Oil giant Repsol to recycle high quality polyolefins with Acteco
Spanish oil firm Repsol is to work with Spanish recycler Acteco to recycle high quality polyolefins for use in high value applications.
Vietnamese legislators call for tougher rules on waste imports
Vietnamese legislators have requested that new rules be looked at for recycling imports as part of the draft environmental law that is...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 14 August 2020
There was some heat in the paper/cardboard sector, and some fears about the plastic PRN/PERN for those trading plastic packaging this week.
US packaging firm Sealed Air invests in UK chemical recycling business Plastic Energy
Major US packaging company Sealed Air has invested in the London-headquartered chemical recycling firm Plastic Energy.
Details of the...
INEOS Styrolution and Recycling Technologies sign agreement to recycle polystyrene
A joint agreement has been signed between INEOS Styrolution and Recycling Technologies to recycle polystyrene.
The chemical recycling technology...
Veolia joins OPRL
Veolia has become the first waste management company to join the On-Pack Recycling Label (OPRL) organisation under its new waste management grade.
Hong Kong introduces tougher import regime for waste paper
A tougher set of rules for import of waste paper has been introduced by the Hong Kong Government.
Effectively,...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 7 August 2020
Yet again, the plastic recycling trade was dominated by the PRN/PERN price.
With a fall of about £30 per...
Mondi reports strong containerboard exports to China
Packaging giant Mondi has said that it has seen a rise in exports of containerboard to China in its interim results.
Saica to build its first US recycled corrugated board mill
Spanish recycled corrugated packaging company Saica has announced it will build its first paper mill in the United States.