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Japan expands electronics recycling law |
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December 01, 2008.
The government of Japan has decided to add flat television sets -liquid crystal and plasma display televisions- and drying machines to a list of home appliances manufacturers must recycle according to the country’s electrical appliance recycling law. ... more
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AnaeCo teams up with UK company |
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December 01, 2008.
Waste recycling company AnaeCo has entered into a partnership with a UK-based firm to expand its DiCOM waste processing system through India, China and South East Asia. United States-based AnaeCo has signed a memorandum of understanding with Sindicatum Carbon Capital International with a view to forming an equal joint venture for the development of projects using DiCOM. ... more
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EBRD to finance paper production in Albania |
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November 27, 2008.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is making an equity investment of Euro 2 million (US$ 2.58 million) in Edipack Sh.a, the only paper-producing company in Albania, to support the company’s plans to install recycled paper production line and establish paper recycling networks throughout Albania. ... more
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French battery recycler obtains major investment |
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November 27, 2008.
Hazardous waste management specialist and battery recycler Recupyl S.A.S., which is headquartered in Grenoble, France, has received a commitment for a Euro 14.5 million (US$ 18.7 million) capital injection.
Recupyl currently has recycling plants in Singapore, France, Spain and the UK (under license) and is developing many other opportunities. ... more
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Mayfran takes over Canadian conveyor firm |
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November 26, 2008.
Mayfran International, a Cleveland, Ohio based manufacturer in the United States of engineered factory automation systems, has expanded its product capabilities with the acquisition of Press Room Techniques (PRT) of Lindsay, Ontario.
PRT is the developer and manufacturer of a line of patented products that manage scrap in stamping operations. PRT's innovative "shuffle" conveyor systems, manufactured in Canada, complement Mayfran's current range of scrap handling solutions. ... more
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Dark clouds gathering over Nyrstar's Belgian operation |
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November 26, 2008.
Worldwide operating recycling group Nyrstar has informed its Belgian works councils that it will temporarily suspend production and initiate a ‘care and maintenance programme’ at its Balen zinc smelter in Belgium due to adverse economic circumstances. ... more
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Intec acquires major Australian recycling site |
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November 26, 2008.
Metals processing group Intec has entered a A$20 million agreement for the purchase of a fellow Australian metals processing plant in Newcastle, which will position the company as a major metals producer in Australia using the company’s Intec Process technology. ... more
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Metso and Pyreco plan rubber pyrolysis venture |
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November 25, 2008.
A UK company will provide a ‘closed loop’ pyrolysis process as an environmental option to existing disposal methods, by turning tyres back into valuable raw materials, energy and new products. PYReco has signed an agreement with Metso Minerals, one of the world’s leading specialist mineral processing engineers and part of Finnish firm Metso, to build and operate a continuous flow pyrolysis plant by the end of 2010. ... more
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Russia drops VAT and import tax on metal scrap |
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November 24, 2008.
The Brussels-based Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) welcomes the decision by the Russian government to suspend import duties on ferrous and some types of non-ferrous scrap, which formerly were of 5%, for a period of 9 months. ... more
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Global recycling standard issued for textiles |
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November 25, 2008.
Control Union Certifications has launched the first Global Recycling Standard (GRS) for textiles and clothing to ensure greater sourcing clarity right through the production supply chain, EcoTextile News reports. ... more
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Nucor steel mill announces US$45 million expansion |
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November 24, 2008.
The largest US Steel fabricator Nucor Corp. plans to invest US$45 million over the next five years at its Nucor Steel South Carolina Steel Mill in Darlington. The project will include improvements to the existing steel mill facility such as upgraded equipment in the rolling mills and improvements to the scrap conveyor, alloy handling systems, ductwork, railroad tracks and cranes. Further investments will be made through the expansion of the existing baghouse, the acquisition of land and growth in the mill's special bar quality capabilities. ... more
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New Sims plant tackles Australian e-waste |
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November 20, 2008.
Australia has launched its first automated recycling plant for e-waste which will salvage up to 20,000 tonnes of IT equipment from landfill. The Sims recycling plant, opened in Sydney, will reduce monitors and circuit boards into basic components such aluminium, copper, silver and gold to be shipped to overseas Asian sites for further processing. ... more
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Global barriers to trade in raw materials: 'Raw Deal' |
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November 21, 2008.
A new study, conducted by the American Scrap Coalition, concludes that governments around the world are enacting a variety of trade-restrictive measures to gain an ‘unfair advantage’ in the race for raw materials. ... more
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Soaring shipping rates affect shipbreaking positively |
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November 16, 2008.
