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Plastics industry consultants, Applied Market Information Ltd., has recently published a new edition of its directory of Plastics Recyclers in Europe listing 993 plastics recycling sites, giving a picture of Europe’s recycling capabilities.
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EEEMarketPolitics
Fair competition on global and on EU level is key for a sustainable EU Steel industry
Eurofer files formal complaint against state aid for Europe’s largest steel plant and demands a more effective EU trade defence policy.
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During the EuPC General Assembly in Warsaw, EuPC launched a Strategic Alliance for Polymer Supplies in Europe. This Alliance was formed in response to a recent series of force majeure declarations by some of the leading EU polymer suppliers leading to shortage of material on the European market and is the consequence of very unhappy plastics converters that do not wish to see this repeated in the future.
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Current market developments on the PET packaging market are putting the future of PET recycling at risk.
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The Terex Finlay 873 is designed to work after a primary crusher or on its own as frontline screening machine. This machine is suitable for working in quarrying, mining, construction and demolition debris, topsoil, recycling, sand, gravel, coal and aggregate applications.
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At the BIR congress in Dubai Ranjit Singh Baxi was elected as successor to Björn Grufman.
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Erema, headquartered in Ansfelden, Austria, has achieved a record turnover figure of EUR 115 million for the 2014/15 fiscal year.
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Researchers from the KU Leuven Department of Chemical Engineering have discovered a method to separate two rare earth elements – europium and yttrium – with UV light instead of with traditional solvents. Their findings, which were published in Green Chemistry, offer new opportunities for the recycling of fluorescent lamps and low-energy light bulbs.
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The Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) announced a new partnership with Valmet.
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Hydro’s underlying earnings before financial items and tax increased to NOK 3,208 million in the first quarter, up from NOK 2,886 million in the fourth quarter of 2014.
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Metso will supply about one thousand valves for Stora Enso’s consumer board machine project in Guangxi, China.
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According to the World Steel Association (Worldsteel), world crude steel production for the 65 countries reporting to worldsteel was 138 million tonnes (Mt) in March 2015, a -2.7% decrease compared to March 2014.
