Recycling prices and market commentary: 6 November 2020
There were no fireworks in the recycling market this week with November increasingly looking like being a quiet month.
Environment Agency sets out guidelines for exporting paper and plastics to Hong Kong
Guidelines for exporting recycled paper and plastics to Hong Kong have been set out by the Environment Agency.
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Vietnam to ban mixed paper imports from 31 December 2021, plastics banned in 2024
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has issued a decree that will ban mixed paper imports from 31 December 2021.
Vietnam extends recycling import licenses for a year
Vietnam's Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has announced that it will extend recycling import licenses until 31 December 2021 for complying...
China has imported just 6.69 million tonnes of solid waste in 2020 so far
The Chinese Customs Department has revealed that just 6.69 million tonnes of solid waste has been imported into the country from January...
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...
China hints at future reclassification of more recycled materials
A Chinese official has hinted that there might be future reclassification of more recycled materials other than metals.
Recently,...
Nine Dragons planning to source 2.2 million tonnes of OCC for new mill in...
Chinese mill group Nine Dragons is looking to build a new mill in Malaysia that will source 2.2 million tonnes per year...
Ireland’s Beauparc invests in UK LDPE recycling plant and MRF
Irish waste management company Beauparc has invested €66 million (£59.8 million) in an LDPE recycling facility and a materials recycling facility (MRF)...
Chris Burton’s Fibre Market Report: October 2020
After a quiet October, all focus is now on the months ahead for the recovered fibre market.
There is...