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Text no.: 021 Issue RW01/2021 Publication date: 13.01.2021
European recovery network
for large lithium-ion batteries
(EU) – A number of battery take-back organisations have launched a Europe-wide take-back and recycling network for large lithium-ion batteries and have begun cooperation with a manufacturer of e-motorcycles. The Reneos network will... more
Text no.: 022 Issue RW01/2021 Publication date: 13.01.2021
December better than expected
for Germany’s plastic recyclers
(D) – The last month of 2020 turned out to be better than expected for a few plastic recyclers in Germany. Most insiders described sales as not bad in this final month of the challenging year that was 2020. Demand for PP grades from... more
Text no.: 023 Issue RW01/2021 Publication date: 13.01.2021
Decent demand for German
PET recyclate in December
(D) – The year 2020 ended on a relatively calm note for PET recyclers in Germany. As expected, arisings of waste bottles declined in December. Some plants took a longer break over the holidays, while others continued production with... more
Text no.: 024 Issue RW01/2021 Publication date: 13.01.2021
Primary commodity plastics: tight availability
amid rising prices in Germany in December
(D) – In December, the market for primary standard plastics in Germany was characterised by a tight supply situation for all polymers. Limited availability was largely due to plant breakdowns, unscheduled maintenance and force majeure... more
Text no.: 025 Issue RW01/2021 Publication date: 13.01.2021
EUWID Index: Material Value of Fridges and Freezers for Recycling
Text no.: 026 Issue RW01/2021 Publication date: 13.01.2021
Market wraps up 2020 with
unparalleled price rally
(D) – "Crazy," "madness", "a joke" were just a few of the words used by merchants to try to describe December price developments on Germany’s ferrous scrap market in interviews with EUWID. It is not... more
Text no.: 027 Issue RW01/2021 Publication date: 13.01.2021
The non-ferrous scrap
metals market in Germany
(D) – The boom in the copper market has continued into the new year. After a short-lived drop in prices shortly before Christmas, the LME three-month futures bounced back again quickly in the first week of January, hitting a new... more
Text no.: 028 Issue RW01/2021 Publication date: 13.01.2021
Umicore raises guidance
for full year 2020 earnings
(B) – On 14 December, Belgian metallurgy group Umicore raised its guidance for 2020. The company now expects adjusted earnings before interest and taxes (adjusted Ebit) to come in at around €530m for the full year 2020, rather than... more
Text no.: 029 Issue RW01/2021 Publication date: 13.01.2021
Upcoming market reports
The next issue of EUWID Recycling and Waste Management appears on 27 January. It will contain the monthly reports on the recovered paper market in France, the UK and Germany and on the steel scrap market in Germany.
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Text no.: 030 Issue RW01/2021 Publication date: 13.01.2021
EU environment ministers agree on position
on the new Circular Economy Action Plan
(EU) – EU environment ministers adopted a joint position on the European Commission’s second Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP) in their most recent meeting in mid-December. The conclusions are intended to provide comprehensive... more