06-02-2018 Paper and cardboard recyclingRecovered paper: China’s contamination ceiling ‘difficult to achieve’Asia – Export volumes to China have been ‘hugely affected’ by the country’s decision to ban imports of mixed paper…
02-02-2018 Non-Ferrous metals recyclingChiao: China’s non-ferrous recyclers forced to turn to ‘unclassified scrap’Global – Although China has finally issued its long-awaited import licences for Category 7 mixed metal scrap, these have gone…
26-01-2018 Ferrous metal recyclingChina sets record as global steel output climbs 5.3% in 2017Asia – Global crude steel production jumped 5.3% from 1606.3 million tonnes in 2016 to 1691.2 million tonnes last year,…
18-01-2018 Plastics recyclingSharp decline in US plastics scrap exports to ChinaAsia – America’s plastics scrap exports to mainland China dwindled towards the end of last year in the face of…
12-01-2018 Plastics recyclingJanuary sees 99% reduction in plastic scrap imported to ChinaAsia – ‘Only a fraction’ of government-approved plastic scrap was shipped to China from abroad during the first weeks of…
11-01-2018 BIR Convention BusinessBIR disappointed by China’s confirmed impurity limitsglobal – Quoting local sources, the BIR world recycling organisation has informed members that China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP)…
05-01-2018 Paper and cardboard recyclingPositive profit alert from China’s Nine Dragons PaperAsia – Hong Kong-based Nine Dragons Paper Holdings, the major containerboard producer and recovered fibre consumer, is anticipating a profit…
04-01-2018 BIR Convention BusinessBIR’s Arnaud Brunet: developments in China ‘a real game-changer’Asia – The changes announced by the Chinese leadership and its government regarding environmental policies and import restrictions have put…
21-12-2017 BusinessIndia unlikely to mirror China’s explosive steel use growthAsia – While India’s steel demand has ‘big potential’ considering its huge population and still low-level of infrastructure and housing…
20-12-2017 Plastics recyclingChina plastics ban: finding a home for 350 000 tonnes ‘that won’t have a market’Asia – Some 350 000 tonnes of plastics scrap that would have previously been recycled will be diverted from this…
11-12-2017 BIR Convention BusinessBIR urges clarification and amendment of China’s import stanceChina – The BIR world recycling federation has called on the Chinese government to clarify and consider changes to its…
