Museum honour recycling pioneers
The world-renowned Smithsonian Museum in Washington DC has acquired a significant piece of recycling history with the donation of a…
Papers’ call for car recyclers
Experts in automotive recycling are being urged to share their expertise at the next key gathering of the industry. The…
LyondellBasell acquires German innovator APK
LyondellBasell (LB) is taking on the troubled recycling specialist APK in a bid to exploit its solvent-based recycling technology for...
Partners target circular economy tyres
Tyre giant Bridgestone is leading a partnership to establish a closed-loop regime to transform end-of-life tyres (ELTs) into new tyres....
Coke ovens to recycle scrap tyres
Mitsubishi Chemical Group (MCG) has launched research to chemically recycle of end-of-life tyres (ELTs) by utilising coke ovens at its...
July fall in crude steel output
World crude steel production in July was 152.8 million tonnes (Mt), 4.7% down on the same month in 2023. The...
Charity boost as beer importer pays up over packaging failure
The UK importer of Budweiser Budvar beer has agreed to pay more than £400 000 (EUR 470 000) to an...
US ‘more ambitious’ on plastic blight
The United States is reported to have shifted its stance on plastic pollution to back reductions in plastics production being...
‘Car recyclers key to Europe’s circular economy’
Car recyclers in Europe have been assured of a key role as the EU looks for greater circularity when it...
Canada-UK pairing to recycle rare earths
Canadian cleantech recycler Cyclic Materials has signed a collaboration agreement with UK vehicle salvage outfit Synetiq, its first international feedstock...
Sims sells off UK Metals
Sims has sold its UK metals (UKM) business to British outfit Unimetals Group for £195 million (EUR 228 million), subject...
