Smurfit Kappa raises €1 billion from green bond
Irish cardboard packaging group Smurfit Kappa has raised €1 billion (£858 million) in investment funds from a green bond.
Ben Richardson on the PRN market: September 2021
After a month off for holiday season in August, everyone is now back to it with the run up to the C...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 17 September 2021
There was a surprise jump in the PRN/PERN value for plastics this week, that helped to get the market for polymers talking...
Recycled plastic export report: July 2021
Please note this report just focuses on the waste polymers of ethylene commodity code (391510), as exports of other plastics are relatively...
Recycled paper export report: July 2021
OCC exports dropped significantly in July, but almost as much mixed paper was exported in the same month.
Recycling prices and market commentary: 10 September 2021
Is there a sense that appetite may have changed in the recycling market? Possibly, but equally it could just be a lull...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 3 September 2021
Haulage and shipping continued to tax the minds of recyclate traders this week, with no apparent end in sight to the woes...
WTO looking at plastic recycling standards and dropping trade barriers
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has revealed that it is looking at policies including plastic recycling standards and dropping trade barriers as...
Britain’s creaking recycling system costing UK economy says DS Smith boss Miles Roberts
DS Smith group chief executive Miles Roberts has warned that Britain's poor recycling infrastructure is costing the economy billions of pounds each...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 27 August 2021
This week seemed to be about setting a benchmark for September in the recycling market.
Those who were buying...