End of July this year, Tata Steel – a globally active steel producer belonging to the Indian Tata Group – has announced that the company would soon commission its steel recycling plant being set-up in Rohak in the Indian state of Haryana. Some days before, the first raw material consignment of ferrous scrap for trials […]
In August this year, ePac Flexible Packaging and RePurpose Technologies (RPT) announced their partnership to help create solutions that ensure plastics are recycled and kept from landfills. The intention is that the companies create recycling facilities starting in 2021. According to the information, ePac – a company based entirely on digital printing from HP – […]
The company aims to launch operations in 2021, to annually recycle roughly 40,000 tons of plastics, taken mainly from automobiles and home appliances. In 2019, Japan-based Toyota Tsusho Corporation, the trading arm of the Toyota Group – in collaboration with Veolia Japan K.K. and Kojima Sangyo Co., Ltd. – have established PLANIC Co., Ltd. It […]
US-headquartered manufacturer of plastics, latex, and synthetic rubber Trinseo collaborates with Coexpan, the Grupo Lantero division that specializes in the manufacture of rigid plastic foils and thermoformed products, to provide solutions for the packaging industry at a global level. The two companies aim to validate various polystyrene recycling technologies “to develop polystyrene containing recycled content […]
Ecofuturo is a young family-run industrial company. Located halfway between Lisbon and Porto, over the years, it has decided to specialize in the refining of electric motors and small waste from WEEE, to enhance the individual granulated metals. Owner Guilherme Pina has a clear vision of the future, both in Portugal and throughout Europe. Having […]
The industry associations of the European Union and the USA for advanced rechargeable, portable and automotive batteries – in cooperation with the battery recycling, medical equipment, automobile and electric mobility industry – have launched BatteriesTransport.org, an information platform on the legal requirements for the safe transport of batteries and battery-containing vehicles and equipment. The professional […]
According to Metso Waste Recycling, its new K series of pre-shredders has got off to a strong start. The machines of this series have been sold to customers in many different countries, the provider underlined. In Germany, three major recycling companies have already made purchases – and many more have shown an interest. Two models […]
The company Tidy Planet has shipped its first-ever Rocket Composter unit to Australia, where it will help a not-for-profit community farm to divert 200-300 kilograms of food and green wastes from landfill per day. The A900 Rocket Composter was expected to be installed on the Rail Trail near Buckley Park Community Farm and to be […]
Ice cream brand Magnum became the first to use SABIC’s certified circular polypropylene “TruCircle” that uses feedstock made from recycling used, mixed plastic. Over seven million tubs made with recycled plastic are rolled out across Europe in 2020 and due to be launched globally from 2021 onwards. According to manufacturer SABIC, after a successful pilot […]
Steel Dynamics, Inc., one of the largest steel producers and metals recyclers in the United States, has announced the completed acquisition of Mexican company Zimmer, S.A. de C.V. as part of its raw material procurement strategy to support its new Texas flat roll steel mill, which is planned to begin operations mid-year 2021. The transaction […]