There are two key sources of metal available to society. The stock of virgin mineral resources has traditionally represented the main source of feedstock used in metal production. Secondary metal production is based upon the flow of metal-containing products emerging from in-use stocks. It is an important alternative source of several bulk commodities such as steel, aluminium, and copper
The flow of scrap metal emerging from in-use stocks is the key source of feedstock for secondary metal production, which today accounts for no more than 20% of global metal supply. The primary and secondary metal production processes produce finished metal products that are perfect, or near perfect substitutes for each other. Competition between firms operating in each sector takes place mostly at the smelting or refining stage of the metals value chain.
Variation in recycling rates across different refined metals also reflects typical end usages. Bulk commodities like iron and Aluminium,Lead,Copper are used mostly in industrial applications; components and products are large in size and composed of relatively simple alloys. These qualities serve to reduce unit collection and reprocessing costs and thereby encourage material recovery.
Recycling is considered to be especially promising for metals because of their theoretically infinite recyclability. Increased re-use, repair, remanufacture, and recycling of metal and metal-containing products would generate a range of potential benefits. Many of these are environmental: an increased share of secondary production would lessen the need for virgin mineral ore extraction and waste disposal. The environmental consequences associated with each activity would be correspondingly reduced. Secondary metal production is significantly less energy-intensive than the primary equivalent; any displacement of primary production would also tend to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the sector.
GTA supports the promotion of recycling, and the recycling industry, across the world and strongly believes its vital role in preserving the future of the planet.
Our mission is to support strongly involving in secondary Metal trading for the development of recycling, across the world.
We trade Secondary metals mainly in AL, Pb, CU .
