News archive
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America’s end-of-life tyre (ELT) landscape has been transformed over the last 20 years or so, the BIR Tyres & Rubber Committee meeting in Miami was informed by Charles Astafan, General Manager of US-based tyre recycling equipment manufacturer Columbus McKinnon.
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Harsh weather conditions, theft and declining prices are some of the challenges the textile recycling industry has to face.
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The company announced that they have reached a recovery ratio of 97,2% in Automobile Shredder Residue (ASR) und 99,5% in end-of-life vehicles (ELVs), which leads to a net surplus of more than 800,000,000 yen
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BIR Non-Ferrous Metals Division President Robert Stein of Alter Trading, USA, complained about nations creating false internal markets.
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Two leading experts in the field of stainless steel scrap highlighted fundamental developments on both sides of the Atlantic at the latest BIR Stainless Steel & Special Alloys Committee meeting.
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The report covers the five-year period from 2009 to 2013.
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Luis Torres from Sunpower was confirmed new President of the European take-back and recycling association.
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The production facility in Nowa Ruda, Poland, for emission control catalysts used in cars and trucks, will be Umicore’s first industrial operation in Poland and complements Umicore’s existing European automotive catalyst production capabilities in Germany, France and Sweden.
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At Turkey’s second-largest harbor, a 835 R crawler helps increasing productivity by handling up to 5000 tonnes per day.
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PV CYCLE announced that an agreement has been signed under which the Swiss take-back system SENS eRecycling will be responsible for the return, taking back and recycling of photovoltaic modules.
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The World Steel Association has published the 2014 edition of World Steel in Figures. It is now available on worldsteel.org.
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During the Conference Opportunities for the Polish plastics Industry in Poland that took place on 22 May in Warsaw Tadeusz Nowicki, president of the Polish Union of Plastics Converters, confirmed that the plastics production in Poland is growing steadily.
