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* CSR
US scrap metal processor Consolidated Scrap Resources (CSR) has

commissioned an extensive upgrade of the non-ferrous separating system
on its 4000 HP 98/104 shredder at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. This will
include: a new double-deck Bivitec 1900 x 7M pre-ferrous magnetic sepa-
rator; a two-metre wide Steinert eddy-current separator; a couple of two-
metre wide Steinert ISS metal poppers; a motor control centre; eight con-
veyors; and associated platforms and enclosures. This equipment sup-
plements two existing eddy-current machines operated by CSR.

www.consolidatedscrap.com

* Sennebogen
Through its Australian supplier Pacific Materials Handling of

Victoria, German material handler specialist Sennebogen has recently
delivered a new 830M D series machine to Sims Metal’s Noble Park depot
in Melbourne, Australia. The machine features a distinctive elevating
cab comprising new features designed to increase operator efficiency,
comfort and productivity. The machine is also fitted with a 15-metre
boom/stick arrangement, a SMAG 0.8-metre Orange peel grab and a
hydraulic Genset for use with a magnet.

www.sennebogen.com

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The steel can remains the world’s
most recycled packaging material,
according to data gathered by the
Belgium-based International Iron
and Steel Institute (IISI).

In 2006, 6.6 million tonnes of steel
cans were recycled across the 35
countries from which data are collect-
ed. The overall packaging recycling
rate was 67% compared to 64.9% in
2005. According to IISI, this perfor-
mance prevented approximately 11.9
million tonnes of carbon dioxide from
being released into the environment.

For the first time, the annual fig-
ures contained recycling statistics
for China, Brazil and Turkey. China
recycled an estimated 1.2 million
tonnes of steel cans in 2006 com-

pared to 1.3 million tonnes of post-
consumer steel cans recovered for
recycling in the USA. Japan recov-
ered 645 730 tonnes of post-con-
sumer food and beverage cans, and
recycled a total of 720 600 tonnes of
packaging steel. The 27 member
states of the European Union recy-
cled 2.5 million tonnes.

Julie Renner, Chairwoman of
IISI’s Committee on Packaging,
comments: ‘The data from our mem-
bers shows a continued high recy-
cling rate for steel cans in many
countries. In real terms, the ton-
nages of steel from packaging being
recycled in individual countries are
also steadily increasing’.

www.worldsteel.org

Steel packaging
recycling on the increase

Having reported flat first-half
results, Australian paper maker
Amcor has announced plans to close
its historic paper mill at Fairfield
and invest A$ 230 million (US$ 211
million) in a new recycling facility in
New South Wales. The Melbourne-
based packaging giant has also con-
firmed plans to build a A$ 400 mil-
lion (US$ 367 million) recycling
facility at Sydney by 2010-2011.

The company’s Managing Director
Greg Beatty says the new 345 000
tonnes-a-year paper mill is one of the
biggest single investments in the
company’s history: ‘The new mill will
significantly improve environmental
impact. Recycled and bore water will
be used in the production process
with minimal use of town water for
back-up purposes.’

Amcor’s Chief Executive Ken
MacKenzie warns that the packag-
ing company faces economic head-
winds this half-year owing to slow-
ing economic growth, rising raw
material costs and inflationary pres-
sures. ‘There’s greater uncertainty
in terms of where the economy in the
USA and Europe is going,’ Mr
MacKenzie says. ‘We’re basically
saying it’s wait-and-see over the
next three or four months.’

Operating cash flow also took a
hit in the first half of the current
financial year, falling 25% on the
previous year to A$ 92.9 million.
Sales dropped 13.4% to A$ 4.7 billion
compared with the previous corre-
sponding period.

www.amcor.com

Amcor packs up at
paper mill

Probe into Japan’s
paper recycling scandal

Japan’s Fair Trade Commission
(FTC) has asked Nippon Paper
Group Inc., the first major paper-
maker to admit falsifying the ratio
of used paper contained in its recy-
cled paper products, to account for
its actions, reports the Kyodo News.
The FTC is said to be investigating
whether the country’s second-largest
papermaker and several other major
paper manufacturers violated a law
banning false labelling.

Also, paper producers have con-

vened a committee meeting aimed at
devising strategies for preventing
recycling fraud. ‘We are called on to
restore public trust in our production
practices and we want you to tackle
the matter with speed and in
earnest,’ Chairman of the Japan
Paper Association Shoichiro Suzuki
told some 30 committee members. Of
the 38 companies making up the
association, 17 have acknowledged
overstating the content of used paper
in their recycled paper products.

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