Thai Government and Siam Kraft Industry agree 2% contamination limit on waste paper imports
A 2% contamination limit on waste paper imports has been agreed between the Thai Government and paper mill Siam Kraft Industry.
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...
Thailand returns paper bales that contained plastic contamination
Thailand's Pollution Control Department and its Customs Department have revealed that they have returned paper bales back to the port of origin...
Strong demand for cardboard packaging helping DS Smith to offset higher OCC, transport and...
DS Smith has said that strong demand for cardboard boxes has helped it to recover higher input costs for OCC, transport and...
Colin Clarke’s fibre market report – September 2021
Now that the summer holidays are over, we are in the run-up to Christmas, which is traditionally a strong period for the...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 3 September 2021
Haulage and shipping continued to tax the minds of recyclate traders this week, with no apparent end in sight to the woes...
Does Malaysian metals inspection delay mean paper inspections are also postponed?
Malaysia has announced a delay on full inspections of scrap metal imports until 31 October 2021 and said interim measures will continue...
Biffa completes acquisition of Viridor’s collection business and some recycling assets
Waste management firm Biffa has completed its acquisition of Viridor's collection business and certain recycling assets.
Biffa announced in...
Britain’s creaking recycling system costing UK economy says DS Smith boss Miles Roberts
DS Smith group chief executive Miles Roberts has warned that Britain's poor recycling infrastructure is costing the economy billions of pounds each...
Confusion over Malaysian waste paper inspections
Many in the paper recycling industry expected pre-shipment inspections of waste paper to Malaysia to begin in September, but that increasingly looks...