Credits: BIGMINT Morning Brief: India’s ferrous scrap imports rose slightly by 4% to 4.22 million tonnes (mnt) in H1FY’26 from 4.06 mnt in H1FY’25, as per data maintained with BigMint. Imports peaked in April at 0.81 mnt before easing to 0.6 mnt in August and September, following adequate domestic scrap supply, a monsoon-driven construction slowdown, and ample […]

Credits: BIGMINT Morning Brief: Global ferrous scrap trade volumes, excluding European intra-trade, increased by around 2% y-o-y to around 29.38 million tonnes (mnt) in January-June 2025, reveals data maintained with BigMint. This marks a slow but steady improvement from almost 28.88 mnt in H1CY’24, despite a global economic slowdown. However, the uptrend suggests a contrarian trend, considering […]

Credits: BIGMINT Morning Brief: India’s imports of stainless steel scrap surged by 40% in the first half of calendar year 2025 (H1CY’25), with total shipments recorded at 729,500 tonnes (t) as compared to 519,800 t in H1CY’24, as per BigMint data. This sharp rise in scrap imports coincided with a decline in arrivals of semi-finished products like […]

Credits: BIGMINT Morning Brief:India’s ADC12 alloy imports saw a sharp downturn in imports during H1CY’25, with volumes slumping 87% to 1,511 tonnes (t) from 11,811 t in H1CY’24. Instead, aluminium scrap imports swelled by 9% y-o-y to 0.88 million tonnes (mnt) in H1CY’25 from 0.81 mnt in H1CY’24. This growth was largely due to India […]

Credits: BIGMINT Morning Brief: India’s domestic ferrous scrap market has hit its lowest point in over four years, with prices across key hubs-Mandi Gobindgarh, Chennai and Jalna-declining by INR 2,000-2,500/tonne (t) since May 2025. Scrap traders and mill sources attribute the decline to sluggish steel market conditions, greater availability of alternative feedstock like sponge iron, […]

There’s an untapped economic opportunity in recycling the end-of-life lithium-ion batteries (LiB) in India. A recent report by the India Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA), prepared in collaboration with Accenture, titled “Charging Ahead – Transforming India’s Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Ecosystem”, highlights that India has the potential for a $3.5 billion domestic circular battery economy by […]

Industry experts see the convergence of two policy frameworks—the operationalization of RVSFs and the introduction of EPR obligations for OEMs– to hold immense potential in not only ensuring environmentally responsible disposal of ELVs but also advancing recycling, write R. Keerthana and Preetha Kadhir With over 295 million vehicles currently navigating Indian roads and an estimated […]

Integrating the informal sector with formal recycling systems and improving collection efficiency are crucial for sustainable e-waste management, writes Priyanka Bhattacharya. The policies are in place, and the authorised recyclers are spread across the country, yet India is grappling with the escalating electronic waste management crisis. Now the third-largest generator of e-waste globally after China […]

The platform is designed to bring together key stakeholders, improve data visibility, and support evidence-based policymaking in the recycling of aluminium, copper, lead, zinc, and critical elements. The Indian Union Minister of Coal and Mines, G. Kishan Reddy launched a dedicated Non-Ferrous Metal Recycling Website and Stakeholders’ Portal – https://nfmrecycling.jnarddc.gov.in – in the presence of the Minister […]

The Minister detailed key government policies supporting sustainability in the automotive sector, including Vehicle Scrappage Policy, End-of-Life Vehicles (ELVs) Rules, 2025 and promotion of Electric Vehicles. Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav, delivered the keynote address at the Special Ministerial Session of the 3rd International Conference on Sustainable Circularity, organizsd by the […]