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The international waste management company’s revenue decreases by 5 percent, the trading profit goes down by 25 percent.

Unifi Inc. selects Amut SpA and Bulk Handling Systems (BHS) to provide the technology for a $25 million expansion that will increase its capacity to turn PET bottles into recycled fibers for apparel and automotive products. The investment is being made at Unifi’s facility in Reidsville, N.C.

The revenue for recycling and recovery wasw 3,167 billion Euro.

The company presented its half year results with increases in revenue, EBITDA and EBIT.

ISRI says its many safety offerings underscore the industry’s commitment to safety.

The equipment goes to Fibria’s Horizonte 2 pulp mill. Horizonte 2 is one of the largest private investments in Brazil.

A new research study conducted by Plastic Technologies, Inc. (PTI), a company specialized in polyethylene terephthalate (PET) package development, has found that exposing post-consumer bottles to ultraviolet (UV) light prior to recycling has a severe impact on the physical properties and visual attributes of next generation, recycled PET (rPET) bottles.

The world crude steel production for the 65 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (Worldsteel) was 136 million tonnes in June 2015, a -2.4% decrease compared to June 2014.

At the beginning of July Danieli Henschel and Sita Vignier invited twenty or so French recycling waste handlers to Chambery to present the new Danieli Henschel Compact 800 shears.

BHS-Sonthofen and Sülzle Kopf Anlagenbau GmbH were awarded 2nd prize for their “IC-Process” in the “Recycling & Resources” category at the GreenTec Awards 2015. The process facilitates recycling of shredded solids and completely converts the coolants and fuels contained in refrigerators into harmless substances such as water vapor, carbon dioxide and salt solutions.

EU steel demand is expected to rise by 1.5% in 2015 on the back of sustained momentum in Europe’s economic growth, despite ongoing uncertainty. However, European producers are not expected to benefit as improving steel demand will be met by imports of the metal, anticipated to be up 5% this year.