Primary aluminium inventories fell 46,000 mt on week

BRUSSELS, Sept 4 (Reuters) – The EU's industry chief Stephane Sejourne has proposed a sweeping ban on waste exports, including aluminium scrap, to non-OECD nations, his cabinet said Friday.Sejourne had been set to present trade measures on Sept 23 that would only limit scrap exports. But internal talks showed that tool would cover just half of such exports. He withdrew it and now pursues a delegated act under the Waste Shipment Regulation, banning waste shipments to non-OECD countries except some EU candidates.The OECD excludes major scrap destinations like China and India. Europe's aluminium industry has long sought export duties since spring, with the announcement delayed to September as Reuters reported in June.

The EU's industry chief Stephane Sejourne has decided to propose a broad ban on exports of waste, includingaluminium scrap, to non-OECD countries, a statement from Sejourne's cabinet said on Friday.Sejourne had been expected to present long-awaited trade measures on September 23, which would have only limited exports of aluminiumscrap."In the internal discussions, it appeared that the tool proposed could only cover around a half of the scrap export. As a result, the Executive Vice-President has decided to withdraw the proposal and to explore a proposal, independent from trade instruments," the statement said."We are now working on a delegated act under the Waste Shipment Regulation. This delegated act will ban exports of waste, including aluminiumscrap to non-O