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Resource recovery experts Axion has joined forces with two other partners in a major initiative aimed at reusing and recycling the growing volume of batteries used in electric vehicles and light automotive applications.

Ocean Polymers has announced that the Company has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with an undisclosed Saudi Arabian conglomerate which is a leading corporation within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia pursuant to which the Company intends to cooperate in the fields of new and renewable energy technologies such as, but not restricted to, waste-to-energy and efficient energy technologies.

Dr.Ir Alain Vassart, General Secretary of the European Battery Recycling Association EBRA, will be a panel member at this year’s ICBR. He has already given some advance insights into how he assesses the current market situation.

AMCS, a global supplier of integrated software and vehicle technology for the waste, recycling and logistical industries, has announced a new 5- year contract with Franzefoss, one of Norway’s largest waste management companies.

So far this year, the development of business activity in the German aluminium sector has been mainly positive, says the German association of the aluminium industry (GDA).

Pack2Go Europe has officially complained to the European Ombudsman, Emily O’Reilly, about the way the Commission prepared the EU Plastic Strategy (released 16 January 2018) and then drafted the proposal for a Directive on single use plastic items (released 28 May 2018).

Assured Renewables Solutions (“Assured”) and The Federated Co-operatives Ltd. Canada. (“Co-op”) are eliminating wasteful trucking and landfilling of organic waste from sites in Clayoquot Sound, UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.

Agricultural waste and products deemed not worthy of the supermarket shelf will be used to make a range of value added products including pharmaceuticals, food additives and cosmetics.

World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (Worldsteel) was 154.6 million tonnes (Mt) in July 2018, a 5.8% increase compared to July 2017.

Umicore announced today that it has appointed An Steegen as its new Chief Technology Officer and as a member of its Executive Committee, succeeding Denis Goffaux who was appointed Executive Vice President, Energy & Surface Technologies earlier this year.