Michael Brunn

In 2025, BIR represented nearly 1,100 organisations across 71 countries. The federation recorded particularly strong growth in Asia and the Middle East, while maintaining a membership retention rate of 86 percent. According to BIR, this development reflects continued demand for international representation, market information and networking within the recycling sector.

The organisations call for stronger safeguards to ensure fair competition in public procurement across the European Union. They warn that the growing use of in-house procurement and public-public cooperation without competitive procedures reduces market access for private companies and weakens investment incentives in key sectors.

The update marks an important step for the tire pyrolysis sector. It establishes a clearer certification pathway for the fossil share of ELT-derived tire pyrolysis oil (TPO) and complements the established relevance of the biogenic share linked mainly to natural rubber content.

The development marks a further step toward a circular value chain for automotive glazing. AGC currently operates its automotive glass production with a cullet ratio of more than 56 percent.

STADLER presented its STADLERconnect platform at IFAT 2026 with a live demonstration focused on data-driven plant optimisation, predictive maintenance and global business expansion.

The event will take place on 17 and 18 June 2026 at Messe Frankfurt. Halle 3.0 will host four conference stages positioned across the exhibition floor. More than 180 speakers and over 400 exhibitors are expected to participate.

According to Richard Clemens, spokesperson for the VDMA Process Technology Forum, Europe remains a key market for German environmental technologies. At IFAT Munich 2026, exhibitors and visitors will gain direct insight into the sector's technological developments and innovation capabilities.

The European Commission promoted and financed the initiative through a competitive tender process. HEFESTOS will operate as a pilot cooperation framework to assess the feasibility of a future European Union Substitution Centre dedicated to brominated flame retardants.

According to Plastics Recyclers Europe, this year's awards reflected ongoing efforts to expand plastics recycling and support circular material flows in Europe.

Eggersmann has expanded its mineral processing portfolio with the ROKTEC JC 900 jaw crusher and the IMPAKTOR 1000 for mobile recycling and aggregate applications.