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The European Federation of Waste Management and Environmental Services (FEAD) has launched its Strategy for 2014 to 2020, “Driving the Circular Economy”.

The World Steel Association has released its Short Range Outlook (SRO) for 2014 and 2015. Worldsteel forecasts that global apparent steel use will increase by 2.0% to 1,562 Mt in 2014 following growth of 3.8% in 2013. In 2015, it is forecast that world steel demand will grow by another 2.0% and will reach 1,594 Mt.

Three fridge demanufacturing companies from Luxembourg, Switzerland and Austria are the first to use the certificate.

DS Smith has confirmed its acquisition of the Recycling Division of Middleton Paper for an undisclosed sum. The Recycling Division currently generates circa 9,000 tonnes a year of fibre, and deals with a wide range of paper and cardboard grades.

The aluminium company has invested €200 million in Saxony-Anhalt.

The French chemistry company Carbios, who is specializing in technologies dedicated to the recovery of plastic waste and the production of bio-polymers, has presented its first half results for 2014

World crude steel production for the 65 countries was 135 million tonnes in August 2014, an increase of 1.4% compared to August 2013.

At RWM, EMS Limited has unveiled its newest addition to its product portfolio: a high-efficiency, low-speed industrial shredder capable of handling a variety of solid waste recycling and shredding applications which has been designed to deliver maximum output and performance.

An eddy current separator (ECS), which has a very high separation capability, was the centrepiece of the Magnapower stand at RWM.

Hako Machines Ltd expanded their range of outdoor cleaning equipment with the introduction of the Citymaster 1600 at RWM.

Eriez Magnetics Europe Ltd has demonstrated new developments with its range of eddy current separators (ECS) RevX-E at RWM.

RWM was the first time to see Untha’s new XR waste shredder for RDF and alternative fuel production in the UK.