Recycling prices and market commentary: 6 October 2023
This was a week of looking to the future, sticking fingers in the wind to try and find out which way the...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 2 November 2018
PRN and PERN prices have gone crazy this week as the recycling market took in the full impact of the recently published Q3 data.
As...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 11 November 2022
There isn't a lot of confidence around in the market at the moment, and there isn't a great deal of consistency either.
Vietnam to introduce 100% container inspections, plus load deposits
A document published by Vietnam Customs has shown that the country will introduce 100% container inspections for recycling imports.
Following an increase in the number...
Sorting technology developed that can recognise 12 types of plastics
Researchers have developed new sorting technology that can identify 12 different types of plastics.
In collaboration with Vestforbrænding, Dansk...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 4 October 2019
Recycled paper, plastic and metals prices were typically stable or downward in value this week, with hardly anything seeing a price rise.
James Armitage on the PRN market: April 2023
Valpak's head of procurement James Armitage gives his opinion on the PRN market
The Q4 data published last week...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 20 January 2023
The paper and plastics markets are still in wait and see mode and prices are largely staying stable.
There...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 30 June 2023
European demand is really weak for paper and plastic grades at the moment, but the rest of the world is quiet too.
Recycling prices and commentary: 14 September 2018
There wasn't too much change this week for recycling prices, with only metals showing any real changes.
But there is a view that change is...