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: 8 October 2021
It was a week for waiting to see how the market is going to develop over the coming weeks.
ALPLA buys German firm BTB PET-Recycling
Austrian plastic group ALPLA has acquired German business BTB PET-Recycling which turns PET bottles into material predominantly used for creating new bottles.
Circular economy is not the panacea many hoped for says Lancaster University Management School
A study undertaken by Lancaster University Management School has suggested that the circular economy risks becoming counterproductive unless it stops being referred...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 1 October 2021
There was a sense of wanting to know the future this week in the recycling market, as few feel sure what the...
ALPLA buys Spanish bottle manufacturer Plastisax to use more recycled content
Packaging manufacturer ALPLA Group has bought Spanish bottle manufacturer Plastisax in a deal that will enable it to use more recycled content.
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...
Cadbury Dairy Milk wrappers to contain 30% recycled plastic
Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate bars will soon use packaging that contains up to 30% recycled plastic content.
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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...
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...