The European Union is preparing to ban the export of waste, including aluminum scrap, to non-OECD countries, according to a report by Reuters.
Stephane Sedgerne, Executive Vice President of the European Commission, was expected to announce long-term expected trade measures on September 23 aimed, in particular, at restricting exports of aluminum scrap. However, internal discussions revealed that the proposed trade instrument would cover only about half of scrap exports, prompting Séjourné to recall planning and implementing a broader measure of foreign trade instruments. ЕС.
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The European Commission is working on a secondary waste transportation regulation that will ban waste exports, including scrap aluminum, in OECD countries, with the exception of some candidate countries for ЕС.
This measure will affect access to EU scrap metal for major Asian markets outside the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), including China and India, which are members of the the number of destination countries for European scrap metal and other waste.
The proposal will first be sent to the law, which has been publicly discussed and is expected to be adopted by the end of the year. 2026.
The European aluminum sector has demanded restrictions on scrap exports
Since the spring, the European aluminum industry has been calling on the European Commission to limit scrap exports, including through possible measures such as export duties. The previously scheduled announcement of the measures was postponed from June to September.
Aluminum scrap is an important raw material for European steel mills and plays an important role in decarbonization efforts in the industry. Aluminum processing requires 95 percent less energy than the production of primary aluminum from mined bauxite, which increases the strategic importance of preserving recyclable material in the EU.
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