BMW Implements Aluminium Scrap Recycling Program At Plant In Dingolfing
German automaker BMW AG said last week its press shop in Dingolfing is the company’s first-ever site to separate out...
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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...
Novelis Breaks Ground On US$36 Million Expansion And Upgrade Of NE Georgia Aluminium Recycling Plant
Atlanta’s rolled and recycled aluminium firm Novelis Inc. commenced construction on its US$36 million expansion and upgrade of its Greensboro,...
European Aluminium Can Recycling Rates Set Record High Of 74.5 Percent In 2017
Aluminium recycling rates in Europe rose again in 2017 to 74.5 percent, a 2.3-percent bump from the year prior and...
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Aluminium Can Recycled Content Rises To 73 Percent: Report
A report released by the Aluminum Association earlier this week detailed the significant advances aluminium cans have made over competing packaging materials over the past several years, noting the significant sustainability advantages the material offers when compared to other substances now in use. The report, which was prepared in conjunction with the Can Manufacturers Institute […]
Nespresso Collaborates With Bike Brand To Create Bicycle Made From Recycled Aluminium
Swiss coffee company Nestlé Nespresso S.A. has teamed up with Swedish bike brand Vélosophy to develop and manufacture a bicycle made from recycled aluminium coffee capsules. The bicycles, which were given the name RE:CYCLE, will be produced in a limited run of 1,000 and are only available through Vélosophy’s website. The project was undertaken in […]
Coca-Cola Will Soon Package Dasani In Aluminium Cans And Bottles
In an effort at increasing usage of recycled materials and reduction of plastic waste, Dasani brand drinking water will soon be available in aluminium cans and bottles. The Coca-Cola Company announced earlier this week that the United States’ top bottled water brand is joining in the company’s “World Without Waste” initiative, which is working toward […]
Novelis To Collect Aluminium Beverage Cans At Kentucky Derby For Habitat For Humanity
Atlanta’s rolled and recycled aluminium firm Novelis Inc. will be on hand this weekend at Churchill Downs to help promote recycling among the attendees of this year’s Kentucky Derby. Novelis announced yesterday its appointment as the Derby’s recycling partner as well as its plan to provide recycling bins on the infield of Churchill Downs. The […]
Trimet Inaugurates New Rotary Furnace At Gelsenkirchen Plant
German recycling firm TRIMET Aluminium SE announced last week the installation of a new rotary furnace at its plant in Western Germany. Per the company, the new furnace’s 40-ton capacity will be more than sufficient for replacing a pair of the three older furnaces on the site. In addition to the new furnace, Trimet upgraded […]
Biden Infrastructure Bill A Big Boon To Aluminium Industry: Norsk Hydro VP Mike Stier
Earlier this month the United States Congress passed into law President Joe Biden’s US$1.2 trillion infrastructure package. The Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America Act (or the INVEST in America Act) will allocate US$550 billion ...
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 ...
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 ...
