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Tube City strengthens position in Europe |
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September 08, 2008.
Scrap metal trader Tube City IMS from the USA has acquired UK company Hanson Resource Management Ltd. and its subsidiary Hanson Support Services Ltd. The 40-plus-year-old Hanson's primary business is supplying services to steelmakers through its more than 600 employees. ... more
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VAR: Cost explosion jeopardises alu-recycling industry |
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September 08, 2008.
A cost explosion of a so far unknown extent puts pressure on the aluminium recycling industry, particularly on the producers of aluminium casting alloys and aluminium wrought alloys, ac-cording to German aluminium recycling body VAR (Verband der Aluminiumrecycling-Industrie). ... more
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SITA acquires Doopa and Doopatrans from VPK |
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September 01, 2008.
Paper trading company SITA Paper Recycling, a division of SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT, has acquired the shares of Doopa NV and Doopatrans NV on 1 August. Doopa NV and Doopatrans NV are subsidiaries of the Belgian VPK Packaging Group.
Doopa NV is a specialist company collecting and processing paper from inter-municipal companies, firms and private individuals. ... more
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The Lindner Power Komet saves energy |
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September 01, 2008.
Austrian shredding specialist Lindner has launched the Power Komet, a new concept based on the proven Komet range of machinery which is used extensively throughout the world for the production of refuse-derived fuel flock. The new Power Komet single-shaft shredder is particularly suited to the secondary size reduction and granulation of pre-shredded material. ... more
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Legal challenge to Clemenceau dismantling in UK |
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September 03, 2008.
Environmental campaigners say they would go to the courts in a bid to stop an asbestos-contaminated French aircraft carrier from being broken up in Britain. The 32,700-tonne Clemenceau, once the pride of the French navy, has spent the past five years being moved around the globe as officials tried to find a final resting place for the vessel, which contains 700 tonnes of asbestos. ... more
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Samsung launches US recycling program |
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September 03, 2008.
Electronics manufacturer Samsung introduces free recycling for all Samsung-branded consumer electronics in all 50 US states, beginning October 1. Another consumer electronics manufacturer is getting on the e-waste bandwagon: this time it's South Korean giant Samsung, which has just announced ‘Samsung Recycling Direct’, a program that will enable consumers in all 50 states to recycle Samsung-branded consumer electronics devices like televisions, monitors, DVD players, home theater systems, cameras, camcorders, printers, peripherals—essentially, all Samsung-branded consumer electronics. ... more
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Plastrade Recycling expands in Germany |
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September 02, 2008.
German plastics recycler Plastrade wants open two other locations where PET bottles will be recycled. In addition, the expanded plant in Kerpen. For this expansion, the group Plastrade invests Euro 6 million together with strategic partners. ... more
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US conventions in battle to become the ‘greenest’ |
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August 28, 2008.
The battle for who is greenest of them all is taking place in in the US cities of Denver and St. Paul as both the Democrat party and the Republican party vie for leadership in holding the most sustainable convention.
It’s a close call, to be sure, and part of the reason stems from the public’s growing appetite for sustainability and the parties’ desire to look green in light of soaring energy prices. The difference between them may turn out to be negligible, since a good deal of the green stuff Denver is getting this week St. Paul will get a week later. ... more
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New Zealand scrap industry under threat |
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August 28, 2008.
New Zealand's billion-dollar scrap metal industry will lose out if a proposed Waste Minimisation Bill goes ahead. The bill, which is due for its second reading calls for a levy on every tonne of waste sent for disposal. It is intended to deter wasteful behaviour and to provide funding for new waste minimisation initiatives. ... more
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Kenya opens first e-waste management plant |
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August 27, 2008.
East Africa's first e-waste management plant has been opened in Embakasi, Kenya, which will handle the region's electronic recycling needs. The project, undertaken Computers For Schools Kenya (CFSK) will dismantle and separate electronic waste from Kenya and eventually from Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi.
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Mitsui acquires additional shares in Sims Group |
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August 26, 2008.
Business conglomerate Mitsui & Co., from Japan, says its wholly owned subsidiary in Sydney, Mitsui Raw Materials Development Pty. (MRMD), has acquired an additional 3.2% of the issued ordinary shares of Sims Group Limited, headquartered in Sydney, for approximately A$198 million (approximately 18.9 billion yen) through the Australian Stock Exchange. Sims is the world largest recycling company, with metal scrap as its core business. ... more
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UK initiative to boost plastic milk bottle recycling |
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August 26, 2008.
