16.09.2011 − The German company Saria Bio Industries GmbH is strengthening its partnership with the British PDM Group. Saria, which is part of the Rethmann group, increased its stake in the British firm from» more

09.09.2011 − Belgian metals group Umicore inaugurated its new recycling plant for rechargeable batteries in Hoboken, Belgium, this week. The new facility built with an investment of €25 million will have an annual » more

07.09.2011 − German company Solarworld AG plans to expand its solar module recycling operations and has established a joint venture company named SolarCycle GmbH towards this purpose. Its partners» more

06.09.2011 − Spanish construction and services group FCC announced plans to build a re-refining plant for waste motor oil in Baltimore, Maryland, USA on Tuesday. According to FCC, the facility, which will involve investment» more

05.09.2011 − The Swedish recycling company Stena Metall AB successfully completed the take-over of the Norwegian scrap recycler Norsk Metallretur (NMR) after getting the approval of the Norwegian» more

31.08.2011 − Thanks to higher raw materials prices, stainless steel recycler ELG Haniel closed the first half of 2011 with a 10 per cent increase in revenues. Although the stainless steel market was in good shape at the » more

26.08.2011 − International recycling group Sims Metal Management benefited from higher scrap volumes, prices and margins in its fiscal year 2010/11 ended 30 June. Shipments increased 10 per cent, while annual revenue rose » more

25.08.2011 − After a spirited start into the year 2011, the German non-ferrous metals industry witnessed consolidation on a high level in the second quarter, German metals industry association WVM» more

12.08.2011 − German recycling and waste management company Interseroh SE recorded earnings before tax, interest and shares in associated companies (Ebit) of €27.3 million in the first half of 2011. For the same period in» more

11.08.2011 − The copper producer and recycler Aurubis completed the first three quarters of its financial year 2010/11 with its earnings before taxes (EBT) amounting to €219 million, a rise of €97 million compared to the» more

05.08.2011 − Solar panel manufacturers are ready to commit to take back at least 85 per cent of the end-of-life photovoltaic modules arising in Europe, according to a draft revised environmental agreement published by the » more

05.08.2011 − The German waste management group Tönsmeier has parted ways with its subsidiaries in Lithuania, which employ over 200 people at seven sites across the country. » more

03.08.2011 − The European waste management activities of French group Suez Environnement raised their turnover by 12 per cent to €3.2 billion in the first half of the financial year 2011, the company announced on Wednesday » more

02.08.2011 − Franco-German metals producer and recycler Recyclex increased its turnover by 28 per cent to €248 million in the first half of 2011, the company announced on Friday. Recyclex attributed this growth to a rise » more

29.07.2011 − The French environmental services company Veolia Environnement will propose asset impairments and write-downs totalling ca. €800 million in its half-year report due to be published on 4 August, the company » more

28.07.2011 − US market leader Waste Management Inc. (WMI) successfully completed the acquisition of Oakleaf Global Holdings on Thursday for $425 million. Oakleaf is a USA-wide network which brings together 2,500» more

27.07.2011 − The German utility MMV expands its presence in the Czech market. The company announced that its local subsidiary MVV Energie CZ acquired Termizo, Inc. from financial investor PPF Group.» more

22.07.2011 − Sita UK received the planning permission to build an energy-from-waste (EfW) facility at Great Balkenham near Ipswich, the company announced on 21 July, 2011. By granting the permission, the Environment Agency » more

21.07.2011 − The Swedish mining and metals group Boliden increased its revenues to SEK9.9bn in the second quarter of 2011, up 11 per cent from SEK8.9bn last year. The group's operating profit stood at SEK1.1bn. » more

15.07.2011 − The Norwegian reverse vending machine and recycling technology provider Tomra increased its revenues by 25 per cent (local currencies) to NOK1939m in the first half of the fiscal year 2011. Ebita of the company» more

13.07.2011 − The European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers' Association (ETRMA) reported that the recovery rate of used tyres (UT) stood at 96 per cent in 2010. Around 3.3m tonnes of used tyres were processed » more

07.07.2011 − Copper producer Aurubis has successfully expanded its Kayser Recycling System (KRS). According to the Hamburg-based company, the KRS-Plus was officially commissioned on 7 July, 2011» more

05.07.2011 − Viridor Waste Management Limited, a subsidiary of Pennon Group Plc, has signed an agreement with Devon County Council for the construction of a new energy from waste (EfW) plant.» more

01.07.2011 − Veolia Umweltservice, the German waste management subsidiary of the French group Veolia Environnement, has strongly denied rumours circulating in the market for the last weeks that it is going to sell its » more

28.06.2011 − German energy corporation Eon may withdraw from the waste incineration market. "We are currently contemplating the sale of Eon Energy from Waste AG," Eon spokesman Stefan Pursche told EUWID.» more

27.06.2011 − The Finnish utility Vantaan Energia has awarded the contract to supply the combustion technology and boiler for a waste to energy plant to be built near Helsinki to Swiss plant contractor Hitachi Zosen Inova.» more

17.06.2011 − Belgian metals group Umicore and French chemical company Rhodia have jointly developed a process for the recycling of rare earth metals from batteries. According to Umicore, the unique process combines the» more

16.06.2011 − The Dutch waste company Van Gansewinkel Groep has signed an agreement with French group Veolia Environnement to take over its subsidiary Veolia Environmental Services Belgium with the exception of its hazardous» more

09.06.2011 − Plastic recyclers who are members of the German association for secondary raw materials and waste management (bvse) generated a turnover of around half a billion euros in 2010, according to interim results of» more

07.06.2011 − British Viridor Waste Management Limited announced the acquisition of Storm Recycling Limited for £1.7m from its family owners on 7 June 2011. Storm Recycling, which is based in North West of England» more