FEAD statement on Eco-Design Directive workplan for 2015-2017
| Anticipating the college of Commissioners on Eco-design policy on 20 April 2016, FEAD has prepared a statement and has contacted the Commissioners to stress the importance of eco-design.
Stena Metall signs Agreement to acquire IL Recycling
| Stena Metall is acquiring IL Recycling, a total waste management supplier of recycling services, with operations in Sweden and Poland. Stena Metall is developing its position through its subsidiary Stena Recycling AB, a leading company in industrial recycling.
Worldsteel Short Range Outlook 2016-2017
| The World Steel Association (worldsteel) forecasts that global steel demand will decrease by -0.8% to 1,488 Mt in 2016 following a contraction of -3.0% in 2015. In 2017, it is forecast that world steel demand will return to growth of 0.4% and will reach 1,494 Mt.
Tegos on Expansion Course in Western-Europe
| Tegos' daughter company Tegos Systems has now acquired the distribution rights for the enwis) environment solutions software and customer contracts from the french company Prodware for an undisclosed amount.
Rigid Plastics Recycling Surges 27%
| The American Chemistry Concil announced that the recycling of post-consumer rigid plastics surged 276 million pounds, or 27 percent, in 2014 to reach a new high of over 1.28 billion pounds for the year.
Some recovery for Italians steel industry
| According to a recent report by the Alocci RI Group, the prices in March were slightly higher and an increase of prices and volume is expected for April.
Waste Pro Selects CP Group for Single Stream Recycling Facility
| Waste Pro Selects CP Group for Single Stream Recycling Facility
Shredder boosts efficiency in the production of recycled materials
| Belgian plastics recycler Tivaco is converting clean post-industrial scrap into high-grade pellets. On its latest, fully automated line the company uses cutting-edge Austrian/German technology to provide recyclates of highest possible quality at throughputs of up to 1,700 kg/h.
Revised guideline for recycling paper quality control
| The Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) has revised its guidelines on Paper for Recycling quality control, with recommendations for Paper for Recycling suppliers and paper mills.
Urban mining: The new way to riches?
| Waste businesses vie for electronic goods to release a small fortune in precious metals
New president for Novelis Asia
| Novelis has announced the appointment of Sachin Satpute to the position of Senior Vice President, Novelis Inc. and President, Novelis Asia, effective June 1, 2016.
BIR convention: Expectations for ferrous markets
| One of the world’s most prominent economic forecasters is the central speaker of the divisional plenary meeting during the upcoming World Recycling Convention & Exhibition in Berlin (29 May – 1 June 2016).
Reiling Relies on Sesotec’s K9 Separation Technology
| The specialist in glass recycling uses the new K9 sorter for the colour sorting of cullet starting from a grain size of three millimetre.
The Plastics Industry State of play
| The European Plastics Converters (EuPC) in association with Polymer Comply Europe (PCE) held a REACH Workshop: The Plastics Industry State of play with practical examples on 17 and 18 March 2016 in Brussels.
Think tank for automobile recycling
| On March 18, the International Automobile Recycling Congress IARC 2016 in Berlin, Germany, came to an end. More than 220 representatives of the global automotive recycling sector had come together to discuss current political conditions and the latest trends in recycling technology.
