HomeNon-ferrous MetalsBase metals UK scrap metal industry's fuel costs triple under premature EV push - BMRA The bulk of scrap metal recyclers in the United Kingdom have seen their fuel costs triple in less than two months since the sector was banned from using red diesel (RD) which costs only half of normal diesel, an industry body said. The £7 billion ($8.84 billion) sector is still filtering through the impact of losing the entitlement to use RD, president of the British Metals Recycling Association (BMRA) Susie Burrage told Fastmarkets.... Email this article Your details Your recipients's details You can enter a maximum of 5 recipients. Use ; to separate email addresses. Email yourself a copy? Enter the code: Ok You might notice something different here.As we continue our evolution, our data and market news is now available through the Fastmarkets platform and a trial of this website is no longer available. Already registered? Log in Our new delivery solution allows you to access the prices and news that matters most to you in a way that delivers value, quality and a unique, fully customizable view for you. Learn More We are developing an experience that allows you to test drive building your view of our data and news on the new platform. In the meantime, we can prepare a quote for you and show you around. Get Started Contact Us +44 (0) 20 7779 8260 hello.mb@fastmarkets.com Published Julian Luk May 30, 2022 15:48 GMT London Keywords green aluminium red diesel ferrous scrap non ferrous scrap EV electric vehicle energy transition metals recycling BMRA scrap yards energy cost Related news {{article|snippet:'title'|removeHtmlTags}} {{article|fields:'dates'|date:dateArticleFormat}}