Technology

In autumn 2025, Unilin commissioned a new Fiber2Fiber plant from Dieffenbacher at its MDF site in Bazeilles. The plant has now been fully integrated into the existing production line and is operating at industrial scale. It produces fibers from recycled fiberboard material and feeds them directly back into board manufacturing.

The trinamiX GmbH is expanding its portfolio for the circular economy. New applications of mobile near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy enable the identification of materials used in the footwear and textile industries. The solution supports manufacturers, sorters, recyclers and brand owners in reliably identifying materials and improving transparency across increasingly complex value chains.

The moment a conveyor belt wanders, material spills, system safety and productivity quickly degrade, and operating costs rise. Spillage fouls idlers and pulleys, causing them to seize, leading to friction damage on the belt and potentially becoming a fire hazard.

NPHarvest has launched a nutrient recovery pilot at Biogas Westerbakum GmbH & Co. KG in Lower Saxony. The project marks the Finnish cleantech company’s entry into Germany’s biogas market and is intended to demonstrate how liquid digestate can be converted into fertilizer-grade inputs.

Eggersmann has commissioned a new IBA processing plant for Knockharley Landfill Ltd. north of Dublin, Ireland. The project was delivered with support from Kaizen Recycling Limited, Eggersmann’s dealer for the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Axens, IFPEN and JEPLAN have completed a semi-industrial demonstration of a polyester textile recycling loop, processing post-consumer waste into base monomers for new production.

Tata Steel has signed definitive agreements with Paul Wurth S.A., part of SMS group GmbH, to implement EASyMelt blast furnace decarbonization technology. The project предусматри the first industrial-scale application of the system at blast furnace E (649 m³) in Jamshedpur.

Tomra Mining is supplying sensor-based sorting technology for Soma Gold Corp.’s El Bagre operation in Colombia as the miner advances its mineralized material upgrading strategy. Following test work at Tomra’s test centre in Wedel, Germany, Soma has decided to install a COM Tertiary XRT 1200 sorter in its processing flowsheet.

For secondary smelters, reliable feedstock quality and consistent supply are essential. At its site near Bergamo, Italian aluminium recycler Stemin processes around 180,000 tonnes of aluminium per year, representing about 17 to 18 per cent of the country’s secondary aluminium market.

Polykemi and Rondo Plast have invested nearly SEK 25 million over the past two years to expand their plastic recycling capacity. According to the companies, the additions increase production by around 7,500 tonnes of recycled material annually and broaden access to post-consumer recycled feedstock for engineering compounds.

Edge Innovate will present its latest electric and hybrid waste processing equipment at IFAT 2026. The company will exhibit under the theme “Electric without Limits”, with a focus on electrification in waste shredding applications.