Posts from Robin Latchem

22-10-2021

Business

Steel demand picks up after Covid – except in China

The World Steel Association (worldsteel) believes that demand for steel this year will grow by 4.5%, a significant rise on…

21-10-2021

Copper giant Aurubis has unveiled a new slogan – Tomorrow Metals by Aurubis – to emphasise the group’s continuing focus…

20-10-2021

The Royal Mint, the historic producer of coins for the UK and other countries, is to recover gold and possibly…

14-10-2021

Business

Campaigners against the breaking of ships in unsophisticated and often illegal yards in Bangladesh say they have recorded the worst…

14-10-2021

Business Paper Rubber

Recyclers have urged the European Commission to accelerate the development of end-of-waste (EoW) criteria for secondary material streams as it…

14-10-2021

Experts believe that the global refined production of copper from scrap will grow 6.5% this year because of the end…

11-10-2021

US exports of recycled commodities during the first eight months of 2021 were more than 60% higher than the same period…

10-10-2021

Business Textiles

Clothing recyclers have emphasised the sustainable nature of their industry, quoting research indicating the sale of 100 used garments displaces…

05-10-2021

With shipping rates at an 11-year high rate, US and EU scrap exporters struggle to match competitor prices. Prices may…

04-10-2021

Plastics

The capacity for recycling flexible film in the EU grew by 10% in 2020, according to Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE)…

30-09-2021

Strong prices have been sustained as markets adjust to more normal trading arrangements as pandemic restrictions ease. The boom in…