‘Every word we use is a choice’
The keynote speaker at the BIR convention in Valencia in late May, Michael Maslansky, looked at the importance of using…
EU steel producers feel impact of US tariffs
US tariffs on steel have ‘dealt a severe blow’ to hopes of a recovery in the European steel market, according…
EAFs in Japan get big cash injection
Nippon Steel has announced major investment in its drive for ‘greener’ steel with a EUR 5.28 billion package of investment...
Chinese superalloys in western airline engines?
The likelihood of China making further inroads into the specialist markets of superalloys was advanced at the recent BIR convention...
‘If one more thing goes wrong, it’s over for us’
‘Let me paint you a picture, a snapshot of a typical recycling company somewhere in Europe, not too big, not...
‘Low ambition’ kills off global plastic pollution treaty
Hopes for a legally binding United Nations treaty to tackle plastic pollution have virtually disappeared amid opposition from oil-producing countries....
‘Tackle three big fears, paper sector told’
The recovered paper industry faces a triple challenge of export bans, more tariffs and regulatory divergence, BIR’s World Recycling Convention...
Surprise data on environmental benefits of recycling holds up BIR report
Publication of a report showing the positive environmental impact of recycling is being delayed ‘because the numbers are so big’...
Green light for German ship recycling
The first dismantling and recycling facility for large ships in Germany has been given official approval. EWD Benli Recycling has...
Recycling rubble in war-torn Ukraine
Academics in the UK are working with an engineering expert from Ukraine to develop pioneering rubble recycling technology to help...
Red Sea return could prompt rate slump
The ceasefire between the US and Houthi rebels in Yemen could significantly reduce global freight rates, according to analysts. US...
