Category: Scrap News

99% of Catalytic Converter Thefts Go Unsolved in England & Wales

Recent data indicates that over the past five years, only 1% of reported catalytic converter thefts across England and Wales resulted in someone being charged for the crime. This meant that just short of 50,000 catalytic converter thefts were left unsolved. A freedom of information request has shockingly revealed that, between 2017 and 2021, a […]

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The Global Rise in Copper Theft

The high price of copper has made it a tempting target for organised crime. In recent years there has been a rise in theft of the valuable metal across the UK since the pandemic saw the price of copper soar. Rise in UK copper theft At the end of August, £60K worth of copper cables […]

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Scrap metal thieves steal £50K of train parts

A spokesperson for the Great Central Railway has asked for local scrap dealers and merchants to keep their eyes out for copper piping, expansion links, and steam boiler valves that were stolen from the Loughborough train depot this weekend. The 1946 Boscastle steam engine was undergoing major restoration work when parts specifically designed for the […]

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Will the UK be the first country in the world with a fully circular steel and aluminium economy?

The UKRI’s National Interdisciplinary Circular Economy Research (NICER) Programme is working towards making circular economies for the UK’s textiles, minerals, chemicals, and metals industries. With £30 million funding, their research aims to enable the UK to have the world’s first fully circular economy for steel and aluminium by 2050 as part of the government’s efforts […]

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Value of aluminium at 10-year high

Although the scrap metal market took a major hit in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been recovering well throughout 2021 on an upwards trajectory that’s set to continue for the next two decades. While precious metals are at a low point, we’re seeing the value of aluminium reach a 10-year high this […]

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