Recycled paper export report: February 2022
The European Union was a very strong buyer of all paper/cardboard grades in February, the latest HMRC data shows.
Nine Dragons planning massive increase in capacity at existing Malaysia paper mill
An application to drastically increase the capacity of its existing Malaysia paper mill has been made by Chinese company Nine Dragons Paper.
Colin Clarke’s fibre report: July 2021
Now we are in the summer holiday period, this is traditionally a time when the market eases back as everybody heads away.
EuRIC calls for EU mandatory recycled content targets if export ban goes ahead
European umbrella trade association EuRIC has said that EU decision makers should introduce mandatory targets for recycled material in new products if...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 24 February 2023
While physical market conditions remain weak, the PRN/PERN price continues to prop up some grades.
In plastics, some price...
Conservative manifesto proposes export ban on plastics to non-OECD countries
A Conservative government would ban the export of recycled plastics to non-OECD countries if it is elected on 12 December.
New sortable black plastics additive launched by Gabriel-Chemie
A new ink that allows black plastics to be sorted by near-infrared (NIR) detectors has been launched by Austrian masterbatch company Gabriel-Chemie.
New food packaging recycling plant pushes boundaries
The world’s first POAL recycling plant producing Ecoallene will come online in Italy in September.
The plant will take recovered polyethylene and aluminium polycomposite (POAL)...
Call to stimulate recycling markets following EU President’s State of the Union Address
European recycling and waste trade association have welcomed EU President Ursula von der Leyen's State of the Union address, but called for...
Nespresso to offer paper-based coffee capsules along with existing aluminium pods
Following three years of research and development, Nespresso is to launch paper-based coffee capsules but will retain its existing aluminium pods.