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In autumn 2025, Unilin commissioned a new Fiber2Fiber plant from Dieffenbacher at its MDF site in Bazeilles. The plant has now been fully integrated into the existing production line and is operating at industrial scale. It produces fibers from recycled fiberboard material and feeds them directly back into board manufacturing.

Lindner Washtech has expanded its global management team. Marcel Willberg joins the executive level as Managing Director alongside Georg Krenn and will take primary responsibility for global sales. The company positions this appointment as a step to strengthen internal leadership development.

The moment a conveyor belt wanders, material spills, system safety and productivity quickly degrade, and operating costs rise. Spillage fouls idlers and pulleys, causing them to seize, leading to friction damage on the belt and potentially becoming a fire hazard.

Eggersmann has commissioned a new IBA processing plant for Knockharley Landfill Ltd. north of Dublin, Ireland. The project was delivered with support from Kaizen Recycling Limited, Eggersmann’s dealer for the United Kingdom and Ireland.

On Earth Day, the Recycled Materials Association (ReMA) published a new economic impact report outlining the scale of the U.S. recycling sector and its contribution to manufacturing, employment and environmental performance. The study presents recycled materials not as a peripheral environmental activity, but as an established industrial input across major manufacturing segments.

Tomra Recycling has opened its Americas Test & Training Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, expanding testing, training and after-sales support for recyclers across the region. The new facility combines a test circuit with current sorting technologies, training space and warehouse capacity for critical spare parts.

Turning Europe’s circular economy ambitions into reality will depend on making it people-focused — in particular — making sure European Union rules in place work to make it a success for entrepreneurs, business owners, citizens and workers alike, according to two assessments published by the European Environment Agency (EEA).

Tomra Mining is supplying sensor-based sorting technology for Soma Gold Corp.’s El Bagre operation in Colombia as the miner advances its mineralized material upgrading strategy. Following test work at Tomra’s test centre in Wedel, Germany, Soma has decided to install a COM Tertiary XRT 1200 sorter in its processing flowsheet.

For secondary smelters, reliable feedstock quality and consistent supply are essential. At its site near Bergamo, Italian aluminium recycler Stemin processes around 180,000 tonnes of aluminium per year, representing about 17 to 18 per cent of the country’s secondary aluminium market.

Polykemi and Rondo Plast have invested nearly SEK 25 million over the past two years to expand their plastic recycling capacity. According to the companies, the additions increase production by around 7,500 tonnes of recycled material annually and broaden access to post-consumer recycled feedstock for engineering compounds.

Aimplas has obtained ABA and JBPA recognition for biodegradation and compostability testing, enabling certification processes for plastic products intended for the Australian and Japanese markets.