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European construction equipment sales increased by 4.6 per cent in 2025, marking a moderate recovery after the downturn of the previous year. This is according to the CECE Annual Economic Report 2026, which identifies a stabilisation of market conditions amid a still fragile macroeconomic environment.

The combination of mobile crushing and screening technology with digital monitoring systems enables the efficient processing of reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) in compliance with applicable standards.

Picvisa and Girbau have entered into a strategic collaboration to advance the automation of post-consumer textile sorting. As part of this cooperation, the companies are commissioning a new plant in Northern Europe that combines automated feeding and optical sorting technologies in a continuous process for the treatment of used textiles.

Develon has expanded its Series 9 smart crawler excavator range with optional intelligent safety technologies designed to reduce accidents on construction sites.

Emissions from Europe’s energy-intensive industries have declined significantly over the past two decades. However, progress has slowed and pollution-related health costs remain substantial. This is the central finding of the briefing “Zero pollution, decarbonisation and circular economy in energy-intensive industries” published by the European Environment Agency.

RECOUP has expanded its in-house laboratory with upgraded microplastic analysis capabilities, extending its technical services in plastics resource efficiency and recycling. The development increases the organisation’s capacity to examine plastics at a more detailed level and strengthens the evidence base available to the waste management, recycling and secondary raw materials sectors, as well as to researchers and policymakers.

At CEAD Group, based in Delft, large-format additive manufacturing is increasingly combined with structured recycling processes. The company develops and builds large-format additive manufacturing systems for applications in the marine, construction and composites industries.

Eriez has published new performance data on the Shred1 ballistic separator, documenting copper control below 0.15 percent at throughputs exceeding 127 tonnes per hour (140 tons per hour).

Terex Ecotec has introduced the TXS 350 Starscreen, expanding its screening equipment portfolio with a three-fraction machine designed for high-throughput processing of organic and environmental materials. The model is positioned for applications in biomass, compost, green waste, topsoil, wood chips and bark.

Aimplas is participating in the European MULTIPLY project, launched in June 2025 to develop industrial applications based on microalgae. The initiative is funded by the Horizon Europe programme and brings together 17 partners to develop and scale ten bio-based products for five industrial sectors.

Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a self-assembling solid-state electrolyte designed to facilitate the recycling of lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles.

Raffineria Metalli Cusiana S.p.A., based in Verbania, Italy, has implemented an advanced multi-sensor sorting line in cooperation with TOMRA Recycling to expand its aluminum recycling activities. The project focuses on producing high-purity aluminum fractions and alloy-specific scrap streams for demanding industrial applications.