DS Smith investing £100 million in circular economy R&D
Packaging manufacturer DS Smith will invest £100 million in circular economy R&D over the next five years.
As part...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 3 November 2023
After the big prices drops experienced by some grades last week, this week saw more stability and even some small rebound.
Recycling prices and market commentary: 29 January 2021
As we come to the end of a very challenging month, recycling industry participants are hoping for a better February although they...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 10 January 2020
The new year brought a little bit more optimism for the paper recycling traders while plastic bottles saw a rise on the...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 2 April 2021
The week leading up to Easter and the long weekend brought huge price increases for metals, largely stable plastics, and an uncertain...
DS Smith plan to buy Spanish paper packaging company
FTSE-100 packaging company DS Smith has revealed plans to buy Spanish rival Europac at a cost of almost £1.7 million.
Europac is currently a 42%...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 1 November 2019
Paper and plastic recycling markets remain in very different places at the moment.
While the market for plastic packaging...
Kingsmill roll out bread packaging made from chemically recycled plastic
Bread packaging made from chemically recycled plastic has been launched by Allied Bakeries brand Kingsmill.
Used in the Kingsmill...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 11 January 2019
The main drama was happening in the plastic recycling market this week.
With the volatile PRN/PERN price, some companies...
Indigo Environmental reveal ownership by online retailer The Hut Group
Plastics recycler Indigo Environmental has been taken over by online retailer The Hut Group (THG).
Based in Manchester, THG...