BMW-Rio Tinto tie-up for ‘green’ aluminium
Rio Tinto and the BMW Group have signed a memorandum of understanding to work together to integrate low-carbon solutions for…
Australia keeps anti-dumping duties on four rebar importers
Australia is maintaining its special duties against four out of five countries accused of dumping reinforcing bar consignments on the…
‘Beware EV battery recycling bubble’
Respected commodities journalist Adam Minter has poured cold water on the current drive towards the recycling end-of life electric vehicle...
Pre-sort all mixed waste to cut emissions, report suggests
New research says that sorting mixed waste prior to thermal treatment such as incineration could save up to a quarter...
Massive nickel trade fraud alleged
Commodities giant Trafigura has secured court orders to freeze the business activities of a trading company it accuses of ‘a...
Partners drive textile recovery
Remondis, the German multi-national recycling group, has partnered with clothing giant H&M to establish a joint venture to provide feedstock...
Salzgitter buys family recycler
German steelmaker Salzgitter has taken over Must-Metalle-Container-Recycling, which specialises in recovering scrap materials and metals from its Goslar base in...
Inhalers in Welsh recycling pilot
Health authorities in south Wales are piloting a scheme for the responsible disposal and recycling of inhalers containing hydrofluorocarbon (HFC)...
Wary future for plastics trade
Uncertainty continues to dog the secondary plastics sector because of fears of recession and other factors, reports BIR, but the...
Upturn in ferrous sentiment
The New Year brought firmer sentiment to ferrous scrap markets, according to BIR’s latest quarterly review of global trade in...
Breakthrough claimed in wind turbine recycling
Danish wind turbine manufacturer says a partnership with Stena Recycling and chemical manufacturer Olin has shown that existing end-of-life epoxy-based...
