Yanmar aquires Terex Compact Germany
| On October 1st, Yanmar Holdings has completed the acquisition of Terex Compact Germany , a small to medium sized construction machinery business in Europe formerly owned by Terex Corporation as well as related business assets.
Sesotec focuses on contaminant detection and material sorting at K
| Sesotec intends to present the rapid pro-sense metal separator and the raycon D x-ray inspection system – both fit for “Industrie 4.0”.
Beverage carton recycling continues its growth
| Europe recycled 44% of beverage cartons in 2015, according to industry-wide figures. This corresponds to some 400.000 tonnes, or over 16 billion used beverage cartons recycled, in more than 20 paper mills in Europe.
Umicore wants to close facility in Germany
| Umicore today announced plans to consolidate its German production of automotive catalysts at one dedicated facility.
Plastics from ELVs and the role of a primary plastics producer in recycling
| The BIR Plastics Committee under the chairmanship of Surendra Patawari Borad of Gemini Recycling continues to bring the issue of plastics from shredders centre-stage, with a guest presentation from Arie De Jong, Chief Executive Officer of ARN Holding BV (NED).
Extra investment needed to bring more cans in official recycling loop
| According to a study by BOKU University, Europe can take specific measures to formalise the informal recycling of aluminium beverage cans.
Experts discuss current trends in battery recycling
| Which challenges and opportunities result from the increasing use of lithium-ion batteries?And what are the further trends and developments in the field of battery recycling? Those were just some of the topics discussed at the 21st ICBR 2016 in Antwerp.
ISRI publishes 2016 Scrap Yearbook
| In addition to the economic and environmental benefits covered, new this year is expanded information on the global portion of the industry, including increased data on trends and markets.
Copper: Production increases while prices are low
| The International Copper Study Group (ICSG) released preliminary data for June 2016 world copper supply and demand in its September 2016 Copper Bulletin.
Steel production increases in August
| World crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (Worldsteel) was 134.1 million tonnes (Mt) in August 2016, 1.9% up on August 2015.
RIOS to Release New Standard
| The Global Recycling Standards Organization has announced that RIOS:2016 (Recycling Industry Operating Standard) will be released on November 1, 2016.
MSS updates optical sorters
| ColorMask is MSS's proprietary illuminated reference technology and is featured in all L-VIS units. The most recent design update features improved sorting accuracy for...
EU Commission fines ARA for hindering competition
| The Commission has fined Altstoff Recycling Austria (ARA) €6 million for blocking competitors from entering the Austrian market for management of household packaging waste from 2008 to 2012, in breach of EU antitrust rules.
Sweden wants to cut taxes on repair
| According to the Guardian, the Swedish government wants to introduce tax breaks on repairs.
Getting gold out of used mobile phones
| A new study suggest that a global circular economy in mobile phones could be created by improving recycling of precious metals in phones in developing countries, as well as increasing the lifespan of phones and improving collection after use.
