Recycled aluminium weekly: Hydro's Wrexham aluminium recycling achieves new milestone; Alupro’s latest initiative will increase the recycling rates of aerosol cans in the UK
The Wrexham-based Hydro aluminium recycling factory achieved another security milestone. The business had gone five years without an accident as of this week. This year, Norsk Hydro added £2.4 million to their Wrexham investment to boost production capacity to 70,000 tonnes. Apart from this, on Thursday, September 1, Hydro marked the groundbreaking ceremony for Hydro's future aluminium recycling facility in Szekesfehervar, Hungary. This new facility will improve Hydro's commitment to a greener future and strengthen its position as a worldwide leader in a sector where demand for more environmentally friendly aluminium is rising. Recycling aluminium is one of the main elements for a greener and emission-free environment. Focusing on this, Alupro, the organisation for recycling aluminium packaging, developed a programme titled "UK Aerosol Recycling Initiative" that would increase public awareness of recycling aerosol cans in the UK. Conwy County Borough Council joined with Crest to launch the "Podback" coffee pod recycling programme. This programme enables customers to return unwanted plastic or aluminium coffee pods through a kerbside collection drive.
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The importance of recycled aluminium in the extrusion sector is becoming more significant. On Thursday, September 1, Hydro marked the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of its upcoming aluminium recycling plant in Szekesfehervar, Hungary.
Recycling aluminium is one of the main elements for a greener and emission-free environment. Focussing on the same, Alupro, the aluminium packaging and recycling organisation have come up with an initiative which will make the concept of recycling aerosol cans more prevalent amongst the public in the UK.
To know more: https://www.alcircle.com/news/alupros-latest-initiative-will-increase-the-recycling-rates-of-aerosol-cans-in-the-uk-83504
Hydro's aluminium recycling facility, based in Wrexham, has reached yet another safety milestone. This week marks the fifth anniversary of the company operating without an accident. Norsk Hydro invested a further £2.4 million this year in Wrexham to increase production capacity to 70,000 tonnes. The company has grown its skilled workforce, including introducing an engineering apprenticeship program through Coleg Cambria.
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative has recognised REAL Alloy with the Chain of Custody Standard V1 (2017) certification for aluminium scrap recycling and wrought and foundry alloys production at Grevenbroich and Deizisau plants in Germany, and also for central strategic, administrative, and service functions at headquarter in Grevenbroich.
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative has reportedly granted Alu-met GmbH, an Austria-headquartered producer and supplier of high-quality aluminium billets, with Chain of Custody Standard certification. The company has bagged the recognition for aluminium extrusion billets production from recycled scrap at casting facilities - Aluminium GmbH Nachrodt (Germany) and Speedline Aluminium-Gießerei GmbH (Austria), and also for relevant functions at the head office.
On Thursday, September 8, Aluminium Stewardship Initiative announced the appointment of Andrew Wood as Director of Sustainable Investment and Legal, who will begin his tenure on October 3, 2022.
To know more: https://www.alcircle.com/news/andrew-wood-joins-asi-as-the-new-director-of-sustainable-investment-and-legal-83534
On August 23, Tetra Pak released its annual sustainability report for 2022, where the Switzerland-based packaging expert justified the sudden change in material preference of retailers in packaging their products was due to sustainability issues. Tetra Pak’s report illustrates that 1.2 million tonnes of cartons were returned and circled down to recyclers worldwide in 2021, almost 26 per cent of the total cartons sold that year.
To know more: https://www.alcircle.com/news/tetra-pak-posts-recycling-report-aiming-at-70-carton-recycling-rate-by-2030-83530
At an event organised by the European aluminium and solar power sectors, represented by European Aluminium and SolarPower Europe, 12 energy-related organisations and city associations reaffirmed their support for a 45 per cent renewable energy target for the EU by 2030. They also urged the Council of the European Union to level up with the spirit of the European Commission and European Parliament.
On Wednesday, September 7, Sortera Alloys, Inc., an Indiana-based producer of low-cost, high-quality aluminium alloys, announced its expansion plan on a new 200,000 sq. ft. processing facility in Markle. As per the report, formal groundbreaking of the new site will take place in the fourth quarter of 2022 and the construction in the first quarter of 2023.
Conwy County Borough Council joined hands with Crest, UK’s central securities depository, to implement the ‘Podback’ coffee pod recycling scheme, which helps consumers return used plastic or aluminium coffee pods via a kerbside collection drive. Podback is a nationwide programme that receives backing from the most renowned coffee brands like Tassimo, NESCAFÉ Dolce Gusto and Nespresso.
To know more: https://www.alcircle.com/news/conwy-county-and-crest-proposes-to-introduce-podback-scheme-for-coffee-pods-in-uk-83523
From glass to aluminium: Recresso decided to extend its recycling domain, investing around £5.5 million. The news came on Tuesday, September 6, after the company announced the installation of shredders, X-ray fluorescence technology and briquetting machinery at its Ellesmere Port site in Cheshire to sort, shred and compress aluminium bottle tops from commingled glass collections for smelting. As per the report, the machineries will be operational by the end of September 2022.
The largest fully integrated aluminium manufacturer in Sri Lanka and a member of the Hayleys Group, Alumex, recently launched a pilot project in the nation to collect used aluminium beverage cans (UBCs) as part of its initiative to care for the environment. Alumex is reaffirming its commitment to sustainability by ensuring the circularity of aluminium sourcing.
To know more: https://www.alcircle.com/news/alumex-reinforces-sustainability-with-its-aluminium-ubc-collection-project-launch-83489
Steinert Gmbh, founded in 1889, successfully established the first LIBS sorting plant in Europe to extract secondary raw material after sorting aluminium scrap. Nowadays, the need for good quality aluminium is soaring, and organisations are toiling hard to keep the purity of their recycled aluminium intact.
To know more: https://www.alcircle.com/news/steinert-gmbh-contrives-the-first-sorting-plant-in-europe-for-aluminium-alloys-83517
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