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Call for papers 6th International Automobile Recycling Congress |
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September 01, 2005.
Swiss recycling event organiser ICM will stage the sixth International Automobile Recycling Congress (IARC 2005) on March 9-11 next year in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The congress will bring together the various links in the end-of-life vehicle (ELV) recycling chain - recyclers, legislators, car manufacturers, shredder operators and policy-makers - from around the world. ... more
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CentriCut 44 PET bottle granulator |
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September 01, 2005.
Nuga, the Swiss manufacturer of granulators and accessories for granulating plastics, has developed a new series of the CentriCut 44 which is specifically designed to grind PET bottles. ... more
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Caterpillar’s 904B Wheel Loader |
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September 01, 2005.
The new Caterpillar 904B Compact Wheel Loader offers the versatility of a skid-steer loader and the power, comfort and fuel economy of a wheel loader, according to the manufacturer. ... more
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Niton’s XLt 800 SY alloy analyser |
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September 01, 2005.
Niton, the US producer of portable X-ray fluorescence (XRF) technology, has hailed its new XLt 800 SY alloy analyser as ‘a breakthrough in trace element analysis in alloys’.
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Third generation Spectrotest |
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September 01, 2005.
Spectro of Kleve in Germany has unveiled the third generation of its Spectrotest mobile metal analyser which, says the company, is faster, more accurate and more flexible. ... more
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Lynxs moves on to the world |
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October 01, 2005.
During last month’s annual meeting of the German steel recycling association BDSV in Düsseldorf, Germany, it was announced that Lynxs Shredder Technology of the UK had been merged on a cross-shareholding basis with a combination of the German companies 2B Consultancy and Schuler Technology and Machinery (STM). ... more
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Sold! October 2005 |
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October 01, 2005.
* Birim Makina
Metals recycling machinery manufacturer Birim Makina of Turkey has sold two BM5 6060-V balers to the Cronimet Group of Karlsruhe in Germany. This year alone, Birim Makina has sold a total of six balers to Cronimet.
www.birimmakina.com.tr
* Argent Energy
Commercial production has begun at the world’s largest plant for converting both used cooking oil and animal fats into vehicle fuel. The Argent Energy facility at Motherwell in Scotland supplied its first load to Petroplus as part of a contract which could see up to 25 000 tonnes of biodiesel being sent each year to refineries for blending with mineral diesel. The final product is to be marketed on filling station forecourts under the Bio-plus brand.
www.argentenergy.com
* Metso Lindemann
Mervis Industries Inc. of Danville, Illinois, USA, has purchased an EC-1034-10 scrap shear from Metso Lindemann’s North American operations in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Metso Lindemann’s EC (Eta-Cut) shears feature optimised ... more
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People October 2005 |
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October 01, 2005.
* British Metals Recycling Association
The British Metals Recycling Association has appointed Lindsay Millington as its new Director General. For the past 15 years, she has represented ferrous and non-ferrous metals companies as Chief Executive of Metals Industry Skills and Performance (MetSkill).
www.recyclemetals.org
* Schnitzer Steel Industries
Schnitzer Steel Industries of Portland, Oregon, has appointed Don Hamaker to the newly-created position of President of its metals recycling business. He has also been appointed Vice-President of Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc. Mr Hamaker will be responsible for all Schnitzer scrap metal recycling facilities. Schnitzer has also announced that Pat Christopher will be joining the company as Vice-President of Schnitzer Steel Industries, with responsibility for Schnitzer’s newly-acquired East Coast metals recycling facilities. Also joining the company as Vice-President of Export Sales is Alter Goldstein. His responsibilities will include ... more
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Lead-acid batteries top US recycling list |
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September 01, 2005.
Between 1999 and 2003, the US lead-acid battery industry was helped by consumers and retailers to reach a recycling rate 99.2% for used battery lead - equivalent to 11.7 billion pounds or 5.3 million tonnes of metal. ... more
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Report examines Russia’s stainless steel market |
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September 01, 2005.
