Vietnamese Prime Minister’s directive allows recycled plastic imports until end of 2024
Recycled plastic imports will be allowed until 31 December 2024 following a directive from the Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
Recycling prices and market commentary: 21 August 2020
At this time of year you might expect a largely stable recycling market, but there were a few changes this week.
Recycled plastic export report: June 2020
Please note this report just focuses on the waste polymers of ethylene commodity code (391510), as exports of other plastics are relatively...
Indonesia suspends waste import registration process
The Government of Indonesia has suspended the waste import registration process until further notice.
In an announcement by the...
Oil giant Repsol to recycle high quality polyolefins with Acteco
Spanish oil firm Repsol is to work with Spanish recycler Acteco to recycle high quality polyolefins for use in high value applications.
Vietnamese legislators call for tougher rules on waste imports
Vietnamese legislators have requested that new rules be looked at for recycling imports as part of the draft environmental law that is...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 14 August 2020
There was some heat in the paper/cardboard sector, and some fears about the plastic PRN/PERN for those trading plastic packaging this week.
US packaging firm Sealed Air invests in UK chemical recycling business Plastic Energy
Major US packaging company Sealed Air has invested in the London-headquartered chemical recycling firm Plastic Energy.
Details of the...
INEOS Styrolution and Recycling Technologies sign agreement to recycle polystyrene
A joint agreement has been signed between INEOS Styrolution and Recycling Technologies to recycle polystyrene.
The chemical recycling technology...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 7 August 2020
Yet again, the plastic recycling trade was dominated by the PRN/PERN price.
With a fall of about £30 per...