Recycling prices and market commentary: 18 December 2020
Please note, this is the final report of 2020. The next one will be on 8 January 2021. Articles will continue to...
Martin Robb’s Plastic Market Report: December 2020
As 2020 draws to an end, it will be remembered as an extremely difficult year for many in the recycling industry and...
Ben Richardson on the PRN market: December 2020
As the run into the Christmas period starts in earnest next week, the industry shifts its focus onto 2021, whilst the agencies...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 11 December 2020
Containers, port disruption, Brexit and PRNs were the key conversations in the market this week.
Different parts of the...
EuRIC calls for simplification of waste shipment regulations
Umbrella trade association EuRIC has said that waste shipment regulations should be simplified to align them with the EU Circular Economy Action...
China highlights legal route for importing recyclate in WTO submission
A submission by China to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has noted that there remains a legal method for importing recyclate into...
Suez and LyondellBasel jointly purchase plastic recycler TIVACO
Belgian plastic recycler TIVACO has been jointly acquired by SUEZ and LyondellBasel.
The company, which recycles PP; PE and...
PepsiCo aiming to use 100% rPET in UK by 2022 in Pepsi beverage bottles
Soft drinks manufacturer PepsiCo has announced that it intends to use 100% rPET in UK by 2022 in its Pepsi beverage bottles.
Recycling prices and market commentary: 4 December 2020
Increasing PRN/PERN prices helped prices of packaging plastics this week, while metal grades were also up to.
There was...
Indorama Ventures to build new PET recycling facility in France and expand existing plants...
Thai company Indorama Ventures has announced plans to build a new PET recycling facility in Verdun, France.
It also...