Plastic recyclates under the microscope: the surface counts too
A new research project at Germany’s scientific institute SKZ is developing standards for evaluating recycled surfaces during bonding and coating…
Battery recycler sells European operations
Global battery recycler Ecobat is selling its battery and lead processing facilities in Germany and Austria to Clarios, a specialist…
Plastics Treaty fails: bad news for recyclers
No agreement has been reached at the final stage of the UN summit in Geneva discussing the reduction of plastic...
Major plastics sorting hub ‘first of its kind’ in Norway
Recycling tech provider Sutco has completed the commissioning and start-up of the first phase of an advanced plastics recycling plant...
Podcast K2025: All eyes on circularity and digitalisation
Messe Düsseldorf will dedicate a full week to plastics and rubber with the K2025 trade show taking place from 8-15...
Big ‘fish’ for Galloo: historic cruise vessel contains 12 000 tonnes of scrap
Belgium’s metal recycler Galloo is preparing to dismantle and recycle one of the oldest cruise ships in the world, the...
‘Highest’ safety protocol in new battery recycling test hub
Powder and particle processing technology provider Hosokawa has launched a test centre for the recycling of lithium batteries. The newly...
Speed up wind turbine recycling, says value chain
The wind energy industry group WindEurope is calling on EU policy makers to accelerate progress on recycling its products at...
Capacity boost for Japan’s chemical recycling
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation has completed construction of what is claimed to be Japan’s largest chemical recycling facility. The Ibaraki plant...
Kubi’s American recycling dream
When Kubilay Karul moved from Istanbul to Los Angeles in 2008, he was a 24-year-old with just one suitcase and...
Swedish baler producer bought
Machinery components manufacturer Inducore Group has acquired Presona, a major producer of balers with pre-press technology. Presona will be integrated...
