This session will unpack the blurred lines between legitimate aluminium scrap exports and damaging leakage, and ask what more the UK can do to strengthen circularity, retain critical feedstock, and grow low-carbon domestic recycling infrastructure.

Key discussion points will include:
– How much aluminium scrap is the UK really losing – and what’s the true impact?
– Are PRNs and international trade dynamics distorting the market?
– What investments are already happening – and what’s still missing?
– How can we differentiate high-value material from low-grade waste?
– What role should policy play in shaping circular industrial resilience?