Posts from Kirstin Linnenkoper

26-06-2019

Tata Steel steel plant to ‘formalise’ Indian scrap market

Tata Steel is constructing the first steel recycling plant in India. The facility will be based in Rohtak, Haryana. The move…

26-06-2019

Business Non-Ferrous Metals

Metallix takes precious metals expertise overseas

US precious metals recycling firm Metallix Refining Inc. has launched a European division: Metallix Refining Europe. The new operation will…

25-06-2019

Editors’ Top Picks Plastics

Be part of the plastics recycling revolution

US citizens alone throw away 100 billion plastic bags every year. That’s 520 per consumer. The good news? Recyclers are…

25-06-2019

Business Plastics

What are the plastics trends to watch?

How is plastics recycling shaping the future? And how will the ‘wild card’ that is Asia impact the global plastics…

24-06-2019

Business Non-Ferrous Metals

Aluminium success: 75% of cans recycled in UK

A total of 75% of aluminium cans are currently recycled in the UK, reports aluminium packaging recycling organisation Alupro. The recycling rate…

24-06-2019

E-scrap Non-Ferrous Metals

Hydrometallurgy method recovers almost 100% of precious metals

The Chinese-Taiwanese company UWin Nanotech has established Japan’s first full-process hydrometallurgy electronics recycling line in Tokyo. The innovative e-scrap recycling…

20-06-2019

Business Textiles

Tonnes burnt and burried: when will UK government fix fast fashion?

A total of 300 000 tonnes of clothing is burned or landfill in the UK every year. MPs on the Environmental…

20-06-2019

Business Editors’ Top Picks

Shredder market to top US$ 800 million

The worldwide industrial shredders market will be worth US$ 800 million this year, according to a study by Global Info…

19-06-2019

Batteries Non-Ferrous Metals

Australian recycler tackles ‘skyrocketing’ battery waste

South Korean battery manufacturer LG Chem has teamed up with Envirostream Australia to develop safe and innovative recycling solutions to…

18-06-2019

Product Spotlight

Austropressen knows the smart way to bale

Austropressen channel baling presses are making a big difference at the central depot for the trading companies of the Germany-based…

17-06-2019

E-scrap Editors’ Top Picks Research

E-scrap recyclers potential for ‘huge profits’

The worldwide electronic scrap recycling market will be worth over US$ 34 billion (EUR 30 billion) by 2022, according to research firm…