This joint study by A|U|F and European Aluminium provides an overview of aluminium scrap flows from the German building sector and is now available in English. It analyses the evolution of building scrap generation, collection and recovery, highlighting the growing availability of post-consumer aluminium scrap and its importance for strengthening circularity and securing secondary raw materials.

European Aluminium regrets that yesterday’s vote in the European Parliament’s ENVI Committee on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) Review and Temporary Decarbonisation Fund failed to close key loopholes that could undermine the effectiveness of the EU’s carbon border levy for aluminium. The Committee adopted its position ahead of the September plenary vote but did not include the specific fixes needed for post-consumer scrap and the proposed 50-tonne mass-based threshold for imported CBAM goods.

European Aluminium sent a letter welcoming the Irish Presidency of the Council of the EU. We look forward to working with the Presidency on policies that support competitiveness, decarbonisation and fair competition.