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One-stop Policy Shop with Solutions to End Plastic Pollution

In July, the University of Portsmouth announced a new resource to help tackle plastic pollution on land and in the ocean. As reported, the Global Plastics Policy Centre (GPPC) online platform is the latest development from the University of Portsmouth’s Revolution Plastics research initiative. “Free to all, it is a ‘one-stop shop’ of independent, evidence-based […]

USA: Aqua Metals to Supply Lithium Hydroxide to Dragonfly

Aqua Metals, Inc., an innovator in metals recycling with its AquaRefining technology, and Dragonfly Energy Corporation, a leading manufacturer of deep-cycle lithium-ion batteries, have announced they have entered into a non-binding letter of intent (LOI) for Aqua Metals to supply lithium hydroxide to Dragonfly. Under the LOI, Dragonfly would purchase commercial quantities of lithium hydroxide […]

Award for Innovative Use of Waste Rubber from Car Tires

Polish company ML Polyolefins was recognized – together with its partners – with an award for regranulate with a rubber filling. During the International Fair for Plastics and Rubber Processing PLASTPOL, which took place in May, the winners were presented. The award in the category “Plastics Processing Technologies” went to ML Polyolefins together with the […]

Swiss Solution for End-of-Life Tires

Swiss company Tyre Recycling Solutions SA (TRS) will use the compounding technology of Swiss manufacturer BUSS to transform powder products obtained from recycled end-of-life tires into compounds at an industrial scale. According to TRS, its performance materials – which require a specific, proprietary compounding process of TPE (Thermoplastic elastomers) and TPU (Thermoplastic polyurethane) based resins […]

Australia: New Construction Waste Processing Facility with latest Technology

Turmec, an international provider of waste processing and recycling solutions, has been awarded a 30 million Euro contract to design, build and install a state-of-the-art construction waste processing solution for Australian company Rino Recycling at its Pinkenba facility near Brisbane (Queensland). According to Ireland-based Turmec, the new project will be one of the largest construction […]

Paper Packaging Market: Predicted Growth of 4.1 Percent

According to a new report by Future Market Insights (FMI), the global paper packaging market is estimated to expand at a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 4.1 percent and reach 463.4 billion US-Dollar by 2028. Future Market Insights suggests that the growing consumption of packaged food and consumer goods will boost the demand for […]

Stop of Primary Aluminum Production

Norsk Hydro’s majority-owned Slovalco aluminum facility in Slovakia has decided to close the primary aluminum production at the plant in September this year. The international active industrial company headquartered in Norway was reporting that Slovalco’s decision came in response to adverse framework conditions and high electricity prices, “which show no signs of improvement in the […]

E-Scrap Committee: Time to Review Basel Convention?

The addition of plastic to the Basel Convention’s Prior Informed Consent (PIC) procedures has prompted calls for a review of the way the Convention is structured, its effectiveness and future direction, BIR’s E-Scrap Committee heard at its Dubai World Recycling Convention on 18 October 2022. In his presentation on the US perspective on PIC, Fred […]

European Paper Recycling Award for German Research Project EnEWA

In the EnEWA research project, universities and industrial partners are developing a solution to recycle waste paper from lightweight packaging, residual waste and commercial waste. The project has now received the highest award of the European Paper Recycling Council (EPRC) in Brussels in the category “Innovative Technologies and Research & Development”; the European Paper Recycling […]

Tyres & Rubber Committee: Gulf States Speed Up Tyre Recycling

A transformation in the treatment of end-of-life tyres (ELTs) in the Gulf was reflected by presentations from leading regional recycling businesses at the BIR World Recycling Convention 2022 in Dubai. The meeting of the Tyres and Rubber Committee on 18 October was kicked off by Chairman Max Craipeau of Greencore Resources in China who wondered […]

Covestro: Two Facilities for Mechanical Recycling in Asia

German-based Covestro AG is building the company’s first dedicated mechanical recycling production line in Shanghai. Furthermore, it intends to repurpose a production line in Thailand. The international active company’s goal is to become fully circular. Therefore, in August this year, Covestro has announced plans to set up its first dedicated line for the mechanical recycling […]

BIR Urges: Recycling Industry Needs Support

In the wake of its recent World Recycling Convention, the Bureau of International Recycling expresses concern regarding the effect of the current energy / cost-of-living crisis on the livelihood of its member companies in Europe and across the globe. During the event in Dubai, most of the over 650 attending companies, many of which are […]

Europe: Geminor Calls for Better Utilization of Italian Waste Resources

Italy has a recycling rate of 51.4 percent, which is in line with EU standards. According to Michele Benvenuti, who works as Country Manager for Norwegian-based company Geminor in Italy, the country can contribute more to the EU waste balance and the circular economy. On its homepage, Geminor was reporting that Italy produces about 30 […]

“The Challenge”: Confronting a Brave New World! by Michael Lion, ITC Chairman and Host of The Challenge

Immediately following the official opening of the BIR World Recycling Convention 2022 in “Dazzling Dubai” by President Tom Bird, the event kicked off with the launching of the latest signature edition of BIR’s much acclaimed TV chat-show formula conversation “The Challenge”. The Three Amigos, the show’s resident host Michael Lion (Chair of the International Trade […]

Global Wire and Cable Recycling Market to Grow

According to a study by Transparency Market Research, the global wire and cable recycling market is forecast to reach a value of 30.5 billion US-Dollar by 2031. As reported, players are investing heavily in R&D projects to develop next-gen technologies to achieve energy consumption optimization and reuse of insulating materials in the wire and cable […]