EU aluminum industry voices frustration at delay to export curb on scrap
By Oscar Pandiello ( September 7, 2026, 15:14 GMT | Insight) -- The EU aluminum industry is frustrated by the delay in measures to curb scrap exports after the bloc’s industry chief withdrew a planned trade tool that would have covered only about half of shipments. Industry group European Aluminum said the measure would have been ineffective because it would have exempted most major export markets, but it urged a stronger alternative "as quickly as possible."Europe’s aluminum industry has expressed frustration at the delay in measures to curb scrap exports, after EU industry chief Stéphane Séjourné dropped a planned trade instrument last Friday....
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