「FERROUS & NON FERROUS 2026：金属高騰 世界経済を揺るがす ― エネルギー戦争と戦略金属が世界を震撼させる」：SO OK TRADING：2026年5月2日

Aluminium is the most abundant metal in the earth’s crust. Approximately 75% of aluminium ever produced is still in use today as it can be recycled endlessly without compromising any of its unique properties or quality. Aluminium’s lifecycle provides significant benefits through recycling, saving 95% of the energy it would take to make new aluminium metal. More information on recycling may be found here. Recycling aluminium has five steps: Step 1: Collecting Scrap There are two categories of aluminium scrap: New Scrap New Scrap is surplus material that arises during the manufacture and fabrication of aluminium products, up to the point where they are sold to the final consumer. For example, off cuts of aluminium sheet or extrusions are considered new scrap. Sometimes, this new scrap can be safely recycled by aluminium smelters as its composition is known. Old Scrap Old Scrap is material that has been used by the consumer and subsequently discarded. For example, used beverage cans, window frames, electrical cabling and car cylinder heads are all considered old scrap. Aluminium smelters are unable to safely accept this old scrap as its composition is usually unknown and it can be contaminated. Scrap aluminium is also collected from the community – from households, scrap merchants, local and regional authorities, etc. Step 2: Sorting Scrap The scrap is then sorted – grouping all coated (painted or lacquered) aluminium together, and grouping all uncoated aluminium together. Paper, plastic and other non-aluminium recycling needs to be removed. Step 3: Crushing The sorted aluminium is then crushed into bales – by compacting the aluminium scrap, it reduces freight, storage and handling costs Step 4: Remelting Uncoated scrap is loaded directly into a large furnace called a remelter, where it is heated at high temperatures and turned into molten form. If the scrap aluminium is coated, it is processed through a gas fired rotary furnace to remove any coating and then transferred to the remelter. Step 5: Casting The molten aluminium is cast at a temperature of just over 700°C to form ingots

2026年は「錫（Tin）」が再び熱く注目される年です！ 何千年も前から人類に知られてきたこの銀白色の金属は、今やAI、データセンター、電気自動車、太陽光パネルなど、テクノロジーとクリーンエネルギーの世界の中心的存在となっています。 錫は単なる金属ではなく、「新時代の戦略金属」としてデジタル経済とグリーン社会を支えています。 柔らかく加工しやすい、腐食に強い、そして低い融点（232°C）という特性により、錫は幅広い産業で活躍しています。 はんだ（Solder）、銀入りはんだ（Silver Solder）による電子回路接続から、食品缶のコーティング、仏像や装飾品の鋳造、さらにはフロートガラスの製造まで用途は多岐にわたります。 世界市場では錫の価格が 53,000〜55,000ドル/トン に急騰し、投資家やメーカーの注目を集めています。 まさに「錫」がAIとクリーンエネルギーの時代を駆動する力となっているのです。 SO OK TRADING FAST • SHARP • RELIABLE