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Text no.: 008 Issue RW26/2020 Publication date: 16.12.2020
Beiersdorf set to use recycled
material in its packaging
(D) – Beiersdorf says that by the end of this year 90 per cent of its PET bottles sold in Europe will be made of recycled material. One key element in achieving the switch-over was the use of post-consumer plastic from source-separated... more
Text no.: 009 Issue RW26/2020 Publication date: 16.12.2020
Prezero set to invest €30m
in packaging sorting plant
(D) – Prezero is partnering with the Bavarian waste management firm Wurzer to build a sorting facility for lightweight packaging waste from households at the latter company’s site in Eitting, Bavaria in a project valued at... more
Text no.: 010 Issue RW26/2020 Publication date: 16.12.2020
Chemical recycler Agilyx
expands European presence
(US, CH) – The chemical recycling company Agilyx opened a new "hub" outside of Zurich, Switzerland, in mid-November. The new site would expand its physical presence in Europe and house members of its management team including... more
Text no.: 011 Issue RW26/2020 Publication date: 16.12.2020
Indorama expands PET bottle recycling in Europe
(EU) – Thailand-based PET producer Indorama Ventures Limited (IVL) is expanding its recycling activities in Europe. The group’s subsidiary Wellman is building a new recycling plant near Verdun, France. Indorama is also expanding... more
Text no.: 012 Issue RW26/2020 Publication date: 16.12.2020
Chemical recycling: KIT and
Audi launch pyrolysis project
(D) – The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and Audi are launching a pilot project to test the chemical recycling of automotive plastics. "Recycling automotive plastics has not yet been possible for many components. That is why... more
Text no.: 013 Issue RW26/2020 Publication date: 16.12.2020
BASF planning to boost revenues from
the circular economy to €17bn by 2030
(D) – The chemical giant BASF wants to replace more fossil raw materials with recycled materials in the future. Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors Martin Brudermüller said that the company intends to double its sales... more
Text no.: 014 Issue RW26/2020 Publication date: 16.12.2020
UK RCP market hectic amidst Brexit and logistics problems
(UK) – Many of the recovered paper (RCP) experts EUWID spoke to in December complained about bottlenecks in the supply chains to and from the UK. They attributed the problems primarily to the combination of the Covid-19 pandemic and the... more
Text no.: 015 Issue RW26/2020 Publication date: 16.12.2020
Pirmasens wte plant sold
to long-time operator EEW
(D) – A final decision has been made to sell the waste-to-energy (wte) plant in Pirmasens, Germany, to its long-time operator EEW. The decision was approved by a "large majority" at a meeting of the special-purpose waste... more
Text no.: 016 Issue RW26/2020 Publication date: 16.12.2020
The international recovered paper trade in 2021
(WW) – The outgoing year 2020 has been unusual for the international recovered paper trade in many respects – because of the Covid-19 pandemic but also due to the turbulence arising from new rules and restrictions being introduced... more
Text no.: 017 Issue RW26/2020 Publication date: 16.12.2020
High demand pushes up prices for the ordinary grades
(F) – High demand coupled with lower supply has generated upward pressure on recovered paper prices. Prices for the ordinary grades experienced a renewed surge on the French market in December. Market players reported hikes of €10/t... more