Rainer Sturm, pixelio.de

January 2018 crude steel production

| World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association was 139.4 million tonnes (Mt) in January 2018, a 0.8% increase compared to January 2017.

ISRI Releases 2017 Annual Report

| In ISRI’s just released 2017 Annual Report, the impact of changes and the important role the organization has played in helping the industry navigate the landscape are highlighted in detail.
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EU ambassadors approve new waste package

| EU ambassadors have endorsed the provisional agreement on the four legislative proposals of the waste package reached with the European Parliament on 18 December 2017.

New office and staff for Saxlund International

| Saxlund International, the UK arm of bulk solid handling and bio-energy combustion specialist Saxlund Group AB, kicks off 2018 with new larger offices and new appointments to support expanding business opportunities and over thirteen active biomass fuel handling and storage contracts at bioenergy projects across the UK.
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BIR announces first federation partner for Global Recycling Day

| Organisers of the first-ever Global Recycling Day have announced that the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) is their first Federation Partner.

Eriez Europe and Ecohog unite to clean-up the mobile Eddy Current market

| Increasing maintenance costs and strict health and safety regulations faced by companies in the recycling and waste industry has resulted in a greater demand for more transportable separation equipment, which offers on-site flexibility and reduces risk hazards.

IARC 2018: Interview with Keynote Speaker Joseph M. Holsten

| For the upcoming IARC 2018, Joseph M. Holsten gave an overview of the dismantling market and present his personal market assessment. Before the conference Joseph M. Holsten states how he views the European market and what the future challenges for the dismantling market will be.

IARC: Interview with Christophe Pillot

| At the IARC 2018, Christophe Pillot will provide his view on the e-mobility market, especially on the future of batteries. Before the conference we asked Christophe Pillot how he evaluates the current development in the market for electric vehicles.

ISRI launches mobile app

| In an industry based on connections, being able to network and access key information wherever you are, is essential to a successful business. The new mobile app launched by the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI), ISRI Connect, is built around this concept and the importance of networking, news and information, and industry resources.

Recylex reports financial information to December 31, 2017

| Full year 2017 sales came to €450.3 million, up 18% compared to 2016. Sales during the fourth quarter of 2017 came to €112.7 million, a decrease of 4% on the fourth quarter of 2016.
Dieter Schütz, pixelio.de

Despite China’s Ban, Overall U.S. Scrap Exports Remain Strong in 2017

| News that China would ban certain scrap imports shook the recycling industry last summer, yet U.S. global scrap exports increased overall in 2017 according to a new analysis from the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI).

IFAT: Lyndex Recycling shows new baler family and cloud diagnostics

| Lyndex Recycling Systems, a UK-based manufacturer of high volume balers and waste recycling machinery, will highlight a range of 2-Ram balers processing waste plastics, paper and other recyclates, together with the company’s cloud-based data logging and diagnostic solution..

Petcore: Strategy for PET in the Circular Economy

| Once per year Europe's entire PET value chain meets in Brussels for the annual Petcore Europe Conference. Due to its success in recent editions this year's conference was held for the first time over two days and welcomed more than 200 industry experts.

Best Italien plastics recycler relies on Tomra technology

| Montello S.p.A., based near Bergamo, Italy, uses the latest sensor-based technology of 40 Tomra machines to give a new lease of life to tonnes of post-consumer plastic arriving from Lombardy.
Gabi Schoenemann, pixelio.de

New analysis on US waste-to-energy market

| According to Research and Markets, there are currently 86 facilities in the United States for combustion of municipal solid waste (MSW), with energy recovery. These facilities are located in 25 states, mainly in the Northeast