Investment to add 100kt of rolling and 60kt of recycling capacity and additional water source.

The THYME project will build on the existing expertise and innovation in the region in a new collaboration between the Universities of York, Hull and Teesside.

RECOUP, will be challenging the delegates at their Plastics Recycling Conference on 27th September 2018, to answer the question of whether the industry is making the most of the opportunities available while the spot light remains on plastics.

World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 131.8 million tonnes (Mt) in February 2018, a 3.5% increase compared to February 2017.

According to figures from China's Association of Metalscrap Utilization (CAMU), China was the world's biggest steel scrap user in 2017 after recording a steep 64.2% increase in its consumption to 147.9 million tonnes from 90.1 million tonnes in the previous year.

BIR President Ranjit Baxi announced that he has appointed two new chairmen for the BIR special committees for Communications and Conventions, taking effect as of today, 1 March 2018.

Tomra Sorting introduces its new Laser Object Detection (LOD) system that, when used in combination with Autosort and Finder, boosts the circuit's sorting capabilities, allowing waste and scrap recycling operations to reach extraordinary final product purity levels.

The Monterey Regional Waste Management District (MRWMD) has started up its new Materials Recovery Facility (MRF). Supplied by Bulk Handling Systems (BHS), the technologically-advanced recovery system processes up to 80-tons-per-hour (tph) on two lines.

The Construction and Demolition Recycling Association (CDRA) chose to honor the first recycling robot operator in North America for his extraordinary contributions.

The 180,000-ton per year MRF deploys unique process technology that recovers and converts mixed waste materials into high-value commodities supporting Maine's priorities of 'reduce, reuse, recycle' over disposal.