EU plans to restrict aluminium scrap exports
Shortages have left bloc’s recycling industry fighting for survival
Shortages have left bloc’s recycling industry fighting for survival

Recycling plants in the bloc are shutting down capacity as US producers can pay more for European scrap metal

Novelis executive says European metal sector in terminal decline despite consumers willing to pay more for recycled products

European Commission plans additional checks and stricter rules to shore up ailing industry

Proposed restriction on export of some waste is latest bid to secure critical minerals supply after China export measures

Economic sovereignty and security depend on access to minerals and the ability to smelt and refine them

Contentious supply chain directive will be weakened but not scrapped under late-night deal in Brussels