Recycling prices and market commentary: 3 February 2023
It was another week of waiting to see as the market doesn't seem to want to start 2023, even though we are...
Ben Richardson on the PRN market
In this new feature, each month, Valpak director of procurement Ben Richardson will share his analysis of the PRN/PERN market.
Recycling prices and market commentary: 14 August 2020
There was some heat in the paper/cardboard sector, and some fears about the plastic PRN/PERN for those trading plastic packaging this week.
Tesco and Faerch launch PET tray to tray recycling initiative
Supermarket Tesco and recycler Faerch have developed a closed loop solution to recycle PET trays that are used to transport and hold...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 18 August 2023
Recyclate markets remain quiet and challenging at the same time as global economic news weighs heavy.
Markets had been...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 4 September 2020
It is a concerned recycling market at the moment, with many factors creating a great deal of uncertainty.
For...
Polyolefin Circular Economy Platform increases targets after meeting 3 million tonnes of material recycled...
The Polyolefin Circular Economy Platform (PCEP) has announced a target of using 4 million tonnes of recycled polyolefins in European products by...
Smurfit Kappa in merger discussions with US firm WestRock
Ireland's mill group and packaging manufacturer Smurfit Kappa has entered merger discussions with US packaging business WestRock.
If the...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 27 July 2018
Uncertainty is the key word that keeps coming up when you talk to anyone in the recycling market at present.
Fear of a complete China...
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.