Maguire Expanded Weigh Scale Blenders Series

According to US-based manufacturer Maguire, growing demand for the use of post-consumer content, surcharges on virgin resign, and global legislative policy proposals and adoptions are being enforced around the globe. “These new challenges have plastics processors looking for economical solutions to incorporate additional materials, more diverse materials and changing material content in their final product,” […]

Plastic Recycling: Cost Efficiency in Melt Filtration

Recyclates of the highest quality are a highly sought-after commodity in the plastics processing industry. In line with demand, stricter requirements are also being placed on the productivity of the recycling systems. German-based company Ettlinger, the center of competence for recycling in the MAAG Group, offers a solution for providing corresponding product quantities for the […]

Steinexpo 2023: Kleemann Presents Sustainable Solutions for Quarrying and Recycling

At this year’s Steinexpo, Kleemann showcases innovative mobile crushing and screening plants and the SPECTIVE operating concept from its comprehensive product portfolio. A wheel loader from John Deere will also be on show for the first time at Steinexpo. The trade fair appearance will focus on cost-effectiveness, operability and sustainability. Powerful: Quarrying and Recycling With […]

Rokbak RA40s at Indonesian Nickel Mine

On an island on the edge of the Pacific Ocean – 2,000 kilometers northeast of Java – a trio of Rokbak haulers “RA40” operate across a 45,065-hectare mining site. At this remote location in North Maluku, Indonesia, the haulers operate up and down steep inclines, through mud, dirt, grit and gravel, for close to 24 […]

Panizzolo Recycling Plants for Metal Waste Treatment

Panizzolo recycling offers a refining plant for the recovery of the metallic fraction from mixed waste that allows to obtain a high level of purity of the secondary raw material. The refining plant offers high efficiency on large quantities and flexibility, allowing you to modulate the plants started up based on market changes and always […]

Torque Limiter for Direct Drives

The series ECPB from German manufacturer ENEMAC is a combination of a torque limiter with a clamping hub and a metal bellows coupling to avoid expensive damages through overload in the drive chain of recycling machines. The metal bellows ensure axial, angular and lateral offset compensation between the input and output shaft. Available for disengagement […]

Eriez Magnetic Separators are Helping the Growing Glass Industry Remove Impurities

High-intensity magnetic separation equipment from Eriez is gaining recognition among glass manufacturers for its ability to remove tramp metal particulates from the mixing and blending of raw ingredients such as silica, soda ash and limestone before the melting process in a furnace. “The glass industry needs effective magnetic separators to eliminate metallic, magnetic and non-magnetic […]

Japan: Testing of Biogas Purification System at Sewage Treatment Plant

Japanese company Asahi Kasei and Kurashiki City (Okayama prefecture, Japan) intend to hold a trial to evaluate and demonstrate the performance of a biogas purification system at the Kojima sewage treatment plant in the city. The installation of the system was scheduled for May this year. The start of operation is planned for the end […]

TOMRA Launches AUTOSORT™ PULSE with Dynamic LIBS Technology

Global sensor-based sorting technology provider, TOMRA Recycling Sorting, introduces a new machine featuring dynamic laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS). Designed for high throughput sorting of aluminum alloys, AUTOSORT™ PULSE redefines industry standards. Leveraging decades of experience in the metal recycling industry, the company celebrates the introduction of AUTOSORT™ PULSE to the market. Equipped with dynamic LIBS […]

Strong Need for Pipe Crushers

According to this latest study by Fact.MR, a provider of market research and competitive intelligence, the global pipe crusher market is expected to reach a value of 1.34 billion US-Dollar by 2033, demonstrating a compound annual growth rate of 5.1 percent over the next ten years. In 2023, the market is valued at 817.64 million […]

New Recycling Center in Sweden Relies on Telehandler

In Vara, on the Västgötaslätten plain, the new and highly modern Heljeved Recycling Center has opened, receiving waste from private households in the municipality. The facility, operated by Avfall & Återvinning Skaraborg, covers an area of 30,000 m², the equivalent of four football fields. As a result, a traffic-safe, sustainable and flexible recycling center has […]

The Global Number of Shredders

The international Shredder industry is growing. According to the latest “World Shredder List” presented at the recent World Recycling Convention & Exhibition of the BIR (Bureau of International Recycling), the number has grown to 1,181. 334 Shredders of 1000 HP or more are located in the USA and 257 in the EU Member States and […]

Lithium Carbonate from Geothermal Brines

According to Watercycle Technologies Ltd, a UK tech company focused on mineral extraction and water treatment systems, it has, for the first time, successfully produced lithium carbonate from naturally occurring geothermal brines in the North East of England. “This represents a major step forward in the UK’s ambitions to produce a domestic supply of lithium […]

Singapore: Pilot Recycling Plant to Tackle Battery Waste with Fruit Peels

Following a successful proof-of-concept to recycle spent lithium-ion batteries using reagent extracted from fruit peel waste, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) is collaborating with Singaporean company Se-cure Waste Management Pte Ltd (SWM) to scale up the technology in a pilot plant. According to the university, the pilot battery recycling plant has the capacity to […]

Recycled PET for India’s first 100 % rPET Beverage Bottle Produced by Srichakra Polyplast on Starlinger Equipment

Coca-Cola India recently launched its new 100 % rPET bottle for water – a significant milestone as it is the first time that a packaging made of 100 % recycled plastic is used for food or beverages in India. The food-grade rPET for the new bottles is produced by Srichakra Polyplast (India) Pvt Ltd on […]