Crude steel production has increased in September

| World crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (Worldsteel) was 132.9 million tonnes (Mt) in September 2016, 2.0% up on September 2015.

Paper recycling in Europe now at 71.5%

| The paper recycling rate in Europe reached 71.5% as announced by the European Recovered Paper Council (ERPC) in their final monitoring report for 2015. Compared to 2010, collection and recycling has increased by almost one million tonnes of paper.
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BHS to Build Oman Mixed Waste Recycling Systems

| The two systems will capture recyclables and produce refuse derived fuel.

Electronics & Cars Recycling Conference in Macau

| ICM AG has distributed the program for its Electronics & Cars Recycling conference, taking place from November 15 – 18, 2016 at the Sheraton Grand Macao Hotel.
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New sorting system for separating aluminium alloys

| Aluminium plays a key role in mobility, but up to 50% of the material used in the stamping processes common in mass production operations was wasted because there was no way of separating the production waste for recycling. The Steinert LSS (Laser Sorting System) enables alloys to be cleanly separated from one another.

Candi Plastic Recycling: Third line from Starlinger

| After the first plastics recycling line in 2014, Starlinger Recycling Technology supplied a second line to Candi Plastic Recycling in Sollenau, Lower Austria, last year. In July 2016, the third Starlinger line took up production at the company’s subsidiary Calex in Romania.

Untapped Potential for More Household Plastic Collections

| The UK Household Plastics Collection Survey outlines the collection of household plastics in the UK.
Jürgen Nießen, pixelio.de

Better times for ferrous metals?

| After a long period of negative news, William Schmiedel, President of the BIR Ferrous Division, finally sees signals of better times ahead.

World Steel Association elects new officers

| The Board of Directors of the World Steel Association (Worldsteel) has elected a new chairman,new vice chairmen and a new treasurer for a one-year period.

Worldsteel predicts little growth in world steel demand

| The World Steel Association (Worldsteel) forecasts that global steel demand will increase by 0.2% to 1,501 Mt in 2016, following a contraction of -3.0% in 2015. In 2017, it is forecast that global steel demand will grow by 0.5% and will reach 1,510 Mt.
C. Nöhren, pixelio.de

Quantity criterion in the definition of municipal waste is important

| Leading federations representing the paper value chain call for the co-legislators to support the further increase of paper recycling and safeguard the “quantity” criterion in the definition of municipal waste.

Citizens recycle even in the absence of economic incentives

| A recent study from Malta shows that recycling can work even without economic incentives.

First waste-to-energy plant for Edinburg

| Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI) is to build Edinburgh’s energy-from-waste plant. The Swiss clean-tech company delivers the complete technology including its combustion technology and a dry flue gas treatment system. The latter will reduce water use and improve the energy efficiency of the plant.
Jürgen Nießen, pixelio.de

Sustainable Steel – Policy and Indicators 2016

| The World Steel Association (Worldsteel) today launched the 2016 edition of Sustainable Steel – Policy and Indicators, highlighting how steel and the steel industry contribute to and perform in the areas of economic, environmental and social sustainability.

European paper industry welcomes call for new measures on food packaging

| The European paper and board industry welcomes the European Parliament report by the rapporteur Christel Schaldemose MEP on implementation of the Framework Regulation on Food Contact Materials.