Steel
US steel scrap exports down significantly in June
| Data by the US International Trade Commission shows that the nation's steel scrap exports decreased significantly June.
UK Recycling facts & figures
| Uk-based Forge Skip Hirehas put together a graphic, showing how far the UK has come in the years as a recycling nation, and also a handful of bitesize facts that helps put things into perspective.
Mahindra Intertrade, MSTC sign JV agreement to set up India’s first auto-shredding/recycling unit
| India's Mahindra Intertrade Ltd. and metal scrap trading firm MSTC have entered into a joint venture agreement to set up the nation's first greenfield auto-shredding and recycling unit. The first plant under this joint venture will be established in Maharashtra or Gujarat. Mahindra Intertrade hopes to set up various plants under the JV.
Japan’s finance ministry releases waste and scrap import data for June 2016
| Japan's Ministry of Finance has issued the nation's waste and scrap import statistics for June 2016.
African Marine Waste Network project launched in South Africa’s Port
| The new African Marine Waste Network project was officially launched at South Campus in South Africa's Port Elizabeth city by the Sustainable Seas Trust. The Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University hosted the launch. The project is part of a United Nations drive to address marine waste at a Pan-African level.
Eurofer welcomes raw materials case against China at WTO
| The US has launched a trade enforcement action against China at the WTO concerning China’s export duties on several different raw materials. The EU intervened in this WTO challenge, a move that has been welcomed by the European Steel Association (EUROFER).
Not much changes in crude world steel production
| World crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (Worldsteel) was 136 million tonnes (Mt) in June 2016, the same figure as June 2015.
Chinese overcapacities affect more than just steel
| The European Commission is considering a deal for the steel sector in exchange for granting China the coveted Market Economy Status (MES). According to European Aluminium, this approach ignores the enormous Chinese overcapacities in industries like aluminium and creates unfair distortions on the EU market.
All-time high for steel packaging recycling in Europe
| Recycling of steel packaging in Europe has reached a new all-time high of 76%, announces APEAL, the Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging.
Alba wants to continue succesful development
| Alba SE, publicly quoted subsidiary of Alba Group, was back in profit in 2015 and expects to sustain the positive trend in the current financial year.
Strong safety advice for shredder operators
| Vehicle airbags constituted “a big issue for the shredder industry to worry about” and merited further scrutiny from the safety perspective, contended BIR Shredder Committee board member George Adams Jr of US-based SA Recycling. “All of us need to be really careful when handling airbags,” he insisted.
Ferrous scrap riding “a roller-coaster”
| The recent surge in ferrous scrap prices “did not last long enough to adequately repair the collection system”, the latest meeting of the BIR Ferrous Division was told by its President, William Schmiedel of Sims Metal Management in the USA. As a result, he added, there was little evidence of supply overhang in the market.
Crude steel production still low
| World crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (Wworldsteel) was 135 million tonnes (Mt) in April 2016, a -0.5% decrease compared to April 2015.
Copex shredder goes to Oman again
| Modern Steel Mills (MSM), one of the leading melting shops in the Sultanate of Oman, have started production with their new Lidex 1000t scrap shear manufactured by Copex.
