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Solar panel firms join forces on recycling |
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May 22, 2008.
Some of the world’s top solar power companies have teamed up to launch the first large-scale panel recycling system in Europe. By acting now, the new industry association known as PV Cycle hopes to avoid the introduction of potentially unfavourable and costly European regulation at a later date. ... more
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Call for Australia-wide e-waste scheme |
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May 22, 2008.
Australia’s federal government is being pressed to fast-track a national scheme for recycling the country’s electronic waste. Major consumer electronics manufacturer Panasonic is concerned the problem is spiralling out of control for the lack of a co-ordinated national programme for dealing with the growing volume of material. ... more
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UK firm launches innovative paper recycling service for businesses |
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May 21, 2008.
Leading international paper merchant, PaperlinX, has launched ‘yoyo’, which is said to be the first closed loop paper recovery and recycling service for the office papers market in the United Kingdom. ... more
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ASR treatment key to achieving ELV goals |
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May 20, 2008.
Recovery targets set by the EU for end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) will not be met until the volume of automotive shredder residue (ASR) is further reduced, according to a new study from the European Commission. ... more
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CMA of Australia to take over Meretec |
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May 19, 2008.
Shares in Australian recycling company CMA Corporation Ltd shot up more than 15% on news that it has entered into a conditional agreement to acquire UK-based Meretec Ltd for US$ 30 million (Euro 19.1 million).
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Patent Infringement |
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May 15, 2008.
Herewith we inform all customers of the Company Spreelast AG Germany and Magnum D'Or Recources Inc. Fort Lauderdale again, which will try to buy rubber - devucl. products - illegally produced by our patents from them - we will demand licence fees as lawful owners/holders. The same applies to illegally acquired technology by technlogy -betrayal of the Company Spreelast AG Germany.
The Federal Trade Commission was handed over on the 5th May, 2008, after indication by the FBI Office Tulsa, a complaint.
King und Krieg Inc.
Tulsa/Oklahoma
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BPT Perculator for processing solid waste |
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May 15, 2008.
Italian manufacturer Brevini Power Transmission is a designer of gearboxes specifically for the recycling sector. Now the company has developed a process for treating solid waste known as the BTP Percolator. ... more
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Nucor may cash in on Italian construction |
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May 14, 2008.
North American Nucor Corp. will acquire part of an Italian steelmaking company. The Charlotte-based steelmaker will pay about US$658 million for a 50 percent stake in a joint venture with Duferco S.A., called Duferdofin-Nucor, that will produce steel beams in Italy and distribute them in Europe and North Africa. ... more
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Greenstar invests in Irish recycling facility |
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May 13, 2008.
Waste management company Greenstar from Ireland has announced a Euro 20 milion (US$ 31 million) redevelopment of its materials recycling facility (MRF) in the Irish town of Bray (Co Wicklow). ... more
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Manitowoc teams up with Chinese crane builder |
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May 13, 2008.
The Manitowoc Company, through its daughter company the Manitowoc Crane group, have formed a joint venture with Chinese crane manufacturer TaiAn Dongyue Heavy Machinery Co. According to Manitowoc, this partnership allows the company to continue its global expansion and fulfill its objective of manufacturing and servicing cranes on a local basis. ... more
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China’s President Hu picks up green ideas in Japan |
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May 12, 2008.
During his trip through Japan - the first by a Chinese president in more than a decade -President Hu Jintao on Friday visited a bottle-recycling factory at a green industrial zone in Kawasaki, a city once known for its heavy pollution. Hu listened and took notes as Masanori Suzuki, an employee of the plant owned Japan’s second largest steelmaker JFE Group, talked about its environmental protection program. ... more
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Dutch network for plastics packaging |
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May 12, 2008.
Following the Dutch government’s introduction of a tax on plastic packaging materials, the Nedvang packaging manufacturers and recyclers co-operative is launching a dedicated collection scheme.
By contracting globally-operating waste management firms such as SITA, Midwaste and Remondis, Nedvang plans to establish a network of 60 locations for the storage, separation and recycling of plastic packaging waste. According to Nedvang, this constitutes an important step towards raising the recycling rate from its current level of 22% to the government target of 38% for 2009. ... more
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Omnisource to buy out Recycle South |
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May 09, 2008.
Steel producer Steel Dynamics Inc. says its recently acquired subsidiary Omnisource has agreed to buy the remaining interest in fellow US company Recycle South LLC in a cash and stock deal valued at about US$370 million to expand its recycled metals business.
