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India’s steel industry faces rising import pressures, scrap shortages, and sustainability challenges – highlighting the need for stronger recycling systems and policy support, reports Kapil Nautiyal.
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EU’s CBAM pushes for greener metal but challenges loom, writes Polya P. Pencheva
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With its recent expansion to the Middle East, Aurubis, the multimetal provider, is all set to harness the region's potential and contribute to a greener, more sustainable future.
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The international gathering welcomed representatives from 21 countries to share best practices, follow training and drive global aluminium drink can recycling rates.
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The packaging structure for multi-serve cartons with no aluminum layer cuts the carbon footprint of SIG’s standard aseptic cartons by up to 61%, says the company
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The platform is designed to bring together key stakeholders, improve data visibility, and support evidence-based policymaking in the recycling of aluminium, copper, lead, zinc, and critical elements.
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The EU Steel and Metals Action Plan correctly recognises the essential role of recycled metals in achieving climate neutrality, circularity, and industrial resilience. However, decarbonising steel and metals production requires more than mere recognition. Julia Ettinger, Secretary General, EuRIC, writes about the shortcomings of the Plan, demanding for a deeper understanding of the business realities EU recyclers are facing.
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Emirates has embedded recycling and circular solutions within its operations as part of its sustainability strategy.
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Rystad Energy’s research suggests that by 2034, India and Russia could face some of the highest carbon costs in steel production, potentially incurring levies of up to $397 per tonne, even if carbon prices remain stable.
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Plans to invest Rs 45,000 crore in aluminium, copper, and specialty alumina businesses.
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Customs duties have been scrapped for waste and scrap of antimony, cobalt, tungsten, copper, lead, zinc and lithium-ion batteries.
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Throughout 2024, several macroeconomic forces, geopolitical tensions, and shifting market dynamics shaped the metals market trajectory, with notable impacts felt globally and in regions like the Middle East. R. Keerthana caught up with industry experts on the latest developments in the metals recycling market.
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India’s steel sector is on the brink of a green revolution, combining significant capacity growth with sustainable practices, reports Shriyal Sethumadhavan.
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The collaboration aims to develop a ship recycling and green steel ecosystem in Bahrain.
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" The report reveals a very small increase in world crude steel output in 2023 as well as a drop in global recycled steel use but positive developments in recycled steel exports.:"
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Manufactured using recycled aluminium, Green Aluminium Rods are the latest addition to DMB's 'low carbon' efforts.
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To mark Global Recycling Day on 18 March, the Global Recycling Foundation has urged policy makers to adopt laws and technologies to make the sector greener and more circular globally.
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Every Can Counts is a leading global awareness programme for drink can recycling. The UAE chapter, which held its first public events during COP28, is the third non-European chapter after Brazil and the USA.
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The programme uses technology as a community engagement tool to encourage and incentivise recycling through a mobile application that is linked to technology-enabled waste collection bins.
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The partnership brings cutting-edge international technologies in aluminium dross processing to Bahrain, according to the press statement.
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The plant will process post-consumer aluminium scrap such as used window frames, as well as pre-consumer aluminium scrap from extrusion production, into low-carbon, high quality premium aluminium billets.
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Industry experts explore emerging trends and future prospects in non-ferrous metal recycling.
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Eric Tan Boon Hai, Founder & President, Malaysian Non-Ferrous Metal Association, says the prospects of Malaysian raw material sustainability is uncertain.
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Joanne Liu, Assistant to Secretary General, CMRA, shared current and future market trends for recycled non-ferrous metals industry in China.
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Most of the world’s leading exporters are major net recycled steel exporters: last year’s export surplus was, for example, 13.7 million tonnes for the EU-27 and 12.8 million tonnes for the USA.
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The company joins with Gulf Extrusions and the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre.
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The Metals Recycling Confex Middle East, organised by Waste & Recycling MEA magazine in association with the Recycling Association of Africa (RAA), brought together over 300 ferrous and non-ferrous traders, recyclers, manufacturers and other stakeholders from the Middle East, Africa and India, in Dubai on March 15, 2023, at the Ritz Carlton, DIFC, Dubai!
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The Metal Recycling Confex, organized by Waste & Recycling MEA magazine, in association with Recycling Association of Africa (RAA), began with a panel discussion on global trade in a shifting regulatory landscape and expectations.
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“What lies ahead for the aluminium scrap industry?” Panellists at the Metal Recycling Confex predicted that demand for aluminium scrap will continue to rise in the coming years, with increased focus on decarbonisation and circular economy efforts.
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Coalition members include EGA, Abu Dhabi Waste Management Company (Tadweer), Aujan Coca-Cola Beverages Company, Coca-Cola Al Ahlia Beverages Company, BEEAH Tandeef, Pepsi-bottler Dubai Refreshment, CANPACK, Crown Bevcan EMEA, DULSCO Group and Veolia.
