Recycling prices and market commentary: 1 May 2020
OCC values went through the roof this week as lack of supply and strong demand sent prices up beyond £100 per tonne.
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...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 15 October 2021
While some metal grades shot up in value, some paper/cardboard and plastic grades saw an edging down.
For metals,...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 29 October 2021
As we head towards November, there is a little more certainty in the market, even if that isn't always positive.
Recycling prices and market commentary: 18 March 2022
With the exception of PET bottles, it was a week where the market tried to work out what was going to happen...
World Bank sets out ways Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines can improve local plastic...
A series of reports by the World Bank have looked at policies that can be implemented by Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines...
Recycled paper export report: May 2022
Exports of all key paper grades were up in May compared to what had been quite a weak April.
Recycling prices and market commentary: 5 June 2020
Those trading in the recycling market this week generally found themselves trying to decide which way values are headed.
Recycling market conditions: looking ahead (21 May 2018)
Economic conditions this week could help to provide some support for price rises across some recycling grades.
First of all, sterling dropped below the $1.34...
Recycling market conditions: looking ahead (23 April 2018)
Exporters look likely to benefit from a lower pound this week, as the value of it against the dollar fell back this morning, and...