In the latest of our series of updates on the world’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, BIR Ambassadors have provided a summary of the impact of the virus on their respective countries and regions, and on the recycling sector in particular. The pandemic is now well controlled in both mainland China and Taiwan; however, some […]
BIR continues to gather expert updates on the impact of COVID-19 on international recycling markets. Even though China, the starting point for the pandemic, has passed its peak of infections and is taking tentative steps towards a return to normality, Europe and many other parts of the world are still a long way from that […]
Scandinavian Enviro Systems is conducting a private placement of approximately MSEK 32.5 as part of a strategic partnership with Michelin. The Board of Directors of Scandinavian Enviro Systems (Enviro), has in accordance with a letter of intent regarding a long-term strategic partnership with the French global tyre manufacturer Michelin, today resolved to conduct a private […]
Forrec – a growing and dynamic company that concentrates on the research, design and construction of a range of machinery for various fields of application – will exhibit at this year’s IFAT in Munich. GLOBAL RECYCLING Magazine wanted to get to know the Italian-based company and discussed several topics with Marco Zoccarato, the company’s CEO. […]
Eriez Europe has invested in another capacitive charger to keep up with increasing demand to provide magnets with a superior magnetic field and guaranteed performance strength for separation processes. The new charger will be used to magnetize permanent ferrite and rare earth magnetic assemblies, such as Eriez’ range of suspended permanent magnets, which are most […]
The international supplier of complete interior design solutions for offices, schools and health care, Kinnarps AB, has bought a Universal Shredder FRP for its furniture production plant in Kinnarp, Sweden, from the international technology group Andritz. The new machine is capable of shredding up to four tons of wood waste per hour from the furniture […]
Recycling plays a crucial role at Sports Direct International’s distribution center in Shirebrook, Nottinghamshire. The company is the UK‘s largest sporting goods retailer and operates a diversified portfolio of sports, fitness, fashion and lifestyle brands. Each month the retailer collects around 800 to 1,000 tons of cardboard, for which they use HSM machines to manage […]
Imitating human learning, deep learning shows promise to find solutions to sorting challenges where none currently exist. Deep learning is on the rise in the recycling industry, according to the new eBook “Harnessing the Potential of AI” from the global leader in sensor-based sorting, Tomra Sorting Recycling. Dispelling a common misconception about AI, this latest […]
Recent advances in the market of electrical components have made it possible for Eldan to develop a frequency drive for the new versions of the Eldan Super Chopper, with a significantly lower power consumption and at a remarkably lower expense than previous models. For more than 20 years the Eldan Super Chopper has been the […]
Digital trading platform and logistics partner for buyers and vendors of recovered paper, merQbiz, collaborates with German Papiertechnische Stiftung (PTS) to back the “BaleVision” project in North America – a sector-wide leading quality solution for recovered paper. As reported, merQbiz – which was developed by Germany-based technology provider Voith – uses “BaleVision” intending to enable […]