China Releases New Standards For Imported Aluminium Scrap
The long-awaited new standards on imported scrap aluminium and copper were published by the government of the People’s Republic of...
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United States Scrap Aluminium Recovery Falls In May
Recycled aluminium collected from secondary producers in the United States saw a steep decline in May, recovering 19 percent less of it than the previous year. According to numbers from the United States Geological Survey, secondary producers recovered 231 thousand metric tons...
India’s Aluminium Industry Calls Upon Government To Cut Duties On Raw Materials
Last week India’s aluminium industry called upon New Delhi to cut basic customs duties on aluminium fluoride and other raw...
China Issues First Set Of Scrap Aluminium Import Quotas For 2020
Beijing released the first set of imported metal scrap quotas for 2020 earlier this week, establishing a maximum of 550...
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Facing Tight Supplies, China’s Secondary Aluminium Producers Boosted Operating Rates In November
Despite difficulties with obtaining raw materials in some sectors, total aluminium production in the People’s Republic of China spiked last month, largely in response to increased demand from automakers. Per a survey of producers conducted by Shanghai Metals Market (SMM), operating rates for secondary aluminium producers rose to 62.57 percent last month, which was an […]
China Sets New Set Of Scrap Aluminium Import Quotas To 9,844 Metric Tons Through Year’s End
The government of the People’s Republic of China released a seventh set of quotas for 2019 for the import of scrap aluminium and other scrap metals earlier this week. According to Tuesday’s notice from the Ministry of Ecology and Environment’s China Solid Waste and Chemicals Management Bureau, importers may receive another 9,844 metric tons of […]
China Issues Second Set Of Scrap Aluminium Import Quotas For Q4
Beijing issued the second set of scrap metal import quotas for the fourth quarter late last week, sharply reducing the allowed aluminium scrap intake from quantities allowed in the last quarter. China’s Solid Waste and Chemical Management Centre will allow 44,935 metric tons more of 7602000090 aluminium scrap into its ports during the fourth quarter, […]
China Government Planning Strict New Standards For Imported Scrap Aluminium, Copper
According to a report obtained by a prominent commodities news outlet, the government of the People’s Republic of China is planning to recategorize high-purity scrap metal imports only months after setting quotas on the import of the same. Per Argus media, an unpublished proposal circulated in Beijing describes a plan to increase aluminium and copper […]
China’s Aluminium Scrap Imports Up By Over 7 Percent On The Year In August
Though imports of scrap aluminium into the People’s Republic of China rose on the year in August, levels were nearly identical to the month prior in August, the second full month of scrap aluminum restrictions under the new permitting regime implemented by Beijing this summer. Per domestic industry reporting, the Middle Kingdom imported 141 thousand […]
The Net-Zero Shift Starts With Low Carbon Aluminium
2020 was supposed to be “year of climate action”, with the Glasgow COP26 acting as a major milestone for both businesses and policymakers to accelerate decarbonization efforts. However, with COVID-19 disrupting lives and economies in an unprecedented manner, countries across the globe ...
Aluminium at the LME Week – Key Takeaways
Between October 28 and November 1st, London hosted the traditional London Metals Exchange (LME) Week gathering of analysts, brokers, traders ...
Aluminium Market Oversupplied, Demand Growth Flat
Base metals prices reacted positively to the progress registered in the latest round of US – China trade talks in ...
Aluminium of Greece (AOG): is the Pechiney spirit still alive?
Between September 24-25, FastmarketsMB organized its annual aluminium conference in Athens. A day before the conference, in accordance with an ...
