Marius Schaub

As part of European Mobility Week, the Plastics Technology Centre Aimplas has unveiled Scootech, a demonstrator electric scooter that integrates plastronics technology. Plastronics combines electronics with plastics, enabling lighter, more efficient, and recyclable designs.

SMS group has acquired full ownership of Primobius, a company specializing in battery recycling. Previously, Primobius was a joint venture between SMS group and Australian firm Neometals.

The U.S. recycling technology startup Glacier has entered into a collaboration with Waste Connections to test and deploy AI-based sorting systems at a facility in Pennsylvania. The project marks a step toward greater automation in materials recovery, aiming to increase efficiency and improve the quality of sorted recyclables.

At the K 2025 trade fair in Düsseldorf, Coperion will present its latest developments in twin screw extrusion. The company's exhibition will focus on improving efficiency in both compounding and plastics recycling.

From 23 to 25 September 2025, BASF will showcase new approaches for footwear manufacturing at the international Simac Tanning Tech trade fair in Milan. The company will present polyurethane materials and recycling processes designed to deliver both environmental and functional benefits.

World crude steel production for the 69 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (Worldsteel) was 155.7 million tonnes (Mt) in April 2025, a 0.3% decrease compared to April 2024.

BASF and Trinamix, a provider of mobile spectroscopy solutions and subsidiary of BASF, will present their solutions at the Textiles Recycling Expo in Brussels. Together, they will showcase solutions for the textile circular economy, including the reliable identification of textile fibers and the use of recycled polyamide 6 in durable textiles. The trade fair will take place on June 4 and 5, 2025. Trinamix and the Loopamid fibers will be present at booth 2341 in hall 3.

By combining Pellenc ST's expertise in sensor-based sorting with Polytag's data management, the partnership aims to enable real-time tracking and optimization of packaging waste through the recycling process from MRF to Recyclers. Each packaging item is embedded with invisible printed UV watermarks, in the form of a GS1 open standard data matrices. As it enters the recycling stream, a detection unit instantly captures its associated data. The system executes precise sorting actions based on near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy and UV watermark.

The undersigning organisations support the objectives of the proposal to improve the circularity of the automotive sector through measures such as design requirements for new vehicles and treatment obligations for end-of-life vehicles (ELVs), as well as improved definitions, information requirements, and enhanced traceability of ELVs.

The undersigned associations - CEWEP, EPRO, EPSU, EuRIC, EXPRA, FEAD, FERVER, and Municipal Waste Europe, representing the entire public and private waste management value chain, extended producer responsibility organisations and public service unions, are expressing concerns over a significant increase in fire incidents within the European waste management sector, largely attributed to the misplacement of lithium batteries. These incidents present substantial safety hazards for workers, cause substantial damage to critical infrastructure, and jeopardise the financial stability of waste management operators, as well as the achievement of the European Union's circular economy goals.