India’s aluminium scrap imports increased by 13% y-o-y to 0.72 mnt in 5MCY’25, up from 0.64 mnt in 5MCY’24. This growth was largely a result of India compensating for lower US scrap supply by sourcing more material from countries like the UAE, UK, and Saudi Arabia. However, despite the overall volume increase, supply of key grades like Taint Tabor, Zorba, and Extrusion from the US declined sharply, due to recent US trade policies.

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