Aluminium Scrap Import
Germany’s aluminium scrap exports rebound 4.58% in H1 2026: Which countries are buying the most?
Germany’s aluminium scrap trade showed signs of recovery in the first half of 2026, with exports to the world reaching 616,000 tonnes, up 4.58 per cent from 589,000 tonnes in H1 2025. The increase was even more pronounced against the second half of 2025, with H1 2026 shipments rising 7.50 per cent from 573,000 tonnes. However, exports remained 4.05 per cent below the 642,000 tonnes recorded in H1 2024. Among Germany’s leading destinations, Italy retained the top spot, Austria and France gained the most, Poland lost ground, and the Netherlands saw only limited growth. If we look at the percentage of the share, Italy took 15.58 per cent of Germany’s scrap exports, followed by Austria at 13.64 per cent, the Netherlands at 10.06 per cent, Poland at 8.12 per cent and France at 6.17 per cent....
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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 emitting far less carbon dioxide. The European Union’s Emissions Trading System (ETS) and the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) have made low-carbon aluminium a strategic priority. As India’s scrap aluminium imports have continued to rise, from 0.88 million tonnes in CY15 to nearly 2 million tonnes in CY25, with a long-term CAGR of about 8.6 per cent, stronger traceability and licensing requirements are becoming increasingly important across the secondary aluminium supply chain. For this...
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India’s aluminium recyclers face a scrap-supply bottleneck
India’s rapidly expanding secondary aluminium industry is facing a shortage of domestic scrap, leaving recyclers dependent on overseas suppliers and vulnerable to changing trade policies in major exporting regions. Secondary aluminium production has increased from approximately 0.85 million tonnes in 2015–16 to nearly 2.2 million tonnes in 2025–26, according to industry estimates cited by the Material Recycling Association of India. The sector now supplies around 35 per cent of India’s aluminium consumption, but imports account for roughly 80 per cent-85 per cent of its scrap requirements. The imbalance is prompting recyclers and primary aluminium producers to push competing policy proposals on the 2.5 per cent basic customs duty applied to imported aluminium scrap. Domestic scrap cannot...
High raw material prices provide support alongside off-season inventory buildup, secondary aluminium price range under pressure
Aluminium scrap: This week, China's aluminium scrap market prices consolidated in a narrow range alongside primary aluminium, and the price difference between A00 aluminium and aluminium scrap widened again as aluminium scrap struggled to catch up. On August 13, SMM A00 spot aluminium prices closed at RMB 24,120 per tonne, up RMB 320 per tonne from last Thursday. In terms of price differences, on August 13, the price difference between A00 aluminium and mixed aluminium extrusion scrap free of paint in Foshan was about RMB 2,310 per tonne, and the price difference between A00 aluminium and shredded aluminium tense scrap was about RMB 1,210 per tonne, both widening again W-o-W. Against a backdrop of persistently rising primary aluminium prices, aluminium scrap price fluctuations were...
Raw material constraints coupled with marginal weakening of demand kept the operating rate of secondary aluminium producers at low levels in July
According to the SMM survey, the operating rate of China's secondary aluminium industry rebounded slightly to 34.6 per cent in Jul 2026, up 1.4 percentage points M-o-M from June, while it fell 7.0 percentage points Y-o-Y. Operating rates among secondary aluminium alloy enterprises showed mixed performance, with the overall industry recovering modestly from a low base. Raw material side, the shortage of compliant aluminium scrap and invoices remained the core factors constraining production. Many enterprises faced invoice and material shortages due to tight domestic tax-included scrap supply or price inversion of imported aluminium scrap, controlling output through production cuts, phased shutdowns, or reductions in low-processing-fee orders. Although some regional policies showed marginal...
Middle East export ban disrupts aluminium scrap trade, pushing India toward new markets
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 suppliers in Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia as they seek to secure raw material for India's secondary aluminium industry. Aluminium scrap is the primary feedstock for secondary aluminium production, which supplies metal to the automotive, electrical, construction, packaging, consumer durables and engineering sectors. India depends heavily on overseas supplies, with around 80 per cent of its aluminium scrap requirement met through imports. To know the aluminium...
Cost support battles weak demand; short-term ADC12 prices move sideways
Aluminium scrap: This week, the aluminium scrap market stayed high while moving sideways, with overall limited price fluctuations. On July 23, SMM A00 spot aluminium prices closed at RMB 23,260 per tonne, up slightly by RMB 90 per tonne W-o-W. Regarding the price spread between primary aluminium and scrap, on July 23, the price difference between A00 aluminium and mixed aluminium extrusion scrap free of paint in Foshan was approximately RMB 2,100 per tonne, and the price difference between A00 aluminium and shredded aluminium tense scrap in Foshan was approximately RMB 780 per tonne, both remaining at historical lows. In terms of imports, according to customs data, China's aluminium scrap imports in June 2026 totalled approximately 132,800 tonnes, down M-o-M from 152,000 tonnes in May,...
AL Circle Analysis: How the US, Europe and Asia are reshaping 2026 aluminium map
The global aluminium industry is increasingly tying growth to decarbonisation, supply security and circularity. North America is prioritising stronger scrap recovery and domestic supply chains, Europe is balancing scrap retention with climate goals under CBAM, while Asia is driving demand through rising scrap imports, recycling expansion and carbon-focused policy reforms. Across all three regions, aluminium scrap, clean energy and carbon competitiveness are emerging as key pillars of long-term industrial strategy. North America: The US The Aluminum Association has urged US policymakers to adopt a comprehensive strategy combining domestic primary production, recycling, affordable energy, trade enforcement and scrap export controls to build a stronger, more resilient aluminium supply chain....
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