Recycling prices and market commentary: 30 June 2023
European demand is really weak for paper and plastic grades at the moment, but the rest of the world is quiet too.
Recycling prices and market commentary: 19 May 2023
Last week saw the publication of the interim obligation data from the National Packaging Waste Database and it had an impact on...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 21 February 2020
It was steady as she goes for the recycling market this week, but there are fears that shipping container availability will lead...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 20 January 2023
The paper and plastics markets are still in wait and see mode and prices are largely staying stable.
There...
Recycling prices and commentary: 14 September 2018
There wasn't too much change this week for recycling prices, with only metals showing any real changes.
But there is a view that change is...
James Armitage on the PRN market: April 2023
Valpak's head of procurement James Armitage gives his opinion on the PRN market
The Q4 data published last week...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 5 October 2018
October is normally one of the busiest times in the year for the trade of recyclable commodities in the build-up to Christmas.
But 2018 looks...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 12 January 2023
It is likely to be the topic of conversation for a long time yet, but the situation in the Red Sea keeps...
Recycling Market Commentary: 18 May 2018
Although the market continued to tick along this week, there appear to be some challenges ahead that are worrying participants.
Fallout from China's bans and...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 31 March 2023
The recycling markets are really hard to read at the moment, making trading really difficult.
In plastics, the PRN/PERN...