India
GMS receives Hong Kong Convention certification for vessel
Global buyer of retired vessels says it has met an international certification standard for its handling of a bulk carrier ship to be dismantled.
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Ship dismantlers navigate new regulatory regimen
The enactment of Hong Kong Convention provisions could change where obsolete vessels flow in the second half of 2025.
The Scrap Show: Kamlesh Jain of Jain Metal Group
Kamlesh Jain, board chair and managing director of Jain Metal Group, Chennai, India, oversees a company that converts several types of nonferrous scrap sourced globally into secondary ingots. Jain provides insight into his company’s diverse operations and offers thoughts about the industry’s future in India and beyond.
US reclaimers under ‘severe strain’
Competition from Mexico, inexpensive virgin material compared with recycled PET prices and the consistent flow of low-cost imports have hurt U.S. plastics recyclers.
Pricing pattern seems familiar
With familiar scrap steel pricing trends emerging as seen last year, summer trading may turn into higher profits.
Chinese steel furnaces temper output in May
Although steel output in China fell by nearly 7 percent year on year this May, the nation produced 600,000 metric tons more steel compared with the prior month.
Ferrous market spends June in a steady state
Three benchmark grades of recycled steel have traded in a narrow range since mid-April, based on U.S. mill purchase prices.
Attero to invest in rare earth elements recycling
India-based obsolete electronics recycling firm says it will grow its rare earth elements recycling capacity one hundredfold.
Stainless sector keeps up with demand
Global stainless steel melt shop output grew by 7 percent in 2024, with the United States part of the success story.
MRAI opens registration for Vietnam event
The Material Recycling Association of India is hosting its 2025 International Business Summit in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, in early August.
Tata Steel’s Dutch mill joins low-emissions standards organization
The recycled-content mill, which is converting to electric arc furnace technology, has become a member of the Low Emission Steel Standard organization.
