WTO nations open dialogue on environmentally sustainable plastics trade
A number of World Trade Organisation (WTO) member nations, including the UK, have opened up an informal dialogue on creating a more...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 23 July 2021
Next week is expected to be the benchmark for August for many grades, meaning this week was a steady as she goes...
WTO advisor calls for international standards to support trade of plastics
An advisor to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has suggested that there should be international standards that support the trade of virgin...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 16 July 2021
It was a relatively flat week in the recycling market as buyers and sellers took time out to assess where prices are...
Ben Richardson on the PRN market: July 2021
Turkey and India remain the hot topic for everyone at the moment who is looking to move material and generate those all-important...
Turkey changes plastic import quota requirements and introduces chip-tracking system
Turkey will introduce a new plastic import quota measurement system to ensure only those companies that have invested in extrusion technology can...
Plasgran seeking to regain PRN accreditation
Plastic recycling company Plasgran has said it is looking to regain PRN accreditation and has blamed its cancellation on "inadvertent documentation failures".
Recycled plastic export report: May 2021
Please note this report just focuses on the waste polymers of ethylene commodity code (391510), as exports of other plastics are relatively...
Environment Agency cancels Plasgran’s PRN accreditation
The Environment Agency has cancelled the PRN accreditation of plastic recycler Plasgran.
Based in Cambridgeshire, Plasgran buys plastic scrap,...
Turkey reverses ban on 391510 recycled plastic imports
The Turkish Government has reversed its ban on 391510 recycled plastic imports.
In its Official Gazette, Turkey announced that...