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Europe’s aluminum sector calls for export restrictions on waste

By Cynthia Kroet ( January 30, 2026, 15:54 GMT | Insight) -- The European aluminum sector is calling for a 30 percent export duty on all aluminum scrap to countries outside the bloc to address current market distortions, its members said in response to a European Commission consultation that will feed into EU action to stop the leakage of aluminum waste. Smaller companies are worried that the measures will be too far-reaching, and that they will hurt SMEs.The European aluminum sector is calling for a 30 percent export duty on all aluminum scrap to countries outside the bloc to address current market distortions, its members said in response to a European Commission consultation that will close Saturday....

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