Strategic Partnership: Michelin and Enviro Partner to Develop an Innovative Technology to Transform Used Tires Into Raw Materials

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 […]

New Charger for the Increasing Demand

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 […]

Tomra Sorting ebook: Details the Potential Artificial Intelligence Holds for the Recycling Industry

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 […]

COVID-19 Update : BIR Contacts Governments and Shipping Lines to Alleviate Impact of Port Shutdowns

BIR has officially contacted governments, shipping lines and their international organizations, as well as port authorities, so that they support the recycling industries’ request to waive costs and fees on containers stuck in ports due to government shutdowns, as well as ground charge for stuck containers. BIR is also promoting the implementation of ‘green lanes’ […]

Tire Recycling: Breaking the Sulfur-to-Sulfur Bonds

“The chemistry of the tire is very complex and does not lend itself to degradation – for good reason,” argues Michael A. Brook, a professor in the Chemistry Department at McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada. “The properties that make tires so durable and stable on the road also make them exceptionally difficult to break down […]

New Plant in India

Austria-based company Constantia Flexibles officially unveiled a new plant in Ahmedabad (India). The firm’s Ecoflex plant opened in November last year after more than two years of intensive preparations. In total, it has an area of 24,500 square meters and currently employs 50 people. The number is expected to triple by the second quarter of […]

Decision Guide for Water Reuse and Recycling

The Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) – a technical coalition of global companies working together to advance environmental sustainability within the beverage sector – has published a Context-Based Decision Guide for Water Reuse and Recycling. According to the US-based BIER, the guide “is designed to be relevant to any facility, in any industry, in any […]

Coronavirus Update: BIR Calls on Governments to Recognize Recycling Industries as Essential Activities

The Bureau of International Recycling is the global federation of recycling industries and represents directly or indirectly over 30.000 recyclers in more than 70 countries around the world, including 36 National Associations. BIR Member Companies collect, sort and process recyclables such as ferrous and non-ferrous metals including stainless steel/alloys, paper, textiles, plastics, e-scrap and rubber/tyres. […]

Joint Venture in China

Danish Bjørn Thorsen A/S group and Chinese Chongqing Tech­xanadu Industrial Co., Ltd. have launched a new joint venture, the company Nordic Grafting & Compound Solutions Co., Ltd. (NGCS), located in Chongquing (China). Based on licensing agreements with its European founding partners, NGCS will be scoped to produce advanced specialty compounds and compatibilizers (which can be […]

Coronavirus Update: European Commission Publishes Guidance Document

The European Commission has published its guidance on Shipments of Waste in the EU in the context of the Coronavirus crisis. The Commission recognises that companies dealing with waste are providing an essential service to society to protect health and the environment and to keep the circular economy moving. The Commission guides Member State Competent […]