According to a recently-released report by Research and Markets of Dublin in the Republic of Ireland, more than 110 companies from 19 different countries were engaged in the trading of stainless steel scrap from Russia last year. ... more
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Real-time prices for plastics raw materials |
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October 01, 2005.
German on-line plastics industry forum ‘plasticker.de’ has begun publishing real-time prices for plastics raw materials.
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Cyprus to establish packaging management system |
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October 01, 2005.
Green Dot (Cyprus) Public Co. Ltd is taking steps to establish a national packaging management system by signing a consultancy agreement with FOST Plus, the Belgian Green Dot organisation. ... more
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Cardiff’s multi-million MRF investment |
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October 01, 2005.
The city of Cardiff in Wales has signed a contract with Dutch company Bollegraaf Recycling and building contractor Stradform for a new £4 million (€ 5.9 million/US$ 7.2 million) materials reclamation facility (MRF). ... more
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Great year for the European paper industry |
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October 01, 2005.
Latest statistics from the Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) confirm a solid performance in 2004. ... more
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TSR Recycling invests in Leimbach shear |
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October 01, 2005.
The TSR Recycling scrap yard at Radewell near Halle in eastern Germany has invested in a new state-of-the-art, computer-controlled hydraulic scrap shear from Leimbach of Bochum, Germany. ... more
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Rexam switches to aluminium cans in Germany |
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October 01, 2005.
Rexam, the UK-based global consumer packaging group and one of the world’s leading beverage can makers, has announced plans to switch the beverage cans it manufactures in Germany from steel to aluminium. ... more
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Jefferson Smurfit and Kappa Packaging to merge |
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October 01, 2005.
Jefferson Smurfit Group and Kappa Packaging have announced a proposal to merge their respective operations. The merger is subject to a number of conditions including EU competition approval and consultation with the relevant employee representative organisations.
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Metso acquires Texas Shredder |
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October 01, 2005.
Metso Minerals, well-known in the recycling business for its scrap processing equipment subsidiary Metso Lindemann of Dusseldorf, has acquired shredder products supplier Texas Shredder, Inc. for approximately € 13 million (US$ 15.9 million). ... more
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Two-fold increase in UK plastic bottle recycling |
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September 01, 2005.
According to research funded by the UK’s Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) and carried out by Recoup (Recycling of Used Plastics), there has been a 100% increase in UK plastic bottle recycling over the past two years. ... more
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Symposium to cover sensor-based sorting |
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October 01, 2005.
A second symposium entitled ‘Sensor-based sorting’ will be held in Aachen, Germany, from March 28 to 30 next year.
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Untha cooling unit recycling plant |
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October 01, 2005.
Kühltec AG of Rothrist in Switzerland is now operating a cooling unit recycling plant which complies with Swiss pollution control regulations.
Installed by Untha Recylingtechnik of Germany, the plant has the capacity to handle approximately 120 cooling units per hour. ... more
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New Niton software to aid compliance |
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October 01, 2005.
Thermo Electron Corporation’s Niton analyser business unit, a world leader in portable X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) technology, has introduced a new version of instrument software to assist electronics manufacturers in complying with the European Union’s Restriction on Hazardous Substances (RoHS) regulations. ... more
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Hammel KompbiStar fine shredder |
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October 01, 2005.
Hammel Recyclingtechnik of Germany has unveiled its first Hammel Fine Shredder, a high-speed unit designed specifically to handle fresh wood, green waste, branches and bushes (up to a diameter of 300 mm), forest residues, bark and waste wood. ... more
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Genesis Logix Processor |
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October 01, 2005.
Genesis Attachment’s new Logix Processor (LXP) ‘can offer power, versatility and a fast, safe changeover between jaws’, according to the company.
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Personal radiation detectors |
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October 01, 2005.
Berkeley Nucleonics Corporation (BNC) has added two new instruments to its comprehensive range of advanced personal radiation detectors.
These highly-sensitive radiation monitors discreetly detect and measure gamma radiation and then alert the operator via vibration or an audible alarm. ... more
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