at RMB 23,665 per tonne, unchanged from the previous day's settlement price, with a change of 0.00 per cent. The intraday opening was RMB 23,600 per tonne, and it fluctuated within a range of RMB 23,550-23,695 per tonne. The price traded...

India's aluminium scrap importers are looking beyond the Middle East for supplies after several Gulf countries imposed a ban on aluminium scrap exports from June 10, disrupting shipments from one of the country's key sourcing regions. The restrictions have prompted importers to explore alternative...
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