“Rwanda has a bold vision to become a carbon-neutral and climate resilient economy by the middle of the century”, Rwanda’s National Fund for Environment prophesized in February 2022. Regarding circular economy or at least recycling, it will still be a long way to go. There are no official data available on Rwanda’s total waste production. […]
Vietnam’s revised Law on Environmental Protection (LEP), which came into effect in January this year, aims to reinforce the extended producer responsibility of manufacturers and importers through recycling. Back in 2020, Vietnam was considered one of the five countries that generate most solid waste accounting for about 13 million tons per year, ReportLinker – a […]
Li-Cycle and Glencore want to create an integrated network to supply primary and secondary lithium-ion battery materials. According to the press releases of Switzerland-based Glencore International AG and Canadian Li-Cycle Holdings Corp., the strategic partnership will better serve the EV battery supply chain by providing customers with an integrated approach for their metal needs. The […]
On the occasion of the international trade fair K 2022, exhibition corporation Messe Düsseldorf provided a report on the ASEAN region. According to the Düsseldorf trade show corporation, the world has experienced economic disruptions in the last two years, owing in part to Covid-19 pandemic-related containment measures that hampered mobility and resulted in reduced spending […]
Mohinani Group, a third-generation family business group, ordered two Starlinger recoSTAR PET 165 HC iV+ PET bottle-to-bottle recycling lines for its new plants in Ghana and Nigeria. The two new systems will be delivered in 2023 and installed at the Mohinani Group companies Polytank Ghana Ltd. based in Accra, Ghana, and Sonnex Packaging Nigeria Ltd. […]
Hungarian multinational oil and gas company MOL Group has acquired ReMat Zrt., a recycler with production plants located in Hungary, and a logistics hub in Slovakia. According to the new owner, ReMat is a market-leading plastics recycler in Hungary with an annual processing capacity of 25,000 tons and almost 200 employees. The company, using plastic […]
For more than 10 years, the German plant manufacturer URT Umwelt- und Recyclingtechnik GmbH has been working successfully in the field of lithium-ion battery recycling. Due to many years of experience in the fields of inert shredding, airlock technology, plant sealing and efficient separation technology, the URT plants meet the latest European emission regulations as […]
In April this year, Technip Energies and Clariant announced that they have signed a cooperation agreement for the implementation of Clariant’s sunliquid cellulosic ethanol technology. According to a press release, sunliquid customers “can benefit from combining Clariant’s proven technology with Technip Energies’ deep experience as an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor to build advanced […]
Construction company BESIX Middle East has informed that its flagship Sludge-to-Energy project in the Emirate of Ajman (United Arab Emirates) has successfully passed performance and reliability tests. Designed and built by BESIX Middle East for Ajman Sewerage (Private) Company Limited (ASPCL), the facility transforms sewage sludge into energy. “The facility, the first of its kind […]
French automotive supplier Faurecia, a company of the Group FORVIA, and Veolia have signed a Cooperation and Research Agreement to jointly develop compounds for automotive interior modules, aiming to achieve an average of 30 percent of recycled content by 2025. In 2011, Faurecia introduced a range of bio-composite cockpit solutions with NAFILean. More than a […]