| As of June 20, 2017, Hannes Vorderwinkler was appointed authorized representative and managing director under trade law; he is now in charge of the Austrian production plants at Starlinger & Co. GmbH.

| The 18th International Automobile Recycling Congress IARC 2018 organized by ICM AG will be held from March 14 – 16, 2018 in the Vienna Marriott Hotel in beautiful Vienna, Austria. The organizers have launched a call for papers and invite interested authors to submit their proposal before September 30, 2017.

| The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) today announced it filed comments with the World Trade Organization (WTO) in response to China’s intent to ban certain scrap imports.

| With the shredder series Micromat HP Lindner-Recyclingtech has added efficient machines to their range of universal shredders for processing plastics and other waste.

| The move to a circular economy, one in which materials are kept in the value chain for as long as it makes economic and environmental sense, is expected to take a step forward this autumn as the Prospecting Secondary Raw Materials in the Urban Mine and Mining Wastes (ProSUM) project unveils the first Urban Mine Knowledge Data Platform.

| EMR recently towed the fifth vessel from a fleet of six US Navy vessels, awarded to them for dismantling by the by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), into one of their Gulf coast ship-breaking facilities.

| With the shredder series Micromat HP Lindner-Recyclingtech has added machines to their range of universal shredders for processing plastics and other waste.

| With Bruggolen TP-M1417, Brüggemann Chemical is now offering compounders and producers the possibility to precisely adjust the relative viscosity of polyamides.

| Greater Manchester-headquartered waste management machinery designer and manufacturer, Whitham Mills, has won a contract to provide a state-of-the-art GB-1111FS baler and accompanying feed conveyor equipment to the Gulf emirate of Ajman.

| Tomra Sorting will feature its latest sorting solutions in Hall 5, Stand 17 (German pavilion). The IFAT Africa 2017 will take place in Johannesburg, South Africa, from September 12 – 14, 2017.

| From September 12 to 14, HSM will be exhibiting product solutions “Made in Germany” at the RWM trade fair.

| Eriez will be showcasing their ECS module for complete ferrous and non-ferrous metals separation on stand 5P10-Q11 at the Recycling and Waste Management show taking place at the NEC, Birmingham from the 12th to 14th of September 2017.

| Light and compact equipment manufacturer Wacker Neuson has again reported record revenue levels for the second quarter of 2017. Profitability improved significantly.

| With Andrea Festelli (47), the Sesotec group with effect from 1 April 2017 has recruited a new managing director for the two Italian subsidiaries.

| Amut Recycling Division awarded two tenders issued by European leading companies both involved in the waste management field. Each supply includes one twin plant suitable for the reclaiming and regeneration of thermoplastic polyolefin scraps to be transformed into granules.