Business

• Higher waste volumes and prices drive revenue growth for Veolia’s waste business
• Suez raises revenue growth forecast for full year
• Suez NWS to treat hazardous waste in Shandong
• Schnitzer plans investments to improve scrap metals separation
• Plastic recyclers object to proposed Italian tax
• Ground broken for waste wood power plant in Germany
• Ineos and Sirap forge new chemical recycling partnership
• EuRIC calls for minimum recycled content in car parts made of plastic
• Alpla acquires two recycling companies in Spain
• Alba wins first contract in city state of Singapore
• FEVE reports glass recycling rate of 76 per cent
• China issues more Q4 import licences for non-ferrous scrap
• Recovered paper exporter Winfibre closes office in NL
• China issues new Q4 batch of import licences
• Recylex reports revenues down, seeks bridge financing

Markets

• The recovered paper market in Italy
• The primary PET market in Germany
• The waste plastics market in Germany
• The post-consumer PET bottles market in Germany
• The EUWID material value index for fridges and freezers
• The NF scrap metals market in Germany
• China continues to drive growth in steel production
• Upcoming market reports

Policy

• EEA issues report on “Plastics Waste Trade and the Environment”
• Germany moves towards ban on lightweight plastic carrier bags
• Ireland launches consultation on new environmental levies

• Companies and institutions appearing in the current issue