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Text no.: 001 Issue RW05/2019 Publication date: 06.03.2019
Suez posts "excellent" results on record waste
volumes and strong international business
(F) – The French environmental services concern Suez improved both revenue and earnings in 2018, according to its annual earnings statement released in Paris last week. In what Suez CEO Jean-Louis Chaussade said was "clearly a year... more 
Text no.: 002 Issue RW05/2019 Publication date: 06.03.2019
Suez expects largely stable recyclate prices in 2019
(F) – For 2019, Suez projected 2 to 3 per cent organic growth in revenue at the presentation of its annual results last week, with organic growth in Ebit of 4 to 5 per cent. The concern’s strategic focus would remain on... more
Text no.: 003 Issue RW05/2019 Publication date: 06.03.2019
Veolia’s waste management activities
raise annual revenues to €9.6bn in 2018
(F) – The French environmental services group Veolia increased its 2018 sales, while earnings rose even more sharply. The "solid and steady profitable growth" continued, said chief executive officer Antoine Frérot at the... more
Text no.: 004 Issue RW05/2019 Publication date: 06.03.2019
Veolia plans to make further efficiency improvements
(F) – Veolia achieved its goal of reducing costs by €300m last year. In 2019, the French group is aiming for further savings of at least €220m, according to CEO Antoine Frérot. This company’s focus in 2019 would be... more
Text no.: 005 Issue RW05/2019 Publication date: 06.03.2019
Veolia building a PET bottle
recycling plant in Indonesia
(F, ID) – The French environmental services provider Veolia is set to supply recycled PET to an Indonesian arm of the food group Danone. To this end, Veolia will build a recycling plant with an annual capacity of 25,000 tonnes, which will... more
Text no.: 006 Issue RW05/2019 Publication date: 06.03.2019
EuRIC announces founding of
new plastics recycling branch
(EU) – The European Recycling Industries’ Confederation (EuRIC) has established a European Plastics Recycling Branch (EPRB). The members of the new division are national recycling federations in Europe representing businesses of all... more
Text no.: 007 Issue RW05/2019 Publication date: 06.03.2019
New PET recycling projects for Swiss firm Polymetrix
(CH) – The Swiss technology and plant engineering company Polymetrix landed new contracts to supply four PET bottle recycling lines last year. These lines will have a total installed annual capacity of 90,000 tonnes, Polymetrix announced... more
Text no.: 008 Issue RW05/2019 Publication date: 06.03.2019
Total takes over French polypropylene recycler Synova
(F) – The petroleum group Total is acquiring the French plastics recycler Synova. Synova recycles 20,000 tonnes of polypropylene (PP) annually for use in the automotive industry, according to an announcement made by the French... more
Text no.: 009 Issue RW05/2019 Publication date: 06.03.2019
Biffa building new 37,000 tpa
recycling plant for PET bottles
(UK) – The British waste management company Biffa received planning approval in early February for a new PET recycling plant near Seaham in County Durham. Biffa says it will invest £15m (ca. €17m) in the plant, which will have... more
Text no.: 010 Issue RW05/2019 Publication date: 06.03.2019
Carbios: First bottles made
of 100 per cent recycled PET
(F) – The French start-up Carbios has made its first PET bottles out of 100 per cent recycled material. The French company uses an enzyme to break down PET waste into its components at a temperature of 60 degrees. Carbios refers to the... more
