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In Saint-Étienne, France, Trimetal has established itself as a visionary player in metal recycling. With the installation of Tomra’s -new Finder Color, the company has become one of the first to test this next-generation color sorting technology under real-world conditions. The result: record purity for stainless steel, elimination of manual sorting, and flexibility to process other materials such as copper, brass, and electronic boards.

Picvisa has announced the acquisition of Regulator-Cetrisa, a company specialized in metal separation solutions for the recycling industry.

Today, the European Parliament formally endorsed the one-year delay of the new EU carbon price for heating and transport fuels (ETS2) proposed by EU governments. The decision, baked into the political compromise on the EU’s 2040 climate target, undermines one of Europe’s most effective short-term climate tools, environmental groups have warned.

ValcopIA is the latest French MRF opened last July and sets the standards for sorting centres in France. ValcopIA is a project led by Decoset, a joint association in Haute-Garonne, and entrusted to the Paprec – GCC Occitanie – SWA – Aktid consortium as part of a comprehensive performance contract.

Kuusakoski Oy has appointed Markku Multamäki as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective 10 November 2025.

The European Union remains largely on track to achieve its 2030 targets to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions, according to the latest annual check-up on EU progress to its energy and climate targets published by the European Environment Agency today. Total net greenhouse gas emissions in the EU fell by a further 2.5% in 2024, according to estimated figures included in the ‘Trends and projections’ report.

STEROPE is a new European project that wants to demonstrate how advanced Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) technologies can transform industrial CO₂ emissions into sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), renewable marine fuels, and bio-based chemicals, using green hydrogen and innovative catalytic and membrane systems.

CDE is on course to install its first X5 ProPress in Australia in the coming months, which will see the first commissioning of this technology globally.

At the K 2025 trade fair, Lindner introduced Flexloop, a new mechanical recycling technology developed in cooperation with Procter & Gamble. The process is based on solvent-assisted extraction and is designed to remove impurities such as non-intentionally added substances (NIAS), odours, adhesives and printing inks from polymer chains.

Stadler has officially inaugurated its new U.S. headquarters and warehouse complex in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The 27,000-square-foot facility reflects the company’s commitment to innovation, customer service and sustainable growth in North America.

The UPCYCLE project, funded by Horizon Europe under the European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HADEA), officially kicked off with a two-day meeting in Gent, Belgium.

Today Omra, Norway’s new national facility for sorting all types of plastic packaging waste, has opened.