Ship scrapping accelerated in Asian countries like India, Bangladesh and Pakistan after a plunge in the price of obsolete carriers attracted buyers, the largest US cash purchaser Global Marketing Systems says to news agency Bloomberg.
The demolition sale price of a general cargo ship based on its empty weight, so-called light displacement tonnage, fell to US$225 a tonne in Bangladesh compared with US$680 in July, the company says. ... more
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Russia’s TMK commissions second EAF plant |
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November 17, 2008.
SMS Demag, a company of the SMS group, Germany, has successfully commissioned an X-Melt electric steel plant with an annual capacity of 1.0 million tonnes of steel at the Polevskoy location for OAO Severskij Tube (TMK Group), Russia.
The SMS Demag supply scope comprised an ARCCESS® 135-t electric arc furnace, scrapyard plant and equipment, the gas cleaning plant, an additive supply system and injection systems for lime, carbon and filter dust. ... more
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Commission presents EU strategy for safer ship dismantling |
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November 20, 2008.
The European Commission has presented an EU strategy to make the dismantling of old ships safer for workers and the environment. Every year between 200 and 600 large merchant ships are taken apart for their valuable scrap metal. Many ships taken out of service in Europe end up being dismantled on beaches in South Asia. ... more
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New report considers Russian metal recycling machinery market |
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November 18, 2008.
A new report jumps into the Russian scrap metal market, focussing on all aspects of the Russian scrap metal recycling equipment. The report, entitled "Review of the Russian Scrap Metal Recycling Equipment Market" is published by the Irish agency Research and Markets.
In 2007 scrap metal consumption in Russia amounted to more than 270,000 tonnes, and as compared to a similar period in the year 2006, this figure has risen by 20%. The volume of automotive scrap has increased greatly. According to Research and Markets, this has led to an increasing demand for scrap metal recycling equipment.
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Malaysia temporarily lifts scrap metal export ban |
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November 17, 2008.
Malaysia’s trade minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has lifted the export ban on scrap metal to enable scrap dealers to clear their stock that has piled up over the months. The Malaysian Iron and Steel Industry Federation says retraction of the export ban is to help dealers find export markets for scrap metal and tie them over in this difficult period. ... more
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US aluminium smelting facility shuts down after failed merger. |
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November 16, 2008.
The planned merger of two aluminium alloy companies in the US states of Arkansas and Minnesota has collapsed, with the result that a plant will be closed and about 150 employees there will be out of work. ... more
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US trader fined for illegally exporting e-waste to China |
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November 13, 2008.
United States | The US Environmental Protection Agency has fined Jet Ocean Technologies of Chino, California, US$10,300 for failing to notify the EPA of an export shipment of cathode ray tubes (CRTs), in violation of federal hazardous waste laws.
‘Electronic recyclers, freight forwarders, and shipping brokers must be aware of the federal regulations required for legally exporting electronic waste,’ says Jeff Scott, director of Waste Programs for the EPA’s Southwest region. ... more
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Major plastics recycler buys Titech equipment |
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November 19, 2008.
Plastics recycling company Jayplas in the United Kingdom, which has reprocessing sites in Manchester, Grimsby, Loughborough, Derby and Birmingham, has installed an advanced automated sorting system which processes mixed plastics. ... more
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US association sets aluminium recycling target |
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November 19, 2008.
The Aluminum Association, the US body representing domestic and worldwide operating primary producers of aluminium, aluminium recyclers and producers of fabricated products, has announced an industry wide effort to increase the industry’s recycling rate for used aluminium beverage containers to 75% by 2015.
The aluminum industry recovers approximately 54% of the aluminium containers produced in the US. ... more
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Australian recyclers’ fears over emissions trading |
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November 13, 2008.
The recycling industry in Australia has warned that it could become a victim of emissions trading if current proposals are not amended.
According to the Australian Council of Recyclers, some recycling companies will be forced to bear the full cost of buying greenhouse permits as well as higher electricity bills whereas big emitters using virgin materials will qualify for free permits. In a submission to the government, the council’s Chief Executive Anne Prince says jobs would be lost and the industry scaled back as recycling activities - and their carbon emissions - were exported to more viable countries, such as China.
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Eco Recycling wins top Indian prize |
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November 12, 2008.
E-scrap and hazardous waste recycler Eco Recycling Ltd has been named the most promising company in terms of sustainability and innovation at the third annual New Ventures India Investor Forum in Mumbai. ... more
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Russia switches to zero import duty on ferrous scrap |
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November 11, 2008.
The Russian government has cut its import duty on ferrous metal scrap from 5% to zero for a period of nine months, according to a Cabinet decree posted on an official website. Zero duty will also apply to flat iron or non-alloyed steel products not wider than 0.6 cm for industrial automobile assembly. ... more
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