Posts from Robin Latchem

Recyclers push back after US and EU press for aluminium export restrictions

US legislators are joining their European counterparts in considering restrictions on the export of aluminium scrap – with recyclers arguing...

Global crude steel production fell 1.9% in 2025 to around 1.85 billion tonnes – with 69.4% produced in oxygen furnaces...

Murat Bayram, one of the most well-known faces in non-ferrous scrap, has been honoured by the Bureau of International recycling...

The US-Iran conflict has forced BIR to relocate its October convention from the Middle East to a European city. Bahrain...

A ‘highly volatile’ trading environment has hit the recovery of the recycled steel industry just as it was getting back...

Stainless steel producers in Europe are reporting improved business conditions during the first quarter of 2026, compared to 2025. Joost...

Non-ferrous scrap traders in the Middle East are likely to focus more on local processing and supply security in the...

Containers detained for up to two years by Malaysian customs authorities are reported to be ‘showing signs of movement’. According...

Hyundai’s Louisiana Steel division has selected Italy’s Danieli as its technology partner for the construction of a new integrated steel...

Partners Reiling Glas Recycling and AGC Glass Europe are claiming success in the industrial recycling of pre-consumer automotive windscreens in...

Quantum Lifecycle Partners (QLP) has opened its Advanced Plastics Recovery Line, calling it a significant step forward in the country’s...