Bans on plastic recycling imports put in place in Vietnam and Thailand: paper restrictions...
Exporters of recycled plastics will face more challenges finding markets after more bans on imports have been announced from Vietnam and Thailand.
Shipping company APL...
Chinese companies need to reapply for waste import licenses
China's General Administration of Customs (GAC) has announced that companies that import waste materials into the country must reapply for their licenses and revealed...
New draft of Chinese waste law retains clause on “gradually reducing” imports
China's proposed revised solid waste law still contains a plan to gradually reduce to zero imports of solid waste, following the latest...
Coca-Cola joins PET chemical recycling project
PET chemical recycling project DEMETO has announced that the Coca-Cola Company will join its Industrial Advisory Board (IAB).
DEMETO is a European project financed by...
China imposes 25% tariff on recycled materials from United States
A 25% tariff will be placed on exports of waste paper and scrap metal from the United States and Canada into China.
From 23 August,...
Secondary markets commentary- 16 February 2018
FROM 16TH FEBRUARY 2018 INTELLIGENCE REPORT:
It was a rather sluggish market this week with not a huge amount of movement in price, or indeed...
Müller to increase use of recycled plastic by acquiring milk packaging facilities
British company, Müller, has said it is intending to acquire the capability to manufacture its own fresh milk packaging in the UK.
The company said this move...
Netherlands plastic recycling market has collapsed
The Netherlands plastic recycling market has collapsed, according to participants, due to coronavirus and cheap virgin plastic.
Dutch TV...
Shipping lines could lose 5 million teu from China recyclate ban
Research from Drewry Maritime Advisers has suggested that the ban on certain recyclable materials by China could cost shipping lines up to 4-5 million...
Malaysia suspends recycled plastics imports for three months
The Government of Malaysia has suspended the import licenses of 114 recycled plastics companies in the country for three months.
Effectively, this means that imports...