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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

AIK Technik AG to Supply Acid Fly Ash Washing System for Tuas Nexus Integrated Waste Management Facility (IWMF) in Singapore

AIK Technik AG, a plant engineering company based in Switzerland, has been awarded a contract by Keppel Seghers to supply the complete FAW (acid fly ash washing) plant in Singapore for Tuas Nexus IWMF (Phase 1). Tuas Nexus is the world’s first integrated waste and used water treatment facility, which was conceptualized from the ground […]

Madagaskar – Enormous Natural Potential vs. Teething Troubles

“There are very few waste treatment facilities, such as incinerators that meet standards or sanitary landfills, and recycling activities are only at the beginning stage,” an inventory report by the Organisation of the United Nations for Industrial Development assessed in 2017. There are some decrees regulating waste management, but “with the exception of a few […]

Industrial Recycling Solution for Detergent Bottles Made of HDPE

German company Pla.to Technology has presented a technology solution for the bottle-to-bottle recycling of detergent bottles made of high-density polyethylene (HDPE). According to the company, it was able to reprocess – almost entirely – used shampoo and shower gel bottles without any loss of quality in a water-saving process at the Pla.to technical facility in […]

Mobile Network Equipment: GSMA Presented Strategy Paper for Circular Economy

The GSM Association (also referred to as ‘the GSMA’ or Global System for Mobile Communications) has published a strategy paper that analyzes how the network equipment used within the telecommunications system could evolve towards a circular business model. The planet and its people need to reduce resource use and move to more sustainable business models, […]

Waste Management Market to Grow Over the Next Five Years

According to a new market research report published by MarketsandMarkets, the size of the international waste management market is expected to grow from an estimated 423.4 billion US-Dollar in 2021 to 542.7 billion US-Dollar by 2026. The key drivers for this global market include stringent regulations of governments worldwide for better management of waste and […]