Chris Burton’s fibre report: May 2021
While we are seeing prices starting to fall for packaging grades, if you think back to January 2020, we are in a...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 10 June 2022
It was a mixed market this week affected by holidays last week in the UK and this week in Europe.
Recycling prices and market commentary: 24 February 2023
While physical market conditions remain weak, the PRN/PERN price continues to prop up some grades.
In plastics, some price...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 23 October 2020
With the exception of scrap metal, it was a pretty flat recycling market out there this week and it looks set to...
Chris Burton’s Fibre Market Report
In this new feature, IWPP commercial director Chris Burton will look each month at the market for key grades of paper and...
Morrisons to put own brand milk in Tetra Pak cartons rather than HDPE bottles
Supermarket Morrisons has announced that it will replace HDPE bottles for its own brand milk with Tetra Pak cartons.
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...
UPM warn of lower paper prices for the rest of the year
Finnish paper manufacturer UPM has said that it expects the price of paper products in US and Europe will be lower in...
Recycling UK sells 50% share in Materials Recycling & Consultancy
A 50% equal share in Materials Recycling & Consultancy (MR&C) has been sold by Recycling UK (RUK) to existing shareholder Rick Waterson...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 15 July 2022
Many in the market seem to be employing a 'buy what you need' strategy rather than attempting to stock up for the...