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Metal recycling under pressure as EU rules threaten key scrap metal export outlets

Recycling & disposal

Europe's metal recycling sector could lose access to key scrap metal export markets under the EU's revised Waste Shipment Regulation, while softer consumption in China and mounting logistical pressures add to an uncertain outlook, according to the October 2026 BIR World Mirror on Ferrous Metals.

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