METAL THEFT WAVE STILL
RAGING
Security cameras and anti-theft hot-
lines have become part of the daily
lives of recycling players. One trend
that stands out is worrying: scrap
thieves are getting ever more auda-
cious.
WINNING WAYS IN THE BALKANS
Scrap metal recycler Steel Impex is ambitiously
targeting growth. Its goals are both at home in
Serbia, where it already collects and processes
more than 100 000 tonnes of ferrous scrap
every year, and beyond the national borders.
REVIEW OF THE K2019
SHOW
The recent plastics recycling expo
K2019 welcomed 225 000 visitors and
3 330 exhibitors from 168 countries
worldwide. We’ve provided an over-
view of the latest innovations.
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Girl power
in Serbia
Steel Impex’s winning
ways in the Balkans
• BIR meets in Budapest:
‘Buckle up for a rough ride’
• Coming to America:
paper recycler Vipa
• K-2019 unveils the best in
plastics recycling technology
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IN THIS ISSUE
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SECTIONS
Viewpoint: 3
Trends & Updates: 9 / 52
In the Lab: handling nuclear waste: 69
Beck’s: 71
Buyer’s Guide: 72
Events: 74
Market reports
Ferrous: 56
Nickel & Stainless: 60
Non-Ferrous: 62
Paper: 66
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30
38
26
Textiles: 67
Plastics: 68
And also…
Interview Marc Ehrlich: 6
BIR convention report: 14
Bianatt of Greece 22
Car recycling in Albania 25
Recycling river plastics: 36
Fashion Forward: 42
Tech by Forrec: 48
Tech by Tapo: 51
BUSY TIMES FOR PACKAGING
MATERIALS
The packaging market is worth billions
every year. Demand is especially high
for popular materials like cardboard
and polyethylene. ‘Scrap is becoming
increasingly important,’ said Grupo
Lantero’s sustainability manager Maria
Rodriguez at the recent Paper &
Plastics Recycling Conference in
Barcelona.
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