Furnace innovation for precious metals scrap
United States – US-based Metallix Refining Inc. has taken the initiative regarding the recycling of precious metals-bearing scrap by designing…
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Malaysian firm to double plastics recycling capacity
Malaysia – Diversified Malaysian recycling company Heng Hiap Industries is investing several million US dollars in a new plastics facility…
Comeback season for US scrap tyres?
United States – The US tyre recycling industry will experience a ‘rebound’ in 2014 owing to good results for rubberised…
EPR can boost recycling rates
United States – Extended producer responsibility (EPR) schemes for packaging and printed paper can significantly increase recycling rates at similar…
Alupro: UK’s PRN system ‘malfunctioning’
United Kingdom – Now that conclusive figures for 2013 have been collated, the UK’s Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro) is…
Australia’s cigarette butts destined for recycling
Australia – Australia has become the eighth country to join an international cigarette butt recycling programme. The used butts are…
Tecnalia targets critical metals in scrap batteries
Spain – Spanish technology co-operative Tecnalia is to launch a pilot project at a number of battery recycling plants in…
Hong Kong eyes multi-billion investment in recycling
China – Hong Kong wants to invest more than US$ 3 billion in recycling. The money is to be spent…
IDO-Lab focuses on catalytic converter metals
Germany – New independent laboratory IDO-Lab has been created for the analysis of platinum group metals (PGMs). Based in the…
BIR Stainless Steel World Mirror February 2014
Global – The following article is based on the latest Stainless Steel & Special Alloys World Mirror produced by the…
US aluminium recycler to reprocess Boeing scrap
United States – US-based Kaiser Aluminium Corporation and aircraft manufacturer Boeing are to launch a major recycling programme for copper…
