Recycling prices and market commentary: 8 May 2020
A little early ahead of the UK bank holiday weekend, this week was characterised by a generally quieter recycling market.
China releases more recovered paper import quota
A total of 124,080 tonnes of recovered paper import quota has been released by China.
The sixth batch of...
European paper recycling rate rises to 72%
The European paper recycling rate increased from 71.7% in 2018 to 72% in 2019, data from the European Paper Recycling Council (EPRC)...
Smurfit Kappa opens new recovered paper recycling plant in Italy
A recovered paper recycling plant has been opened in Tuscany, Italy by Smurfit Kappa.
Smurfit Kappa Marlia will process...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 18 January 2019
Those trading recycled materials this week seem unsure about what is going to happen over the next few weeks, and are understandably...
China restricts ports that solid waste can be exported to
China's General Administration of Customs (GAC) has released a list of ports that solid waste can only be imported through.
From 1 January 2019, only...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 23 November 2018
Aluminium and plastic PRNs are the main story this week, with prices rising even higher.
As reported last week, the Advisory Committee on Packaging has...
Chinese Environment Minister promises more adjustments to waste banned list plus stricter enforcement
More waste materials are likely to be banned from being imported into China, according to the country's Environment Minister.
Speaking at a research meeting with...
Nine Dragons to focus on domestic paper sources, imported pulp and low-cost quality fibre...
Chinese paper packaging giant Nine Dragons Paper has revealed its focus for the upcoming year as part of its annual results.
Recycling export report: paper (July 2018)
Overall, OCC and mixed paper export figures from the latest HMRC export data were down in July, with the majority of countries choosing not...
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