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At the BIR Non-Ferrous Metals Division’s eForum in June this year, much of the debate had surrounded China’s proposed “recycled material” reclassification system covering brass, copper and cast aluminium alloy imports.
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As demand for compliant ship breaking facilities increases, updates to legislation will open several opportunities for compliant facilities outside of the European Union.
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“The risks right now are much higher than the opportunities,” stated BIR Textiles Division President Martin Böschen of Switzerland-based TEXAID * Textilverwertungs AG in delivering his latest market summary to a divisional webinar on October 15.
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New research released by technology lifecycle management provider 3stepIT has revealed that the global pandemic has rapidly accelerated the digital transformation of businesses across Europe.
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Glimmers of brighter future amid “perfect storm” for plastics recyclers
Not for the first time, regulations took centre-stage in discussions hosted by the BIR Plastics Committee. Its webinar on October 14 featured an in-depth review of the implications of Basel Convention amendments entering force at the start of 2021.
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Global issues require global solutions. This is why PlasticsEurope, the Pan-European trade association representing plastics manufacturers, supports a global framework for plastics aiming at reducing plastic waste in any environment.
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It has been three years since Sir David Attenborough generated a global surge of interest in plastic pollution and recycling following the powerful series Blue Planet II, which highlighted the serious harm humans are putting marine ecosystems through – referred to now as the ‘Attenborough effect’.
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In the year 2000, China was consuming around 100 million tonnes of steel per year but this figure has since soared to between 800 and 900 million tonnes.
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The European Commission has adopted the new EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability, as a first step towards a “zero-pollution ambition for a toxic free environment” in the context of the EU Green Deal.
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PlasticsEurope, the Pan-European trade association representing plastics manufacturers, launched today its Operation Clean Sweep® (OCS) annual Progress Report taking stock of the advancements made by our members together with the value chain towards ending pellet loss in any environment.
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VinylPlus, the Voluntary Commitment to sustainable development of the European PVC industry, brought together over 180 participants from 24 countries at the virtual VinylPlus Sustainability Forum (VSF) today.
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Rolf Willeke, Statistics Advisor of the BIR Ferrous Division, summarizes below the main findings contained within his January-June 2020 update presentation to the divisional webinar taking place on October 14 2020.
