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FEAD welcomes the publication of the European Commission’s Competitiveness Compass, a strategic tool that will guide the work in the coming years and aims to strengthen the European Union’s competitive edge in a rapidly changing global economy.
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The focus on finding solutions to the growing issue of textile waste is growing at both European and global levels. The EU-funded project tExtended is spearheading innovation in this area with the development of a blueprint, a knowledge-based masterplan to develop and demonstrate effective textile recovery, reuse, waste valorisation, and recycling processes.
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After having run twenty pilots across Europe in the past two years, the ECOSWEEE project, co-funded by the EU, has presented vital insights for enhancing the collection of small end-of-use electricals and batteries.
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Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe (tkSE) has put a new annealing and isolating line in Bochum into service. The electrical steel strip processing line, supplied by SMS group, enables tkSE to produce high-grade NGO steel (non-grain-oriented electrical steel strip).
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Close the Glass Loop has unveiled the most comprehensive report to date on the Performance of Packaging Glass Recycling in Europe.
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Enva has announced plans to further expand its fridge recycling capability with the construction of a new state-of-the-art facility, capable of processing 35,000 tonnes per year, to serve London and the South East.
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Following 18 testing campaigns commissioned in 2024, RecyClass strengthened its Recyclability Evaluation Protocols and Design for Recycling Guidelines to address the impact of various packaging features on plastic recycling streams.
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Petcore Europa is publishing a position paper on the forthcoming ESPR Ecodesign for sustainable products regulation. It outlines how circularity through recycling and energy performance can be optimized for polyester textiles, leading to a strong, well-functioning single market for sustainable polyester textiles in the EU.
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Sustainability is a key issue in all areas of the economy today, especially in industry, where durable capital goods and machines are often in use for decades. Sesotec is working intensively on the question of how customers can not only be guaranteed reliable operation in the area of after-sales and service, but also how this can be done in the most resource-efficient way possible.
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Construction & demolition
CDE’s waste recycling solution drives circular economy in the west side of Central Scotland
CDE has commissioned a second construction, demolition, and excavation (C, D&E) waste recycling plant for Scotland-based firm Brewster Brothers. Brewster Brothers, which has origins dating back to 1954, has transitioned over the years from farming to property management then quarry restoration and, since 2017, it has been operating as a resource management business.
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Vehicles have long been considered a best practice for repairability. This is no coincidence but owed to strong and consumer-friendly regulations such as the Motor Vehicle Block Exemption Regulation, ensuring a level playing field and fair competition between manufacturers and independent after market businesses.
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Researchers from Korea have discovered that adding water to ruthenium-based catalysts can dramatically enhance the catalytic conversion of polyolefins—the major contributor of plastic waste—into valuable fuels. Their analyses highlight the economic and environmental viability of this novel approach, which could help us deal with plastic pollution, while fostering a circular economy.
