This report analyzes price trends for used railway rails (R50/R65) and HMS 80/20 scrap between May and October 2025. Based on publicly available trade listings and market portals, it highlights regional price differences, Asian demand strength, quality and specification impacts, logistics considerations, and provides a short-term outlook for late-2025 to early-2026.
Import of aluminium products from China to the EU countries increases from year to year because of extremely low prices. The European Commission made the decision to charge provisional anti-dumping duties, up to 48%, to raise costs for European manufacturers.
OSHA offers to consider the Guidance for the Identification and Control of Safety and Health Hazards in Metal Scrap Recycling as a set of labour protection recommendations for all the participants of metal scrap recycling process. The Guidance consist s of several sections, each of which enlightens the details on metal scrap recycling process, recognizing, controlling and avoiding different types of possible hazards.
