SORTAG, part of the KIBAG Group, processes demolition waste into mineral aggregates for recycled concrete. Using sensor-based sorting technology from Steinert GmbH, the facility produces material that complies with strict Swiss quality requirements. The focus is on generating a mineral fraction suitable for direct reuse in concrete production.
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The European Union’s second emissions trading system (ETS2) will introduce carbon pricing for fuel combustion in road transport, buildings and selected smaller industrial sectors not covered by the existing EU Emissions Trading System (ETS1).
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European construction equipment sales increased by 4.6 per cent in 2025, marking a moderate recovery after the downturn of the previous year. This is according to the CECE Annual Economic Report 2026, which identifies a stabilisation of market conditions amid a still fragile macroeconomic environment.
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CDE is on course to install its first X5 ProPress in Australia in the coming months, which will see the first commissioning of this technology globally.
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A 140-tonne-per-hour waste recycling plant on the Swedish island of Gotland marks a major step in sustainable construction. Roma Grus, in partnership with CDE, is turning construction, demolition and excavation waste into valuable new resources.
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A European consortium led by CIRCE has officially launched BIOS MATER, a Horizon Europe project co-funded by the Circular Bio-Based Europe Joint Undertaking and the European Union.
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Construction & demolitionTextiles
Partnership to scale circular building products from used textiles
Greenful Group has partnered with the Professional Clothing Industry Association Worldwide (PCIAW). The aim is to convert textile and plastic waste from industry into recyclable building materials.
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In Zolling, Germany, a newly commissioned CDE wash plant is supporting J. Obermeier to process up to 150 tonnes per hour (tph) of quarried sand and gravel while facilitating the transition away from virgin materials as the second-generation family business sets out plans to give waste materials a second life.
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Construction, renovation and demolition waste (CRD) accounts for about one third of all the waste produced worldwide. Using circular economy methods, waste and the associated environmental impacts can be significantly reduced. Various countries use a number of methods to achieve this aim. The study “Review of national policy instruments motivating circular construction”, conducted by Canadian scientists, analysed a range of instruments applied in 19 countries. The study was published in the journal “Resources, Conservation & Recycling”.
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FEAD and FIR have announced their cooperation to advance circular economy approaches within the mineral waste sector. By working together, the two organisations aim to promote effective management and recycling of mineral waste, ultimately contributing to the European Union’s environmental and waste management goals.
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Construction & demolition
CDE’s waste recycling solution drives circular economy in the west side of Central Scotland
CDE has commissioned a second construction, demolition, and excavation (C, D&E) waste recycling plant for Scotland-based firm Brewster Brothers. Brewster Brothers, which has origins dating back to 1954, has transitioned over the years from farming to property management then quarry restoration and, since 2017, it has been operating as a resource management business.
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