Remondis acquisition of packaging body DSD blocked by German monopolies agency
Germany's Federal Cartel Office Bundeskartellamt has blocked a proposed acquisition by waste management giant Remondis of the packaging recycling scheme Duales System...
Recycling export report: paper (May 2019)
OCC and mixed paper exports fell considerably in May 2019, according to the latest HMRC export data.
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Recycling prices and market commentary: 12 July 2019
Aluminium and plastic PRN/PERN values hit £200, in what was another odd week for this market.
The price of...
China releases 1.6 million tonnes of recovered paper import quota
Around 1.6 million tonnes of recovered paper import quota has been approved by the Chinese Government.
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China abandons 2020 deadline to ban solid waste imports
Plans to ban solid waste imports by the end of 2020 appear to have been abandoned by the Chinese Government.
Recycling prices and market commentary: 5 July 2019
Pricing recycled plastic packaging bales was a challenge this week as a rapidly falling plastic PRN/PERN price hit hard.
Recycling prices and market commentary: 28 June 2019
The market for recycled commodities calmed down this week as a whole with the plastic sector seeing some signs of stability for...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 21 June 2019
The plastic PRN/PERN market jumped above £500 this week, which caused everyone to panic and it then crashed.
Recycling prices and market commentary: 14 June 2019
Plastic PRN/PERN prices have jumped by over £100 per tonne this week in signs that the madness is not coming to an...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 7 June 2019
Recycled plastic traders are speculating on PRN/PERN prices and helping to push the price of both up.
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