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The next congress in battery recycling ICBR 2015 organized by ICM AG will take place from September 23 – 25, 2015 at the Hotel Fairmont Le Montreux Palace in beautiful Montreux, Switzerland.
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According to the European Aluminium Association (EAA), 7 out of 10 aluminium beverage cans in Europe are recycled.
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Non-ferrous metalsTechnology
Recycling of rare-earth elements from fluorescent and energy saving lamps
KU Leuven Chemists have developed a process, based on ionic liquid technology, for the recycling of the metals europium and yttrium from collected fluorescent and energy saving lamps. The metals are directly reusable in new lamps. Compared to traditional solvents, the ionic liquid has a multitude of advantages, including its selectivity for metal dissolution and its reusability.
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Petcore Europe, the Brussels based association representing the PET value chain in Europe, elected its new President Mark Kenrick from Lotte Chemical UK Ltd.
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The company has announced that it has improved all financial key figures compared to the previous year.
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First Urban Mine Knowledge Data Platform provides access to data on mineral resources from extraction to end of life products with the ability to reference all spatial and non-spatial data.
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By taking in a minority investor, the family-run company wants to push ahead with growth on the Asian market and strengthen its network of locations with greater depth of value added on its home markets in the medium-term, the company stated in a press release.
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Following the success of the fourteenth edition held in 2013, which saw the participation of more than 700 delegates from a wide variety of countries worldwide, Sardinia 2015 promises to be the largest event of the year in the field of Waste Management and Landfilling.
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The award was given at the Global Cemfuels conference in Dubai (UAE).
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World crude steel production for the 65 countries reporting to the World Steel Association was 133 million tonnes (Mt) in January 2015, a -2.9% decrease compared to January 2014.
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Pure Loop, the new company of Erema holding, specialises exclusively in the recycling of clean production wastes using shredder/extruder technology.
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According to BusinessWaste.co.uk, businesses are ordering more paper, ink cartridges and associated products in 2014 than they were five years ago, resulting in millions of tonnes of wasted paper.
