Pressure on US scrap ferrous
FastMarkets’ latest monthly outlook for the ferrous market in the US suggests scrap prices are under pressure amid slowing demand….
‘Forever chemicals’ tackled by soundwave recycling
Using sound waves to separate materials while recycling fuel cells could prevent potentially harmful chemicals leaching into the environment, according…
PRE: HDPE and PP recycling in Europe stagnates
Recyclers are warning that the recovery of HDPE and PP in Europe has stalled in the face of growing imports...
ZB hammermill gamechanger at Louisiana yard
Manufactured by Spain’s ZB Group, the THOR-1616-K hammermill, has impressed scrap metal recyclers around the globe. One of them is...
PRE pushes case for dissolution recycling
Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE) has established a special group to promote dissolution recycling in the industry. Dissolution recycling is a purification...
Big step for UK in EV battery recycling
Construction is underway in the UK on an electric vehicle recycling facility which is expected to process 24 000 used...
Keep the foot down on ELVs, argue recyclers
Two leading voices in the European recycling and waste management sectors believe the upcoming End-of-Life Vehicles Regulation (ELVR) is a key opportunity...
Ulsan facility opened by Novelis
Novelis has opened its new aluminium recycling centre in Ulsan, South Korea in a joint venture with Kobe Steel. It...
‘We do it to be profitable – not just to be green’
Susie Burrage, president of both the Bureau of International Recycling and the British Metals Recycling Association, has a day job...
‘Don’t interfere with free trade’
Market participants fear the consequences of comprehensive and heavy US tariffs as well as moves in Europe to restrict scrap...
‘Green’ boost for lithium recovery
Chinese researchers are claiming a recovery rate of 99.99% from lithium recycled from spent lithium-ion batteries using a speedy process...
