recycled aluminium

Aluminium Can Recycled Content Rises To 73 Percent: Report

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...

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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 […]

China To Restrict Imports Of Scrap Aluminium And Steel Beginning On July 1

Commencing on July 1, the People’s Republic of China will begin limiting imports of scrap aluminium and steel, ostensibly in an effort at increasing domestic recycling rates. In a statement released by China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment, scrap aluminium and steel will be reclassified, effective in July, from the unrestricted import list of solid […]

Indian Professor Develops New Process For Small-Scale Production Of Aluminium Ingot Using Recycled Scrap

A researcher in India has developed a method for recycling scrap aluminium that allows small plants to produce graded-quality aluminium ingots with enhanced metallurgical and mechanical properties. Though details are sparse, the method, which was developed in a project entitled “Technology System Development of recycling of aluminum alloys for Industrial Applications” and headed up by […]

Novelis Buys Aleris For US$2.6 Billion

In a move that will change the global rolled-aluminium landscape, rolled and recycled aluminium firm Novelis Inc. today agreed to the purchase of Atlanta’s rolled-aluminium firm Aleris for US$2.6 billion plus debt. The merger, which will create a firm with pro-forma revenues of around US$15 billion, is expected to be concluded in 9 to 15 […]