Swiss merger: Thommen Group grows bigger
Major Swiss metals recycler Thommen Group has acquired the Wiederkehr Group, also from Switzerland. The agreement was finalised just before…
Headaches and (high) hopes
Generally, recyclers are optimistic, hands-on people. They are go-getters. There are always new business opportunities to explore, even when markets…
Plastics treaty: ‘Input from recycling industry indispensable’
The Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) is disappointed over the lack of a formal agreement after the latest round of...
India’s metal recycler Sanjay Mehta leads RI’s Top 100
Recycling International’s fourth edition of recycling’s most inspiring people and practices from around the world is out. This year’s Top...
BMW steps into battery recycling: Recyclers by-passed?
BMW Group is investing EUR 10 million in an inhouse battery recycling plant. The Cell Recycling Competence Centre (CRCC) in...
Deadlock on global plastic treaty
Bad news for plastics recycling: negotiators have failed to reach an agreement on a global treaty to combat plastic pollution...
RECYCLER KROON: BUILDING ON LEFORT-TRAX LINKS
Dutch scrap operator Kroon Metal Recycling took delivery of a new 1 250-tonne cutting force Trax shear-baler in July this...
Europe’s plastic recycling capacity stalls, investment dries up
New market data reveals stagnation in the growth of Europe’s installed plastic recycling capacity, with new investments in the sector...
Poor PET recycler Spain plans new collection scheme
A government-led deposit return model is being introduced to boost Spain’s collection and recycling of plastic bottles. The initiative is...
Inmates upcycle bicycles for hospice
A collaborative initiative in the UK has successfully refurbished 260 bicycles this year, providing prisoners with valuable skills while supporting...
Spanish shredders tackle thousands of car wrecks from Valencia flooding
The storm that devastated Spain’s coastal region of Valencia in October has left between 150 000 and 200 000 vehicles...
