China planning new recycled material standards as part of circular economy strategy
China's National Development and Reform Commission has said that the country will develop new recycled material standards within its new circular economy...
Essity invests to extract more fibre from food and beverage cartons
Global hygiene and health company Essity is investing €11 million (£9.40 million) in its Hondouville mill in France to extract 98% of...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 2 July 2021
It was a stable week for most grades this week, with only a small number of grades seeing price adjustments.
CVB Ecologistics divests paper mill to its commercial director
A management buyout of CVB Ecologistics' paper mill in Raon L'etape in France has taken place.
While searching for...
Indonesia imports recyclate because it lacks collection infrastructure says Industry Ministry
An Indonesian Government official has said that the country will need to continue to import secondary materials as it lacks collection infrastructure.
Malaysian 100% inspection of recovered paper expected in September
REB Market Intelligence understands that Malaysia will introduce 100% inspection of recovered paper from September.
The country was expected...
Chris Burton’s fibre report: June 2021
As we all know, Covid has been an unprecedented event in modern times, and this makes the recovered fibre market very hard...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 25 June 2021
As we head towards July, some prices were rising as buyers looked to stock up before we head to the summer holiday...
Lee & Man Paper agrees to buy Cambodian paper company Shunying
Chinese mill group Lee & Man Paper has entered into an agreement to buy the shares of Cambodian paper company Shunying.
Mondi develops paper pallet wrap to replace plastic film
Paper manufacturer Mondi and Italian machine producer ACMI have developed a paper pallet wrap that can replace the traditional plastic film.