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Fortum seeks environmental permit for wte plant in the UK

(UK) – Finnish energy utility Fortum is seeking an environmental permit for the waste incineration plant it plans to build near Carlisle. To be located...

BIR report highlights recovered fibre’s growing role

(WW) – More than 250 million tonnes of recovered paper were generated around the globe in 2018, serving as raw material for more than half (50.2 per cent)...

Brisk export trade sending ferrous scrap prices higher in Germany in August

(D) – Ferrous scrap has become more expensive in Germany in August, driven by strong demand from export markets. Most steel mills in southern Germany...

Karl Meyer sells CFRP recycling assets to Mitsubishi Chemical

(D) – Karl Meyer AG has sold the carbon fibre recycling activities pooled in its subsidiaries Carbo-NXT and CFK Valley Stade Recycling to Mitsubishi...

Companies and institutions appearing in the current issue

Avista Green ApS 7AZZ 8 BIR (Bureau of International Recycling) 6 BMW AG 16 Carbo-NXT GmbH 6 CFK Valley Stade Recycling GmbH & Co. KG 6 Chiho...

Upcoming EUWID market reports in the next issue

The next issue of EUWID Recycling and Waste Management appears on 2 September. It will contain the August reports on recovered paper in France and the UK,...

Geminor begins importing waste wood to the UK

(N, UK) – The waste and fuels logistics company Geminor announced in July that it has begun shipping waste wood to the UK and expects to send a total of...

Praxy Développement buys French recycling firm Epur

(F) – The French company Praxy Développement has acquired the "Recovery and Industry" division of Epur, a recycling firm based in Marseille. This division...

Inentec to supply plasma technology for Sims plants

(AUS) – As part of its new strategy, Sims Metal Management announced in 2019 that it planned to develop energy from waste into a new business area,...

CNIM closes the first half of 2020 with a smaller loss

(F) – The French engineering company CNIM recorded slight growth in its sales revenues and reduced its losses in the first six months of 2020, although...

Slight upturn in primary PET prices in Germany in July

(D) – The months of April and May saw a sharp drop in demand for PET bottles in Germany. The order situation improved somewhat in June, and companies were...

News in brief: Progroup to start up new PM at the end of August

Progroup will start up the new paper machine in Sandersdorf-Brehna in the east of Germany at the end of August, in line with the schedule announced at the...

EEW submits best bid for German waste to energy plant

EEW submits best bid for German wte plant

(D) – The plant operator EEW has put forward the best bid for a waste to energy (wte) plant located in Pirmasens in Germany's southwest. In a press...

SMS and Neometals found JV to recycle lithium-ion batteries

(D) – German plant builder SMS and Australian project developer Neometals have established a new company to recycle lithium-ion batteries. The 50-50 joint...

BMW and Duesenfeld aiming for 96 per cent recycling rate for lithium batteries

(D) – The automaker BMW and the battery recycling company Duesenfeld are joining efforts to recycle lithium-ion batteries from electric cars. The two...

EU and India to cooperate on the circular economy

(EU, IND) – The EU and India want to strengthen their cooperation in the areas of the circular economy and resource efficiency. At their summit held via...

EU Commission publishes roadmap for methane strategy

(EU) – The European Commission intends to present its methane strategy before the end of this quarter, according to its roadmap for the initiative that was...

British government plans to implement the rules contained in EU 2018 waste package

(UK) – Like the EU member states, the British government is planning to recycle at least 65 per cent of all municipal waste and limit the amount consigned...

The non-ferrous scrap metals market in Germany

(D) – The LME copper price fell further last week, with copper scrap prices following suit. According to the news agency MBI, the wholesale purchase price...

German waste textiles market mired in uncertainty

(D) – There is still no sign of a recovery on Germany’s waste textiles market, which is a hotbed of uncertainty. 2020 could already be written off as a...

News in brief: CMC acquires galvanised rebar operations

The US group Commercial Metals Company (CMC) has acquired the galvanized rebar manufacturer Galvabar from AZZ for an undisclosed consideration. The...

German recovered paper prices still declining in July, arisings fall in the course of the month

(D) – German recovered paper prices continued to slide in July, as had been expected. Continuing the pattern seen in June, mass grades were under the most...

New Avista waste oil refinery in Denmark ready to go online

(D) – A new waste oil refinery in Denmark can start operating after 18 months of construction work, its operator Avista Green announced in late July. The...

Swiss Model AG stops recycling line for beverage cartons for an indefinite period of time

(EU) – Swiss Model AG has stopped its recycling plant for beverage cartons because of the plant's unsatisfactory workload. It is currently not clear...

Graf acquires minority stake in Wilken Plastics

(D) – The Graf group has purchased a 49 per cent shareholding in the northern German plastic recycler Wilken Plastics Energy GmbH. Graf said that the...

Tomra sees a return to normal late in second quarter

(N) – The second quarter of 2020 had been "a challenging crisis and in many was a totally new situation", according to Tomra CEO Stefan Randstrand. In the...

Morssinkhof and Remondis establish More PET GmbH

(D) – Plastics recyclers Remondis and Morssinkhof Plastics are establishing a new joint venture called More PET GmbH. The two companies say the new company...

Slump in sales and profits for FCC's environment unit

(E) – The financial performance of Spanish group FCC's waste management and environmental operations was hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. At the end of July,...

Chiho Environmental Group expects loss in first half

(PRC) – Chiho Environmental Group issued a profit warning on 3 August, saying it expects to book a loss of HKD270-290m (around €30m) in the first half of...

Sims posts net loss of AUD256m for 2019/20

Sims Metal Management closes financial year with post-tax loss of AUD265m

(US, AUS) – Sales revenue and earnings of Sims Metal Management contracted significantly in the 2019/20 financial year ended 30 June. The whole year was...

FCC sells stake in British wte business to financial investor

FCC brings Icon Infrastructure on board to support British waste to energy business

(UK) – Spain’s FCC group will sell a 49 per cent stake in a fleet of five fully-owned waste to energy (wte) plants in the UK to the financial investor Icon...

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