GLOBAL ECONOMY 2026: THREE SCENARIOS AND THE OUTLOOK FOR INDUSTRIAL METAL PRICES

As the world enters 2026, the global economy stands at a critical crossroads. After more...

THE VMRF JOURNEY 2024–2025

BUILDING A TRANSPARENT, CONNECTED, AND SUSTAINABLE RECYCLING ECOSYSTEM TOGETHER Starting from a Shared Vision On...

Recycled Aluminum Market Heads Toward $91 Billion Mark: A Structural Shift in the Global Metal Supply Chain

The global recycled aluminum market is entering a structural growth cycle, with its scale projected...

Global Metal Scrap Recycling Industry: From “Industrial Backdrop” to a Strategic Pillar of the Circular Economy (2024–2032)

For decades, metal scrap recycling was perceived as an auxiliary industry, operating quietly behind industrial...

CBAM, Carbon Costs, and the Strategic Turning Point for Vietnam’s Steel and Aluminum Industries. When Scrap Becomes a “Green Asset”

In the landscape of the global green transition, a green arrow is pointing downward, symbolizing...

P1020A Aluminum Premium CIF Japan in Q1 2026: The Beginning of a Recovery Cycle or Just a Technical Rebound?

After plunging to a multi-year low in Q4 2025, the P1020A aluminum ingot premium delivered...

China Reinstates Steel Export Licenses After 17 Years. A New Wave of Adjustment and Multidimensional Impacts on Vietnam

After a 17-year hiatus, China’s official reinstatement of its steel export licensing mechanism is drawing...

More Than 650 Jobs at Risk as Scrap Metals Giant Unimetals Files for Compulsory Liquidation

The UK’s scrap metals and recycling industry has suffered a major shock after Unimetals Recycling...

After Gold and Silver, Copper Breaks Price Records: Is a Historic Metals Supercycle Taking Shape?

If gold and silver are often seen as barometers of inflation and macroeconomic uncertainty, copper...

Acid-Free Breakthrough in Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling: A Technology That Could Reshape the Global Industry

As the world accelerates toward energy transition and the electrification of transport, lithium-ion batteries have...