Smurfit Kappa Europe chief executive says we shouldn’t encourage reuse over recycling
The boss of Smurfit Kappa Europe has warned that encouraging reuse over recycling could damage the recycling industry.
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Recycling prices and market commentary: 5 May 2023
After the panic of last week, the market took the four days of this week to reflect on what had happened and...
China ban beneficial to fibre recycling sector, BIR convention told
The ban on imports of recovered paper and cardboard has been beneficial to the fibre recycling sector, this week's virtual Bureau of...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 30 October 2020
It wasn't a dynamic market this week, with all of the recent factors combined with half-term making for a quiet recyclate trading...
Recycled paper export report: February 2022
The European Union was a very strong buyer of all paper/cardboard grades in February, the latest HMRC data shows.
China abolishes waste import GB standards, but could metal announcement offer hope to plastics...
China has announced the abolition of the waste import GB standards that set the criteria for recyclable material exports to the country.
Smurfit Kappa expect high prices to remain in the months ahead
Paper packaging mill group Smurfit Kappa has said that it expects recovered fibre prices to stay high in the coming months.
Recycled paper export report: November 2019
Just 10,828 tonnes of UK OCC was sent to China in November - the lowest we have seen since we began collecting...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 7 July 2023
Everywhere that buys material seems full at the moment with generally little demand for recycled product at present.
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Vietnamese National Assembly passes new waste import laws
The Vietnamese National Assembly has passed the Law on Environmental Protection (revised) 2020 that includes new rules on the import of waste.