ORNL transforms polyethylene into carbon fibre
United States – Researchers at America’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have discovered a process that renders polyethylene far more…
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HIG in line to buy Rio Tinto alumina plants
France – Global mining and mineral processing specialist Rio Tinto has received a binding offer from private equity group HIG…
SINTEF scientists target impure aluminium
Norway – Following a decade of study and the invention of a specialised piece of equipment, the Norwegian Foundation for…
BIR Non-Ferrous Metals World Mirror April 2012
Global – The following article is based on the latest Non-Ferrous Metals World Mirror produced by the BIR world recycling…
Eurostat data point to recycling increase
Europe – In the EU, recycling’s share of municipal waste treatment climbed one percentage point to 25% in 2010, according…
Zero-Sort Facility for Casella
United States – CP Manufacturing of San Diego in the USA has provided Casella with a new Zero-Sort Facility which…
Europe: steel packaging recycling exceeds 70%
Belgium – The Belgium-based Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging (APEAL) has revealed that 71% of all post-consumer…
Van Dalen launches new UK shredder
The Netherlands – Netherlands-based scrap metal processor Van Dalen Metals Recycling and Trading has officially unveiled its newest ferrous and…
JBI launches another Plastic2Oil ‘monster’
Canada – Canadian fuel company JBI has started operating its second Plastic2Oil (P2O) processor, which is housed in a New…
MIT study sees growing aluminium challenge
United States – A recent analysis by the Massachusetts Institute for Technology (MIT) in the USA warns that the recycling…
Warnings of US lead smelter cuts
United States – In order to comply with tight environmental rules, the US lead recycling industry will be required to…
