15.08.2017 − Germany’s waste textiles market is experiencing relatively abundant availability of original collected stock for the time of year. "Stocks of original collected material are very high, and swap bodies are full,"...» more

01.08.2017 − The German waste wood market in July was largely stable and balanced, quite the opposite of conditions a year earlier. » more

31.07.2017 − The introduction of tighter import restrictions in China is currently the central topic of discussion among German recyclers of waste electrical and electronic waste (WEEE). Revenues from the sale of recyclables have...» more

25.07.2017 − France’s recovered paper market found itself amidst the calm before the storm in June. Rising prices for exports to the Far East had yet to trickle down to the domestic market. This calm quickly gave way in July. Prices...» more

18.07.2017 − Following declines in the previous months, ferrous scrap prices strengthened again on the German market in July.» more

10.07.2017 − Despite a marked increase in PET bottle arisings in June, the trend of recent months has not changed. In June, recyclers again recorded a strong demand for clear flakes. The demand for flakes was again fuelled by the...» more

14.06.2017 − All was calm on the German market for the management of non-hazardous commercial waste in the first half of this year. After two years of turbulence, marked by a shortage of waste incineration capacity and rising...» more

07.06.2017 − "Liquidity is the central problem facing the industry," virtually all market players active in Germany’s waste textiles business agree. Businesses were constantly running after even the smallest sums and issuing payment...» more

22.05.2017 − Following a mild decline in April, the ferrous scrap prices on the German market slipped slightly once again in May. The continued good demand from the integrated steel mills meant that new scrap prices were by and...» more

17.05.2017 − Prices for ordinary recovered paper grades have staged a marked recovery on the British market since the middle of April and have been climbing week after week since then. However, experts felt that there could be no...» more

10.05.2017 − The waste plastics market was very subdued in April. Exports to the Far East pretty much collapsed. High freight rates for shipments to the Far East, a strong euro and strict inspections on containers in Chinese ports...» more

03.05.2017 − The situation for WEEE recyclers in Germany has only improved slightly in recent weeks. Recyclers were pleased that metal prices have risen lately. However, they said they could not fully benefit from this because...» more

20.04.2017 − Following a strong increase in March, German ferrous scrap prices have softened again in April.» more

11.04.2017 − According to Eurostat data, the 28 EU member states exported about 941,000 tonnes of aluminium scrap valued at €1.07bn to countries outside the EU last year. This is a ten per cent increase.» more

05.04.2017 − Demand from recyclers in Germany for PET bottles remained good to very good in most cases in March, while supplies were weaker owing to consumption patterns.» more

30.03.2017 − Following a drop by nearly 20 per cent in the year before, ferrous scrap exports from the EU grew again in 2016. » more

28.03.2017 − Prices are still on the increase on France’s recovered paper market. Sizeable hikes have now materialised for sorted graphic paper for deinking in the wake of renewed mark-ups for ordinary grades. » more

21.03.2017 − Ferrous scrap prices on the German market rose considerably in March and are now slightly above January levels. It is very clear that traders found the price cut implemented by steel mills in February to be too large.» more

08.03.2017 − The German PET recycling market in February was characterised by significantly weaker arisings of used bottles and continued good demand for flakes. Prices for post-consumer single-use bottles from deposit systems rose...» more

22.02.2017 − Prices on the German steel scrap market contracted by €15 to €20 per tonne in February. The decrease was less pronounced than initially expected.» more

14.02.2017 − The situation on Germany’s second-hand clothing market remains strained in 2017, with no signs of an improvement on the horizon. This is especially true of the critically important trade with Africa. As a result, there...» more

02.02.2017 − Last year’s oversupply of waste wood in Germany is largely a thing of the past – and with it the backlog of volumes that the industry has been pushing after two mild winters in a row. » more

31.01.2017 − Brisk exports characterised the French recovered paper market in January. As in several other European countries, demand from China was surprisingly strong for lower recovered paper grades. Some exporters from France...» more

25.01.2017 − Prices for bulk recovered paper grades on the British market were buoyed by demand both from domestic consumers and buyers from Continental Europe and Asia in January.» more

17.01.2017 − "In general, mills' order positions are good and the demand for scrap high. For the ferrous scrap trade, this is an encouraging outlook for the first quarter" said a merchant, summing up the situation of the German...» more

22.12.2016 − Ferrous scrap prices in Germany have risen slightly again after the jump they experienced in November. In some cases, steel mills had gone into price talks offering the same prices they had paid in the previous month. » more

13.12.2016 − The container shortage remains the hot topic on Britain’s recovered paper market in early December, all EUWID sources agree. A few market insiders believe that the situation has improved, but others still see no light...» more

09.12.2016 − The outlook on the waste plastics market in Germany is getting gloomier. Demand for most waste plastics was modest in November. Orders are decreasing due to December downtimes. In some cases, the inventory levels for...» more

07.12.2016 − The German market for the treatment of commercial waste has experienced another sharp price upswing this year. Incineration gate fees for commercial waste have leapt by about €15-20 per tonne within the span of a year,...» more

29.11.2016 − The Far East export trading again influenced events on Italy’s recovered paper market in November, and meant that things did not shape up as market insiders had been anticipating. Back in October, exports had generally...» more