Recycle South equity owners will receive about 3.9 million Steel Dynamics shares, which the company valued at about US$138 million, and US$232 million in cash. The companies value the deal at US$500 million, which includes US$135 million in debt and other liabilities. ... more
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Corus steel can value sky rocketing |
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May 08, 2008.
Corus Steel Packaging Recycling has announced a rise in the amount it pays for steel cans delivered to its CanRoute collection centres for the second month in row. The value of steel cans has risen by £50 (US$ 98) in the last month to an unprecedented £235 (US$ 460) per tonne – benefiting all local authorities, waste management and collection companies that sell collected steel packaging to Corus via the CanRoute system. ... more
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Steinert expands metal recycling network to Japan |
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May 06, 2008.
The Steinert Group from Germany has signed contracts with its current Japanese sales partners regarding the establishment of Steinert Japan, a new joint venture in which magnetics manufacturer Steinert GmbH has a majority holding. This first full sales meeting of the Steinert Global Group in the United States also provided an opportunity to swap ideas on national markets and take important strategic decisions for the future, particularly with regard to internal communications and worldwide marketing. ... more
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South Africa's metal recyclers under scrutinity |
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May 07, 2008.
The Competition Commission in South Africa is pursuing an investigation into Cisko, SA Metal & Machinery Company, and National Scrap Metal for price fixing and collusion in the scrap metal market, following the New Reclamation Group’s agreement to pay a fine of US$ 18.5 million for its part in price fixing. ... more
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BIR's latest Non-Ferrous World Mirror |
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May 07, 2008.
The following article is based on the latest Non-Ferrous World Mirror produced by the BIR world recycling body for the benefit of its members.
China has grown accustomed to a spring-time improvement in market conditions but demand has remained relatively flat in the early weeks of second-quarter 2008. Analysts blame a combination of factors, including: commodity prices reaching historical peaks; a slow-down in cash-flow; and government measures to control inflation. ... more
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Novelis invests to expand German facility |
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May 05, 2008.
Germany Aluminium producer and recycler Novelis Inc will invest 11 million Euro (US$17.2 million) to expand production capacity at its plant in Nachterstedt, Germany, in response to growing demand in the automotive and beverage can end markets in Europe.
The investment will increase the output and flexibility of the plant's continuous annealing and lacquering line. The additional finishing capacity will become available during the first quarter of 2009. ... more
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GMS responds to EPA investigation |
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May 05, 2008.
There is "no proof" that Global Marketing Systems Inc. or Global Shipping LLC allowed a vessel with anything that violated the federal Toxic Substances Control Act to set sail. That's the opinion of GMS which is one of the world's largest scrap ship buyers and brings them to Asian countries to get them dismantled.
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Greenstar, NTR to invest $300M in new operations |
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May 06, 2008.
Greenstar North America and its Irish parent, NTR plc, plan to invest US$300 million in solar, wind and single-stream recycling capabilities in 2008.
The new investment will give Houston-based Greenstar, a processor of recyclables, a recycling capacity of more than 1 million tonnes a year by the end of 2008. Currently, its single-stream processing capacity is 500 000 tons a year. ... more
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New voice recognition system for Swiss textile sorter |
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April 29, 2008.
Since the beginning of this year the staff members of the TEXAID sorting plant -in Schattdorf, Switzerland- are learning a completely new kind of dealing with the used clothes, home textiles and shoes: in a way they now communicate with the outfits. Using a headset, the sorting team classifies every single piece by material, quality and texture. ... more
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Marathon joins forces with Blue for UK supply |
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April 29, 2008.
Blue Machinery, a distributor of screening and recycling equipment in the United Kingdom, has joined the international distributor network for the US-based waste-handling and recycling equipment manufacturer, Marathon Equipment Company.
Marathon’s products will be available through Blue Machinery(Advanced Technologies) Ltd – headed by Managing Director Steve Almond, a well-known figure in the UK waste management marketplace. ... more
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March 01, 2003.
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Improved screen throughput with Flex-Thane |
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April 28, 2008.
Major Wire Industries (MWI) has developed a new application designed to eliminate blinding and pegging problems on flat-surface screen decks. Flex-Thane independently-vibrating wires, bonded in place with polyurethane strips, will also provide more open area for far greater throughput, higher production and better efficiency than polyurethane and rubber screens in hard-to-screen applications, it is claimed. ... more
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Metalico secures US$ 100 million |
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April 28, 2008.
Ferrous and non-ferrous metal recycler and lead fabricator Metalico Inc says it has entered into a definitive purchase agreement with institutional accredited investors to raise US$ 100 million of gross proceeds in a private placement of 7% notes which are convertible into shares of Metalico's common stock and warrants which are exercisable for shares of Metalico's common stock. ... more
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