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New Statistics on Global E-Scrap Quantities: A Big Business

The Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) commissioned a new report, which was published at the world recycling organization’s latest convention, held in Barcelona in May this year. End-of-Life electrical and electronic equipment (EoL-EEE) is currently considered to be one of the fastest growing waste streams worldwide, growing at three to five percent per year, especially […]

The Sector and the Investment Plan for Europe

The Investment Plan for Europe, the so-called Juncker Plan, has three objectives: to remove obstacles to investment; to provide visibility and technical assistance to investment projects; and to make smarter use of financial resources. The three elements of the plan are: ■ First, the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), which provides an EU guarantee […]

Fully Recyclable, Enormously Energy Efficient and Ready for Carsharing: Noah

The circular economy was a leading concept during his design process: According to his developers at the Eindhoven University of Technology, Noah now represents the world’s first circular and fully recyclable car. The two-seater is running entirely on electricity; his chassis, body panels and interior are made from a bio-composite with flax as the main […]

Plastics Recycling Awards Europe Honor Successful Recycling Innovations

Plastics Recyclers Europe has announced the winners of the first Plastics Recycling Awards Europe on 25th of April in Amsterdam. “The very high standard and number of entries we received for each category is a testament to the growing range of consumer and industrial applications in which recycled plastics and recycling technology are being used. […]

Thailand Hit by the Coming Tidal Wave of Western Waste

South and Southeast Asian nations could become the next after Thailand to be hit by a tidal wave of electronic and plastic wastes, the Basel Action Network has warned. The BAN warning follows the dramatic decision by China to block imports of waste. Even before this decision, Chinese waste traders, facing increasing import restrictions, moved […]

Metso Reported Growth in Global Market Share

Finland-based Metso Corporation experienced substantial growth in orders for its metal recycling solutions during 2017. As reported, the orders further expand Metso‘s installed base globally, including major orders for China and Europe. The customers range from large, multinational scrapyards and leading players in the steel industry, to local, family-run metal waste scrap processors. According to […]

Nestro Introduces Important Components for the Recycling Industry

On the IFAT Nestro Lufttechnik GmbH presents itself in hall B5 on booth 153. Due to the worldwide growing consumption of raw materials and the increase of waste at the same time emphasizes the enourmous importance recycling continues to have. On the other hand, overcapacities in this sector is leading to cut-throat competition, which can […]

New Drum Screen with Retrofitting Possibilities

With the drum screen Basic 518, German-based company Doppstadt places a basic solution for small and medium municipal environmental services and recycling plants on the market. For enterprises looking for an efficient basic solution for the screening of medium quantities of light materials, the Doppstadt product range now includes a machine solution with retrofitting possibilities […]

France Selects Forrec to Process Refrigerators

The year 2017 was one of outstanding achievements and consolidation: Two major French companies decided that Forrec‘s refrigerator processing technology and experience were exactly what they needed to complete their own plants, which will, in terms of intake capacity (120 refrigerators/hour), be the world‘s largest. A key aspect of these lines and the process they […]

The Atritor Turbo Separator De-packaging System

Atritor will be returning to IFAT 2018 after their successes of previous years, exhibiting their Turbo Separator de-packaging system with new models which have been introduced to their range to facilitate industry demands for more throughput in less time while maintaining clean separation. The Turbo Separator has been the AD industry workhorse for recovering packaged […]

Eddy Current Separator with Eccentric Rotor: Type SFME-29

The Spanish provider of separating equipment, Felemamg, introduced its first eccentric rotor separator in 2009, improving significantly the quality of this type of separators, which have existed in the market so far. In the model SFME-29 an eccentric magnetic rotor of 271 millimeters diameter and an envelope diameter of 395 millimeters are implemented. Thanks to […]

Cost-Effective Steel Production with Low-Grade Scrap

The delegation from Japanese steel institute visited SHARC furnace plant at Hellenic Halyvourgia. In December 2017 a delegation from the Iron and Steel Institute of Japan visited the SHARC electric arc furnace plant (Shaft Arc – electric arc furnace with scrap preheating in the shaft) at Hellenic Halyvourgia (HLV) in Volos, Greece, one of the […]

New Dutch Company Bofar B.V.

In February this year, the new Dutch company Bofar B.V. was established by the Dutch provider of recycling machines and solutions, Machinefabriek M. Bronneberg BV (MBH), and Faron van Lieshout, an expert who has been with the company for over five years. According to Bofar, the company will specialize in tailor-made 3D-design of parts, components […]

Technical Novelties “Made in Austria”

“Green Boost your business” is the motto at IFAT, under which the Austrian-based company Komptech is presenting its communication technology “Connect!”, along with all-new and updated machines for shredding, screening and turning. Komptech’s key message at this year’s IFAT is “even more customer benefit”. The Austrian technology provider is intent on continuing to help its […]

The New Technology for Industrial Recycling of Municipal Waste Developed by Tehnix Achieves Circular Economy

The company Tehnix is the leading eco-industry in the Republic of Croatia and the European Union. The company has developed machines, equipment and technologies that are used for the best industrial recycling of municipal waste. “Primary recycling fits completely into the industrial recycling system by delivering the recycled waste to the facility using recyclable values […]