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In 2005, the city council in the
Greek capital Athens set up a battery
recycling and sorting project known
as Diasbat. And one of the companies
involved in the scheme, Germanos,
has recently purchased a battery
sorting system from Dutch battery
recycling company Van Peperzeel of
Ermelo in The Netherlands.
Germanos is a market leader in
both Greece and the Middle East in
mobile telephone systems and ser-
vices, as well as in the battery field.
In November last year, several
people from the Diasbat project vis-
ited The Netherlands for a training
course on battery sorting. And then
in early December, the sorting
machine was shipped to Athens for
installation. Initial sorting tests on
batteries collected by Diasbat –
mainly at Germanos stores and at
schools – proved to be very promis-
ing, according to scheme organisers.
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Battery sorter
shipped to Greece
The battery sorting machine is unloaded in Athens.
The ICM-organised 11th
International Congress for Battery
Recycling (ICBR) will take place at
Interlaken in Switzerland on June
28-30 this year. The event will pro-
vide an opportunity for leading
experts to discuss, among others top-
ics, worldwide battery recycling leg-
islation; the status of the forthcom-
ing EU Battery Directive; battery
manufacturers’ recycling activities;
battery markets and collection sys-
tems; best available battery recycling
technologies, plants and processes;
and the impact of REACH on the bat-
tery business. Participants will have
the chance to visit battery recycling
company BATREC Industrie.
ICM has launched a call for
papers and is inviting interested
authors to submit their proposals
before February 15.
For further information contact:
International Congress &
Marketing (ICM), Birrwil,
Switzerland,
Phone: +41 62 785-1000,
Fax: +41 62 785-1005,
E-mail: [email protected]
www.icm.ch
International Battery
Recycling Congress:
call for papers
From 15-17 March, leading
experts in the international car recy-
cling field will converge to Hotel
Krasnapolsky in Amsterdam, The
Netherlands, to discuss car manu-
facturers’ initiatives relating to end-
of-life vehicle (ELV) recycling, as
well as latest developments within
the recycling industry. Topics to
be addressed during the 6th
International Automobile Recycling
Congress will include: the impact of
China; how car manufacturers look
to close the recycling loop; new
plants and recycling technologies;
and an overview of global recycling
activities.
Keynote speakers at the congress
will be: Professor Duan Weng of
Tsinghua University in China; BIR
President Fernando Duranti of
Leghe & Metalli in Italy; Eddie
Keddeman of Corus Primary
Aluminium in The Netherlands; and
Marcel Dutrieux of JAMA-E/Honda
Motor Europe Ltd in Belgium. In
addition, a round-table discussion
will cover the impact on ELV recy-
cling of the EU’s REACH directive.
On Friday March 17, delegates
will have the choice of one or more
technical visits. These are scheduled
for:
• AEB – an Amsterdam-based com-
pany which produces renewable
energy (electricity and heat) and
high-grade construction materials
(www.afvalenergiebedrijf.nl);
• Maresia – a company located in
Kaatsheuvel which dismantles
and recycles cars according to
ARN standards; the firm sells
used car parts and damaged cars,
as well as older complete cars
(www.maresia.nl);
• Corus – the international steel
and aluminium concern based in
IJmuiden (www.corusgroup.com).
The congress will also feature its
highly-rated ‘Meet your clients’ net-
working dinner and a cocktail recep-
tion in the exhibition hall.
For further information, contact:
ICM AG, Birrwill, Switzerland,
Phone: +41 62 785 1000,
E-mail: [email protected]
www.icm.ch
* ILZSG
The secretariat of the International Lead & Zinc Study Group (ILZSG)
has moved from London to new headquarters in Lisbon. ILZSG’s Head of
Forecasting and Statistics Paul White and its Head of Economics and
Environment Ian Burrell are relocating to the Portuguese capital.
ILZSG’s new address is: Rua Almirante Barroso 38, 5th Floor 1000, 013
Lisbon, Portugal. E-mail addresses remain the same while new telephone
and fax numbers were due to be issued once the office was up and running.
www.ilzsg.org
* Powerscreen International
Powerscreen International of Northern Ireland, a member of the inter-
national Terex Corporation, has been awarded the coveted title of Invest
Northern Ireland’s ‘Exporter of the Year 2004’ by the Northern Ireland
Economic Development Agency. The screening plant, washing and recy-
cling equipment manufacturer saw its total turnover increase by around
24% between 2002 and 2004, with exports accounting for a healthy 68%.
The company exports its mining, quarrying and recycling equipment to
over 70 countries and has a total of 600 employees.
www.powerscreen.co.uk
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