Research and development work into boosting the recyclability of plastic milk bottles is to be launched by the Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP), the UK government body which is studying best recycling practices. ... more
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India startup receives funding for e-waste recycling |
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August 25, 2008.
A Noida, India based start-up in the business of e-waste management has attracted US$6.3 million in funding from venture capital firms NEA-IndoUS Ventures and Draper Fisher Jurvetson. The company -named Attero- will use the proceeds of the financing to establish a state of the art e-waste recycling facility in Roorkee and grow the business. ... more
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Bosch Rexroth acquires Hägglunds Drives |
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August 25, 2008.
Manufacturer and supplier in hydraulic motors and drive systems Hägglunds of Sweden, has been sold by its parent company Ratos AB to the German company Bosch Rexroth AG of Lohr am Main, Germany. ... more
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Changhong builds CRT recycling line in Sichuan |
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August 21, 2008.
A waste cathode ray tube (CRT) televisions recycling line will be opened by Chinese electronics manufacturer Sichuan Changhong in 2008, and Changhong hopes it will be the largest waste home appliances recycling base in west China through further technology development, and industrial investments. ... more
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China to regulate e-waste recycling |
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August 21, 2008.
China | The People's Republic of China is ready to set up a mechanism to encourage recycling and centralised treatment of electronic waste. This will be supported by a special fund, according a draft law on the management of electronic waste, aiming to reduce the pollution it causes in China. The proposed regulation on the recycling and treatment of used electronic products and home appliances received approval at an executive meeting of the State Council, China's cabinet. ... more
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Consortium to boost bioplastics recycling |
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August 20, 2008.
In the USA, brand owners, recyclers, retailers, NGOs and academics have joined forces to launch the Bioplastics Recycling Consortium (BRC) whose mission will be to develop an efficient recovery system and end markets for post-consumer bioplastic materials. ... more
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Exporting scrap better in CO2 terms, says WRAP |
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August 20, 2008.
The amount of carbon dioxide produced in exporting materials from Europe to China for reprocessing is lower than would be emitted by landfilling it and using brand new materials, according to the UK-based Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP).
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Nyrstar ponders production switch |
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August 19, 2008.
Zinc producer Nyrstar NV is reviewing its Australian operations, including the possibility of switching some production to its recycling facility in Hobart. ... more
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Icos inks investment deal with ReSteel |
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August 18, 2008.
Specialist clean technology investor Icos Capital has invested in ReSteel, a European base metals recovery company established by Delft Technical University (TU Delft) in the Netherlands. The funding will be used to facilitate a European roll-out for ReSteel, which has developed a new approach to the recovery of high-quality steel and copper from small and difficult-to-separate scrap materials. ... more
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LKQ Corp. takes over US recycled parts business |
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August 18, 2008.
The US largest car dismantler and used parts supplier LKQ Corporation, has acquired Pick-Your-Part Auto Wrecking, an auto recycler with nine recycling locations in the US state of California that generated approximately US$114.1 million of revenue in 2007. The purchase price for all of the outstanding voting and non-voting stock of Pick-Your-Part is expected to be US$72.9 million, , with the majority of the price allocated to the non-voting stock. ... more
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Vertical hydraulic baling machine from PTR |
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August 15, 2008.
US baling equipment manufacturer PTR has introduced the “Big Green” Vertical Baler - a self-contained baling system designed for applications where space is at a premium.
According to the company, the vertical baler is particularly suitable for warehouses, supermarkets, drug stores and manufacturing plants, and can be used for a variety of applications including the baling of cardboard, PET bottles, aluminium cans and siding. The 18 different models can accommodate bales weighing between 100 and 1800 pounds. ... more
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Carbo Separator for innovative paper processing |
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August 14, 2008.
Dutch recycling equipment manufacturer Wagensveld BV has developed the Carbo Separator for separating cardboard from a pre-sorted paper waste stream. ... more
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Phone recycler secures multi-million funding |
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August 14, 2008.
US-based mobile phone recycler ReCellular has raised US$ 15 million (Euro 11 million) from Investor Growth Capital (IGC) to fund its expansion plans. ‘This investment marks a milestone in ReCellular’s history,’ says CEO Chuck Newman. ‘It marks our transition from a successful start-up in the emerging field of cell phone recycling into the undisputed global leader in electronics sustainability.’ ... more
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Greenstar to invest in new facilities |
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August 13, 2008.
Recycling-led waste management company Greenstar is investing in new facilities in the USA and the UK.
Houston-based Greenstar North America (GNA) acquired Vista Fibers in Dallas and its parent company Mid America in October last year, thus providing Greenstar with significant recycling operations in Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio. ... more
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