EU credibility faces test as aluminum scrap export curbs edge closer
By Oscar Pandiello ( May 15, 2026, 14:32 GMT | Comment) -- The European Commission is preparing targeted action to curb aluminum scrap exports, with export duties, licensing and quotas emerging as the most direct option. The measure could help Europe’s recyclers secure a strategic feedstock for decarbonization. But Brussels would also be moving closer to a tool it has spent years attacking when used by China to favor domestic industry.The EU’s move to curb aluminum scrap exports will test how far Brussels is willing to go to keep strategic materials at home, after years of warning trade partners against restricting access to raw materials....
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