Optimism at BIR despite current “perfect storm” for plastics recycling
Last week, the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) held its World Recycling Convention Week virtually. This is the report Glimmers of brighter...
Thailand returns paper bales that contained plastic contamination
Thailand's Pollution Control Department and its Customs Department have revealed that they have returned paper bales back to the port of origin...
Will sterling hit $1.45 by the end of the year?
Investment bank JP Morgan is forecasting that sterling will reach $1.45 by the end of 2018.
It is also predicting that the pound will be...
Nestlé to invest £1.5 billion in food-grade recycled plastics and other packaging
Multinational food manufacturer Nestlé has announced plans to invest CHF 2 billion (£1.58 billion) to shift from virgin plastics to food-grade recycled...
Australian researchers find way to turn low value plastics into high value nanotubes
Researchers from RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, have discovered a method to convert plastics into carbon nanotubes and a clean liquid fuel.
INEOS Styrolution to build demonstration ABS recycling plant
Styrenics firm INEOS Styrolution plans to build a demonstration ABS recycling plant in Antwerp Belgium.
As part of the...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 18 January 2019
Those trading recycled materials this week seem unsure about what is going to happen over the next few weeks, and are understandably...
Indonesia needs more plastic recycling infrastructure to reduce imports says Minister
Indonesia's Industry Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita has said that the country needs more plastic recycling infrastructure to enable it to reduce imports.
Chris Burton’s fibre report: June 2021
As we all know, Covid has been an unprecedented event in modern times, and this makes the recovered fibre market very hard...
Treasury raises £276 million from Plastic Packaging Tax in 2022/2023
A total of £276 million was collected by HMRC in 2022/2023 that went into Treasury coffers from the Plastic Packaging Tax.
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