Volatile nickel prices reflect the difficult state of the world economy. In early September nickel prices for the year were up more than 75%, but warehouse stocks at the London Metals Exchange [...]
The growth of electric cars in the UK increases the need for battery recycling. Currently one in 12 car cars purchased in the UK are electric. As a result of the changed market many are now [...]
A new report shows that many EU members will miss their 2020 recycling targets. Fourteen member states are at serious risk of missing their mandatory 50% recycling rate target. Malta is the worst [...]
Comments by the President of BIR Non-Ferrous Metals Division suggest that 2018 is a very challenging year for scrap traders. Members of the scrap traders industry gathered in Barcelona in early [...]
Recent hurricanes in the US, and the earthquake in Mexico, were expected to provide a strong supply boost to the scrap metal market. The reality however is quite different, with demand for scrap [...]