Directors back Mondi-DS Smith deal
A major merger in the European paper and packaging industry has moved a step closer with the proposal being backed…
Embrace VCC, says Global Recycling Foundation
The Global Recycling Foundation (GRF) is challenging the recycling industry to reap the rewards of voluntary carbon credits (VCC) and…
EU backs net-zero Portugal
The European Commission has approved a EUR 350 million scheme to support the transition towards a net-zero economy in Portugal. The...
Nucor backs biggest rebar micro mill
An investment of US$ 860 million (EUR 792 million) in a 650 000 tonnes-per-year rebar micro mill in the US...
Worrying trend for secondary plastics sector
Secondary plastics prices have increased slightly in February but ‘low prices and high costs are taking their toll’, says BIR....
Copper recycler Aurubis reports fraud trial result
Copper recycler and smelter Aurubis has published a press release with the verdicts in the company’s precious metals theft trial...
‘Let AI boost recycling’
The Global Recycling Foundation (GRF) is calling for innovative AI solutions to drive the growth of world trade in recyclables....
Countdown to hi-tech sorting event
The 10th Sensor-Based Sorting and Control conference will take place in Aachen, Germany on 13-14 March. Over the two days,...
Red Sea crisis hits trade
Longer journey times, shortages of vessels and potential port congestion challenge a sector already under huge financial pressure. The unfolding...
Big changes to come for ferrous sector
‘Radical and fundamental’ changes to the ferrous scrap industry are anticipated by the new president of BIR’s ferrous division. Shame...
Diverted ships a fresh woe
Fresh conflict in the Middle East has forced shipping lines onto longer, costlier routes. In the US, secondary fibre prices...
