Hapag-Lloyd to continue to ship paper and cardboard to China until end of year
Shipping line Hapag-Lloyd has said it will ship paper and cardboard to reach China by the end of the year.
Chinese paper and cardboard quota down 40% so far this year
Chinese paper and cardboard quota in 2020 has fallen by 40% on the same period in 2019, the latest quota release shows.
Recycling prices and market commentary: 21 August 2020
At this time of year you might expect a largely stable recycling market, but there were a few changes this week.
Recycled paper export report: June 2020
After the weakest numbers we had ever recorded in May, it isn't a surprise that exports of recycled paper were improved in...
Macao bans import of paper and cardboard for recycling with immediate effect
The Macao Special Administrative Region has banned the import and transit of paper and cardboard for recycling with immediate effect.
Indonesia suspends waste import registration process
The Government of Indonesia has suspended the waste import registration process until further notice.
In an announcement by the...
Vietnamese legislators call for tougher rules on waste imports
Vietnamese legislators have requested that new rules be looked at for recycling imports as part of the draft environmental law that is...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 14 August 2020
There was some heat in the paper/cardboard sector, and some fears about the plastic PRN/PERN for those trading plastic packaging this week.
Hong Kong introduces tougher import regime for waste paper
A tougher set of rules for import of waste paper has been introduced by the Hong Kong Government.
Effectively,...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 7 August 2020
Yet again, the plastic recycling trade was dominated by the PRN/PERN price.
With a fall of about £30 per...