Iraq Council of Ministers bans export of copper, aluminium, lead and iron-alloy scrap
Council of Ministers of Iraq (Office of the Prime Minister)
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Register free →India keeps pre-shipment inspection rule for metal scrap imports under review (~13 Mt/yr import market)
Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), India / Material Recycling Association of India (MRAI)
Morocco also on EU draft scrap-exclusion list; imports of EU scrap nearly doubled to 381,800 t in Jan–Jul 2026
Moroccan steelmakers (e.g. Sonasid, Maghreb Steel, Riva Industries) · with European Commission
EU draft rule would cut Egypt off from EU-origin scrap from May 2027; Egyptian mills import about 50% of ferrous scrap from EU
Egyptian steel mills (Metallurgical Industries Chamber) · with European Commission (Waste Shipment Regulation)
MRAI: EU draft rule would cut India off from EU metal scrap from May 2027 - India imported 0.79 Mt EU ferrous plus big non-ferrous shares
Material Recycling Association of India (MRAI)
EU draft list denies Saudi Arabia and Oman eligibility for EU metal-scrap imports from May 2027 (feedback to 16 Oct 2026)
European Commission (Waste Shipment Regulation) - affects Saudi and Omani EAF mills
Constellium says aluminium scrap availability will decide its EU recycling projects (incl. EUR 130m Neuf-Brisach)
Constellium
EGA completes 80% acquisition of Eco Green (Italy) - builds aluminium scrap sourcing in Europe
Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) · with Eco Green (Villafranca di Verona and Nogara di Verona, Italy)
Tunisia steel market: El Fouladh remains the only melt shop (scrap-based EAF, 200 kt/yr); local steel covers only 15-20% of rolling-mill needs
El Fouladh (Tunisia)
South Asia ship recyclers bidding up: Pakistan ~USD 520-550/LDT, Bangladesh ~500-530, India ~465-495 (Sep 2026)
Ship recycling yards in Pakistan, Bangladesh and India
Turkey scrap imports 11.33 Mt in Jan-Jul 2026 (+4.4%); July 1.66 Mt - US, NL, UK, Romania lead
Turkish EAF mills (Marmara, Aegean, Iskenderun)
Aurubis Richmond, Georgia secondary copper smelter ramping up - 180,000 t/yr scrap input
Aurubis Richmond
Aurubis Hamburg 'Complex Recycling' plant commissioned; Richmond (US) Phase 2 commissioning begins
Aurubis AG
Al Qaryan (Middle East non-ferrous recycler) on recovering lead from spent lead-acid batteries and smelter slag
Al Qaryan International DMCC
POSCO Gwangyang 2.5 Mt EAF commissioned - ~2 Mt external scrap purchases expected
POSCO
UAE temporary export ban on ferrous, copper and aluminium scrap (Customs Notice 13/2026 / Ministerial Decision 105 of 2026)
UAE Ministry of Foreign Trade / Dubai Customs
EGA Al Taweelah aluminium recycling plant (185 ktpa) ramping to full capacity, output depends on scrap availability
Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA)