🏛️ Scrap & Recycling Trade Associations — World

The public industry bodies that govern, represent or report on the melting scrap trade, worldwide and by country. Their sites carry membership lists, specifications, import rules and event calendars.

📅 Last Updated: September 2026

🏛️ Associations & study groups

Public industry bodies covering ferrous and non-ferrous melting scrap worldwide. Tap any link to visit their official site.

BIR — Bureau of International Recycling

🌍 Global • Brussels. International recycling industry federation with members across many countries.

🔗 Visit bir.org

MRAI — Material Recycling Association of India

🇮🇳 India • Mumbai. Industry body for ferrous and non-ferrous metal recyclers. Affiliated with BIR and ReMA.

🔗 Visit mrai.org.in

ReMA — Recycled Materials Association (ISRI)

🇺🇸 USA • Washington DC. Industry body that publishes the ReMA (ISRI) scrap specifications used internationally.

🔗 Visit recycledmaterials.org

BMRA — British Metals Recycling Association

🇬🇧 UK • Cambridgeshire. Trade body for the UK metals recycling industry. Affiliated with BIR.

🔗 Visit recyclemetals.org

BMR — Bureau of Middle East Recycling

🇦🇪 Dubai. Regional association for the GCC and Middle East scrap industry.

🔗 Visit bmr.ae

EuRIC — European Recycling Industries Confederation

🇪🇺 Brussels. Umbrella body for Europe's recycling industries.

🔗 Visit euric-aisbl.eu

CMRA — China Nonferrous Metals Recycling

🇨🇳 Beijing. Operates under CNIA — governs non-ferrous metal scrap import standards.

🔗 Visit cmra.cn

MRA Malaysia — Malaysian Recyclers Association

🇲🇾 Klang, Selangor. Industry body for Malaysia's metals recycling sector.

🔗 Visit mrassociation.org

BDSV — German Steel & Metal Recycling

🇩🇪 Düsseldorf. Represents Germany's ferrous and non-ferrous scrap industry.

🔗 Visit bdsv.org

VRA — Vietnam Recycling Association

🇻🇳 Hanoi. Coordinates Vietnam's non-ferrous and ferrous metals recycling sector.

🔗 Visit vra.com.vn

LME — London Metal Exchange

🌍 Global. Industrial metals exchange — copper, zinc, lead, aluminium, tin, nickel, steel.

🔗 Visit lme.com

ICSG — International Copper Study Group

🇵🇹 Lisbon. Intergovernmental copper trade statistics and analysis.

🔗 Visit icsg.org

World Steel Association

🇧🇪 Brussels. The global trade body for the steel industry.

🔗 Visit worldsteel.org

International Aluminium Institute

🇬🇧 London. The global aluminium industry body.

🔗 Visit IAI

International Lead & Zinc Study Group

🇵🇹 Lisbon. Intergovernmental lead and zinc statistics and analysis.

🔗 Visit ilzsg.org

Nickel Institute

🇨🇦 Toronto. Nickel industry body.

🔗 Visit nickelinstitute.org

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