Longs market uncertainties heightened by Ukraine war
Oversupply in the global long steel products market is getting worse, according to Irepas, the international organisation for rebar producers…
Novelis boosts US recycling capacity
Novelis has announced another major investment in its US aluminium recycling facilities with plans for a new low-carbon recycling and rolling…
New trade advocate for BIR
The Bureau of International Recycling has appointed Alev Somer as its deputy director for trade and environment. Somer will be...
Circular economy approach for US textiles
Only about 15% of used clothes and other textiles in the United States get reused or recycled – the other...
Novelis kicks off Kentucky aluminium recycling centre
Novelis has broken ground at the site of US$ 365 million (EUR 345 million) recycling centre to serve the north American...
Decline forecast for steel sector in 2022
The war in Ukraine, soaring energy prices and supply chain disruption could result in a 1.9% contraction in EU steel...
Brighter copper production prospects
World copper mine production is expected to register 5% growth both this year and next after three years of stagnation....
Conflict dominates market uncertainty
Our market reports typically reflect a wide range of issues affecting the ferrous markets and the efforts of recyclers to...
LME chaos adds to recyclers’ challenges
Disruption to trading in March continues to dog the market, on top of a range of other difficulties, including supply...
Non-ferrous scrap prices rise in uncertain times
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Covid infections cloud future prospects of strong secondary material markets. Few commodity markets have been...
Irish WEEE scheme charity donation hits EUR 500 000
Ireland’s largest e-scrap producer responsibility scheme has donated EUR 40 000 to the country’s only children’s hospice, LauraLynn. The cash...
