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Malaysian customs office seizes scrap containers
The action at Port Klang, near Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur, reportedly involved electronic scrap and incorrectly documented aluminum scrap.
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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.
Harbor Aluminum says Midwest premium has room to grow
Texas-based consulting firm says price mechanism could rise to 70 cents per pound to cover the cost of 50 percent aluminum tariffs, according to Reuters.
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Coalition of 30 nonprofit groups says a Japanese request to use a “mass balance” approach to calculate carbon in steel should be rejected.
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Recycling industry professionals share their perspectives on the industry.
Mitsubishi invests in electronics recycling technology
The Japanese conglomerate has purchased shares in United Kingdom-based DEScycle Ltd., which has a process to extract metals from e-scrap.
Recycled steel trade patterns shift in 2024
With less scrap shipped from the U.S., Europe and Japan, global mill buyers reached into markets including Australia and Mexico.
BIR World Recycling Convention 2025: Shifting trade policies challenge nonferrous recyclers
Market volatility related to shifting trade policies is expected to continue.
BIR World Recycling Convention 2025: Recycled steel usage stalls in 2024
Despite increased global electric arc furnace market share, most major steel-producing nations melted less ferrous scrap last year compared with 2023.
BIR World Recycling Convention 2025: Trade uncertainty creates turmoil
A European Commission proposal limiting recycled metal exports is just one source of concern.
ReMA 2025: Nickel oversupply and tariff tensions
Stainless steel faces a shifting global landscape.
