Governments refusing waste plastic exports from United States
A number of governments in non-OECD countries have begun refusing waste plastic exports from the United States as a result of new...
Vietnam Prime Minister orders review of existing recycling import quotas
A review into existing recycling import quotas is about to be undertaken by the Vietnamese Government.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has ordered the Ministry of...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 30 September 2022
In a turbulent week for the wider UK economy, it was difficult for the recycling sector to understand how it would affect...
Fiberight set to build £10 million water separation plastic recycling plant in South Wales
British and US firm Fiberight is planning to build a £10 million plant that uses water to separate plastics usually lost to...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 26 June 2020
Sunshine and easing demand meant many recyclate traders went outside and took a couple of days off this week.
Norway’s Quantafuel planning plastic chemical recycling plant in Sunderland
Norwegian plastic chemical recycling form Quantafuel has announced plans for its first UK facility in Sunderland.
The company is...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 7 April 2023
It was a subdued week ahead of the long Easter weekend, with not much movement occurring for prices.
There...
Plans revealed for industrial-scale microwave-assisted plastic recycling
Plastics recycler gr3n has revealed plans for an industrial-scale plant using microwave technology to produce PET.
The Swiss-headquartered firm...
US proposes 25% tariff to Chinese buyers of paper making technology
Chinese mill groups looking to buy paper and board making machinery and equipment from the US, may face a further 25% cost in the...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 24 November 2023
There was a little bit of movement in some grades this week, especially where deep sea export was required.