Italy: On Track to Reach the 2025 Targets

With 175 million tons produced, Italy shows the fourth highest amount of waste. On the other side, the country has one of the highest recycling rates in the EU. In 2021, the country recycled at least 51.3 percent of its municipal waste. According to the latest report of the Fondazione per lo Sviluppo Sostenibile (Sustainable […]

Saudi Arabia: SIRC Exported Recycled PET Flakes to UK and Spain

In August this year, the Saudi Investment Recycling Company (SIRC) exported its first recycled and heat-washed PET flakes through its joint venture project under municipal solid waste recycling companies “Yadoum” and “Masab” (a plastic recycling company) to one of the largest manufacturers of recycled PET bottles in the United Kingdom. SIRC, owned by the Saudi […]

European-American Collaboration: Turning Carbon Emissions into Plastics

eNaphtha from Infinium to serve as feedstock alternative. US-based eFuels company Infinium and Borealis, an European supplier of plastic solutions, have agreed to enable the production of low-carbon-footprint plastics generated from waste carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions that would otherwise be released into the atmosphere, both companies announced in a joint press release. These plastics, known […]

PRC Europe 2025: Where Industry Leaders Drive Transformation

The Petrochemical and Refining Congress: Europe 2025 brings together top industry players to explore technological advancements and trends on 19-20 May in Milan, Italy. The Congress is known for its networking opportunities and practical discussions, covering low-carbon hydrogen production, future of petrochemical products and feedstock changes. To discover challenges and opportunities of the downstream sector, […]

Pekutherm Intends to Double Recycling Volume

German plastics recycling company Pekutherm Kunststoffe GmbH plans to double its recycling volume and wants to expand in Europe. According to the specialist in recycling thermoplastics such as acrylic glass (polymethylmethacrylate, PMMA) and polycarbonate (PC), Heiko Pfister, Managing Partner of Pekutherm, has identified Italy, Spain, France, and the Baltic States as key target markets for […]

RecycLiCo Battery Materials Received European Unitary Patent

Canada-based company RecycLiCo Battery Materials Inc. has announced the registration of the European Unitary Patent (Patent Application No. 17870326.0) for its hydrometallurgical recycling solution. This patent grant would solidify the company’s intellectual property portfolio in Europe, “a key market focused on electrification and sustainable battery technologies”. According to RecycLiCo, this patent is the 16th issued […]

Mozambique: On Search for Plastic Waste Reduction

While Mozambique‘s waste management sector, in general, shows the first signs of change, the treatment of plastic waste finds it difficult to leave the disastrous recycling rates behind. The problems already start with fixing the number of generated and handled materials. A “final report for Mozambique” published by the IUCN and the UN environment program […]

Mozambique and the Country’s Struggle against Waste

It is estimated that the Republic of Mozambique’s more than 30 million inhabitants generate at least 4.2 million tons of waste per year. More precise data is not available. As reported by the Mitigation Action Facility – a platform for providing technical support and climate finance for ambitious mitigation projects to decarbonize key sectors of […]

Reconomy Acquired its first US Company

In August this year, UK-based circular economy company Reconomy announced the acquisition of Lincoln Waste Solutions LLC, a leading US-based waste and recycling management and consulting firm. According to Reconomy, Lincoln provides a comprehensive, full-service management approach to handle all types of waste and recycling. “Its services include recycling, waste consulting, hauler management and back-office […]

Lindner Expands to India

Austrian engineering firm Lindner has continued its expansion with the foundation of Lindner Recyclingtech Bharat (India) LLP with its headquarters in Delhi. Together with Chirag Verma, Co-owner of Lindner Bharat, and Ganesh Karankal, Sales Director of plastics recycling, the aim is to develop sustainable recycling solutions for the waste and plastics industry. “India, with its […]

Expo Asia 2024 Gathers Global Industry Players with New Group Participation from Anhui Province, China and Norway

Eco Expo Asia 2024 is poised to make a significant impact as it returns from 30 October to 2 November at the AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong. This year’s event will feature a diverse array of exhibitors from Mainland China, Hong Kong, Southeast Asia, Europe and America, showcasing cutting-edge technologies and solutions in new energy, green […]

Tana Oy Widens Its Markets to Thailand and Partners with GMC Engineering

Tana Oy, a leading Finnish environmental technology company, is excited to announce a new distributorship with GMC Engineering Co., Ltd. in Thailand. Based in Bangkok, GMC Engineering is an international trading and service company specializing in waste management solutions, with a focus on municipal solid waste, industrial waste, and the waste-to-energy sector. With decades of […]

Neste Extends Chemical Recycling Logistics Infrastructure

Neste is expanding its logistics infrastructure for liquefied recycled raw materials at its refinery in Porvoo (Finland), including materials such as liquefied waste plastic and liquefied rubber tires. According to the company, this lays the foundation for handling larger amounts of liquefied raw materials to support its strategic aims to advance chemical recycling and transform […]

Water and Wastewater Technology from Germany still in Demand

According to the German VDMA Process Engineering Machinery and Equipment Association, the international markets were successfully developed in 2023 and the level of exports from the previous year was once again exceeded. Compared to 2022, exports increased by 5.5 percent to almost 1.3 billion Euro. With regard to the development of individual sales regions, there […]

Major Aquafin Project: 5 HUBER Belt Dryers BT for the Thermal Treatment of more than 120,000 tons of Sewage Sludge per Year

HUBER SE will supply a total of five HUBER Belt Dryer BT units to the Belgian company Aquafin for the two sites in Roeselare and Beringen. The plants for drying and thermal utilisation of sewage sludge will treat a minimum capacity of 32,500 tons of dry substance or 120,446 tons of original substance with a […]