General

| "The mountain brought forth a mouse", the federation claims.

| World crude steel production reached 1,628.5 million tonnes (Mt) for the year 2016, up by 0.8% compared to 2015. Crude steel production decreased in Europe, the Americas and Africa. Crude steel production increased in the CIS, the Middle East, Asia and Oceania.

| The Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) has welcomed the vote in Environment Committee (ENVI) strengthening the foundation of a truly circular economy in Europe.

| This year's meeting will be held in Barcelona (Spain) on the 15th and 16th of June.

| Applied Market Information Ltd has conducted a database of Plastic Processors in Poland.

| CSS recycling has replaced its old granulator against a ZM1020 from THM Recycling Solutions.

| As the demand for plastic sorting solutions continues to soar, Buhler Sortex and US-based National Recovery Technologies (NRT) are entering a strategic commercial agreement to offer plastics recyclers a complete solution for plastic bottle and flake sorting.

| Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI) is to build Edinburgh’s energy-from-waste plant. The Swiss clean-tech company delivers the complete technology including its combustion technology and a dry flue gas treatment system. The latter will reduce water use and improve the energy efficiency of the plant.

| World crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (Worldsteel) was 134.1 million tonnes (Mt) in August 2016, 1.9% up on August 2015.

| The Global Recycling Standards Organization has announced that RIOS:2016 (Recycling Industry Operating Standard) will be released on November 1, 2016.

| Local council attempts to restrict access to their civic amenity sites to permit-holding local residents will end up costing them more than they are likely to save, it's been warned.

| Terex has announced steps for the global expansion of Fuchs material handlers.

| The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) has announced the 2016 winners of the association’s annual Excellence Awards. San Jose, California-based Zanker Recycling was awarded the Recycling System Gold Award, the top honor, for its Demolition Recycling Operation. Silver was awarded to California-based Athens Services’ Sun Valley Mixed Materials Recovery Facility (MRF). Both systems were designed, engineered, manufactured and installed by Bulk Handling Systems (BHS).

| Redoma Recycling AB has expanded its product range with a cost-efficient Electrostatic Separation System (ESS), available at present in six different sizes depending on capacity requirement.