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Northern Ireland based Plaswire has announced an initiative that uses blockchain, IoT and AI technology to revolutionise the recycling of wind turbine blades, unlocking a seismic opportunity for other sectors, including aerospace.
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For Germans, Germany’s raw material security starts at the recycling center, as the IFAT Circularity Monitor, a representative YouGov survey commissioned by IFAT Munich, shows. 73% of Germans rate the circular economy as important with regard to national (raw material) security, and more than half see it as a pacesetter for new economic growth. At the same time, 83% state that they still feel poorly or only sufficiently informed about this subject.
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Siegfried Jacob Metallwerke has announced its acquisition of Auris Noble, a recycler of precious and strategic metals based in Akron, Ohio.
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At the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil, Federal Environment Minister Carsten Schneider has announced that the German government would make 60 million euros available for the international Adaptation Fund.
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Metso has contributed the core process design and technology for Fortescue’s Christmas Creek Green Metal Project in the Pilbara, Western Australia, where installation of Metso equipment commenced in September 2025.
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The recycling of complex and composite plastic materials is one of the main challenges of today’s circular economy. Their presence is increasingly common in strategic sectors such as automotive, renewable energy, and aerospace, where they offer lightness, strength, and versatility.
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Europe’s plastics recycling industry is entering its sharpest decline — with turnover down 5.5% — putting at risk Europe’s circular economy, industrial resilience and thousands of local jobs.
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In Saint-Étienne, France, Trimetal has established itself as a visionary player in metal recycling. With the installation of Tomra’s -new Finder Color, the company has become one of the first to test this next-generation color sorting technology under real-world conditions. The result: record purity for stainless steel, elimination of manual sorting, and flexibility to process other materials such as copper, brass, and electronic boards.
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Picvisa has announced the acquisition of Regulator-Cetrisa, a company specialized in metal separation solutions for the recycling industry.
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Today, the European Parliament formally endorsed the one-year delay of the new EU carbon price for heating and transport fuels (ETS2) proposed by EU governments. The decision, baked into the political compromise on the EU’s 2040 climate target, undermines one of Europe’s most effective short-term climate tools, environmental groups have warned.
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ValcopIA is the latest French MRF opened last July and sets the standards for sorting centres in France. ValcopIA is a project led by Decoset, a joint association in Haute-Garonne, and entrusted to the Paprec – GCC Occitanie – SWA – Aktid consortium as part of a comprehensive performance contract.
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Kuusakoski Oy has appointed Markku Multamäki as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective 10 November 2025.
