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The birthday boy
A man is sitting at the bar, drink in hand. ‘Why am I getting divorced?
Well, last week was my birthday. My wife and kids didn’t wish me a
happy birthday, and my parents didn’t phone to congratulate me,’ he tells
the barmaid. ‘I went to work and even my colleagues didn’t wish me a
happy birthday. But as I went into my offi ce, my secretary gave me a big
smile and an enthusiastic “Happy birthday, boss!” I felt so special. She
asked me out for lunch and then invited me to her apartment. We went
there and she said: “Do you mind if I go into the bedroom for a minute?”
“Okay,” I said. She came out fi ve minutes later with a huge birthday cake,
followed by my wife, my parents, my kids, my friends and my colleagues
all yelling “SURPRISE!” while I was waiting on the sofa … naked.’
Business
Pro Carton
European association Pro Carton is calling on companies to showcase their
innovative and resource-effi cient products through the latest Pro Carton ECMA
Award competition, which is intended to recognise the best carton packaging
solution produced on the continent. The deadline for entries is May 21.
www.procarton.com
Komptech
Hirtenberger Group, based near Vienna, has acquired an 80% share in shredder
and separation technology specialist Komptech. A global group with interests in
mining, the defence industry, medical technology and automotive safety, Hirten-
berger’s core competences are in metals and pyrotechnics. Ceo Stefan Odenthal
describes the takeover as Hirtenberger’s fi rst move into environmental technol-
ogy. ‘Adding sustainable, environment-saving technologies was an important goal
in expanding our business portfolio,’ he says. www.komptech.com
Pastiwala
Recovered paper collection and recycling fi rm Pastiwala has raised Rs 24.8 crore
(US$ 4 million) from Agnus Capital, India’s Economic Times has reported. The
company’s owner Aashutosh Magdum says there are plans to raise another US$
20-25 million by the next quarter. ‘The fi rst round of funds will be used to estab-
lish a presence across Gujarat to set up fully-automatic material recycling
facilities,’ says Magdum. India’s recovered paper industry is said to be worth Rs
2000 crore and demand from paper mills is expected to expand at a compound
annual growth rate of 9.6% until 2017. www.pastiwala.com
Loacker Recycling
Scrap metals processor Loacker Recycling of Austria is to open a subsidiary in
Singapore. Loacker Recycling Asia will give the family-owned business what it calls
‘a foothold in the key Asian market’. Loacker says the Singapore base will enable
it ‘to continue processing production waste materials responsibly, and to secure
the supply of raw materials’ in what it describes as ‘one of the world’s most
important trading centres for secondary raw materials’. www.loacker.cc/en
Anipac
Mexico’s plastics industry is joining the effort to reduce the volume of plastic
waste washed into the sea from the country’s beaches. Launched as a pilot
programme in 2014, Yo Cuido Mi Playa – or ‘I Take Care of My Beach’ – has
yielded such positive results that the Mexican plastics industry association Anipac
plans to extend it to beaches such as Cancún, Los Cabos, Manzanillo, Veracruz
and Acapulco. www.anipac.com
Adidas
Sportswear fi rm Adidas is teaming up with the Parley for the Oceans initiative
for a dual mission: to clean up the world’s oceans; and to develop materials
made from marine plastic waste that can be used in its products. The ‘long-term
partnership’ will see Adidas phase out the use of plastic bags at its 2900 stores.
The company adds that it plans to release clothing and shoes containing fi bres
made from recycled ocean waste from next year. www.adidas-group.com
Novelis
The company claiming to be the world’s largest aluminium recycler has a new man
at the helm. Novelis Inc. has appointed Steve Fisher to serve as its interim president
following the departure of former president and ceo Philip Martens. ‘The search
for a permanent chief executive is under way,’ it adds. www.novelis.com
The IFAT Eurasia show, which took
place in the Turkish capital Ankara last
week, attracted 11 000 visitors and 243
exhibitors representing 400 companies
from 75 different countries.
The trade fair has become ‘a new hub’ for
green technologies in an upcoming mar-
ket, notes Stefan Rummel, managing
director of event organiser Messe
München. ‘This premiere proved that tak-
ing a step into this new market was the
right decision,’ he adds. ‘An entirely new
centre for the environmental technology
industry has been established here.’
Delegates were drawn from far and
wide, including Greece, Iran, Israel,
Kazakhstan, Lithuania, the Russian Fed-
eration and Tunisia. Among the promi-
nent offi cials to attend the event was
Gratiela Leocadia Gavrilesco, Romania’s
minister of environment, water and for-
estry. She observed that IFAT Eurasia
provided ‘an important bridge’ between
Romania and Turkey, adding that such
an event ‘has been missing’.
Turkey’s minister of forestry and water
affairs Prof. Dr. Veysel Eroǧlu comments:
‘IFAT Eurasia in Ankara shows the strong
interest of international investors in Tur-
key. It underlines impressively the impor-
tance of the Turkish environmental sector.’
www.ifat-eurasia.com
IFAT Eurasia meets
great expectations
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