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Exports of other metals will be subject to a permit system administered by the International Trade and Administration Commission.
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During the recent meeting of the BIR Ferrous Division in Dubai, Rolf Willeke, BIR Ferrous Statistics Advisor, outlined the key findings in the January-June 2022 update of the 13th edition of “World Steel Recycling in Figures.”
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Masood Mallick, CEO, Re Sustainability Limited, talks about the prospects of the precious metal recovery market and how technological investment can help improve process efficiency.
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A draft document published by the Trade, Industry and Competition Ministry has made the proposal to combat widespread theft and vandalism of public infrastructure in the country.
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In the initial phase, the partnership will focus on vanadium processing in Jubail
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Feasibility studies for the project are underway.
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Nova Met, the result of an alliance between two actors in the metals recycling industry, is now setting up its secondary aluminium production site in the Le Havre port area.
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Digital ads, website and videos show how aluminum helps meet climate goals, provides businesses with sustainable solutions and supports good-paying jobs.
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Construction of the plant in Cassopolis, Michigan is set to start in early Q2 2022, with production commencing in 2023.
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Suhel Motiwala and Saif Motiwala, Directors at Met Asia Group, talk about the company’s business model, the challenges, and how they are constantly striving to provide the best services in today's market.
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The World Steel Association (worldsteel) released an update of its Short Range Outlook (SRO) for 2021 and 2022.
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The plant has been set up in collaboration with Aarti Green Tech Ltd.
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While trade volumes have recovered and industrial activity in most countries seems to have gained traction, issues relating to scrap metal trade policies continue to cause concern among stakeholders, say experts.
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While trade volumes have recovered and industrial activity in most countries seems to have gained traction, issues relating to scrap metal trade policies continue to cause concern among stakeholders, say experts.
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In his capacity as Non-Ferrous Metals Division President, Shah is a member of the BIR Executive Committee and serves as Vice-President of the organization.
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The latest ups and downs will certainly make the coming years even more complex, say experts.
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As part of a collaboration between Snam, Rina and the Giva Group the world’s first test of a 30 percent natural gas/hydrogen blend in the forging processes used in industrial steelmaking was held in Rho (province of Milan), at the Forgiatura A. Vienna plant.
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Despite the challenges, the aluminium sector in the Middle East is expected to witness steady growth in the coming years.
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Bahrain exports surge 12% in final quarter of 2020 buoyed by thriving manufacturing sector; Unwrought aluminium alloys emerged as the top products exported from Bahrain during last quarter 2020.
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Dhawal Shah, Director at Metco Marketing (India) and Vice-President (Nonferrous), MRAI, sat down with Swaliha Shanavas to discuss the state of the metals recycling sector in India, Covid-19’s business impact and the industry’s response amidst this uncertainty, policy and trade issues, business outlook, plus some significant initiatives that could drive future business growth.
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Every year, more than 30 million tonnes of aluminium scrap is recycled globally, ensuring its status as one of the most recycled materials on the planet, says the IAI.
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The updated guidelines for the implementation of brass, copper and aluminum “Recycled Raw Materials” standards will be applied starting November 1, 2020.
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The Statistics Advisor of the BIR Ferrous Division presents a summary of the main findings in the Jan-June 2020 update of the 11th edition of ‘World Steel Recycling in Figures’.
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European Aluminium welcomes move and urges European Commission (EC) to follow through with appropriate measures to minimise harmful effects of unfairly priced imports.
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COVID-19 has been devastating but some light can now be seen at the end of the tunnel, says the world recycling association in its global markets update.
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The BIR Ferrous Board recently announced the publication of the 11th edition of “World Steel Recycling in Figures”.
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Business life made tougher by trading tensions and policy changes, report highlights
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Like most other industries, the recycling industry has been confronting tremendous change with 2018 bringing in significant shifts in market trends due to various factors.
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This year the aluminium market is witnessing rapid change due to rapid geopolitical changes. The trade war between China and the United States (US) has affected the entire primary market fundamentals.
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We attempt to provide some thoughts on the performance of the metals recycling sector, and the current and potential impacts of the recently enacted regulations in China including scrap imports and VAT introduced in the region, metal recycling companies. Swaliha Shanavas writes.
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New company becomes a major player in nonferrous market
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The recycling industry is one of the major contributors to economic growth globally, and the cross-border trade of recyclable materials, often referred to as ‘waste’, has seen a remarkable growth over the years
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The Middle East region has long since established itself as a hub for scrap metal recycling and trading. The region’s metals recycling industry, as all other industries worldwide, has had its ups and downs in recent years, but had been performing better than most countries globally due to its strategic positioning at the crossroads between the east and west, plus the major developmental projects underway in the Middle East and its main markets, India and China.
