Ferrous scrap traders nervous over China health crisis
Market fears Chinese shutdown to tackle virus will hit global supply chains and demand for secondary materials. Below is a…
All quiet after end-of-year price boost
Scrap prices for freight heading to Turkey continued to rise through November and December with the other global markets mirroring…
Hopes rise on improved US-China relations
The first quarter of 2020 will see some notable political milestones. On the one hand, the beginning of an agreement...
Continued market uncertainty across the sector
China’s growing production dominance and Indonesia’s control on ore supplies are a market challenge At the London Metal Exchange last...
China accepts scrap metal is not solid waste
An announcement from the Chinese Government setting out plans to implement a new standards regime for imports of recycled copper,...
EV battery potential inspires Enva group’s latest takeover
The expanding Enva group, with operations across the UK and Ireland, has acquired British battery specialist SAR Recycling Ltd. Based...
New additives offer recycling boost for PP and PE
A major challenge for plastics recyclers – the degradation of products during their lifetimes – could be overcome thanks to...
UK metals recycling body marks 100th birthday
Hundreds of UK metal recyclers have gathered in London to celebrate the 100th anniversary of their association. In 1919, a...
Joint venture targets greater recycling in China
Subsidiaries of the Danish Bjørn Thorsen (BT) group have established a joint venture with partners in China to produce advanced...
‘Carrie’ automates compressor recycling
E-scrap recycler Environcom has installed an automated dismantling facility for compressors from refrigerators and other cooling appliances, said to be...
E-scrap crime in EU ‘a huge problem’
The value of electronic scrap illegally handled in Europe in 2018 is calculated to be EUR 151 million. It is...
