Non-ferrous update: prices cool as economies weaken
Increasing uncertainty amid soaring energy costs and rising inflation rates dampen investor’ enthusiasm. Metal markets have been increasingly characterised by…
Prices settle as sentiment deteriorates
As the LME launches a review of the market chaos in March, production dips in most major economies. LME nickel…
Help us make green steel, say UK producers
UK steel producers have called for a renewed focus on positive policies to help them meet rigorous targets for net...
Flooded Aurubis plant back in business
A year after floods ravaged Aurubis’ Stolberg facility in Germany, operations are virtually back to normal, the company has announced....
Peute swallowed up by SCGP
Thai-based paper giant SCGP has moved into the growing packaging materials recycling business by taking over Peute, the Netherlands’ largest independent...
Recycle batteries locally, research suggests
Researchers in Japan are proposing more localised recycling for obsolete alkaline batteries using small-scale microwave technology. The report from academics...
Two-thirds of UK business e-scrap lost to authorised recyclers
Research in the UK indicates ‘a huge gulf’ between the volume of electrical and electronic goods bought by businesses and...
Veolia: UK sell-off of Suez is ‘drastic’ response to regulator
Veolia is taking the ‘drastic decision’ to sell off the UK operation of Suez as part of the proposed acquisition...
Paper sector targets 76% recycling rate by 2030
A target to recycle 76% of all the paper and board consumed in Europe by 2030 has been backed by...
Traders unhappy at changes to LME position reporting regime
London Metal Exchange is introducing a weekly over-the-counter (OTC) position reporting framework for metals despite concerns from a majority of...
UK set to support Ukrainian steel imports
The UK is considering temporarily lifting anti-dumping duties on hot rolled flat and coiled steel (HRFC) from Ukraine following Russia’s...
