India’s Aluminium Industry Calls for Urgent Notification of Long-Awaited Scrap Quality Standards
New Delhi [India], July 17: The Aluminium Association of India (AAI) has submitted representations to the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Mines, urging immediate policy action to prevent India from becoming a destination for low-grade aluminium scrap. AAI has highlighted that aluminium is no longer a conventional metal, but a future-facing strategic material used across power, transport, infrastructure, defence, aerospace, packaging, electronics, utensils and renewable energy. Any unchecked entry of aluminium scrap can therefore have a wider economic impact by affecting product quality, consumer safety, manufacturing competitiveness and the credibility of India’s aluminium value chain.• AAI seeks urgent publication of long-pending BIS scrap quality standards, reflecting the...