Recycling prices and market commentary: 8 November 2019
The recovered fibre market slumped again this week, in what is proving to be a very difficult market for recycled paper.
BP to build PET recycling plant
A pioneering PET recycling plant is to be built by oil company BP that will take currently 'unrecyclable' polymers.
Oil firm Total to double production of recycled PP for automotive sector
Major oil firm Total will increase its production of recycled polypropylene (PP) for the automotive sector to 40,000 tonnes, it has announced.
Recycling prices and market commentary: 1 November 2019
Paper and plastic recycling markets remain in very different places at the moment.
While the market for plastic packaging...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 25 October 2019
With the National Packaging Waste Database Q3 data being published this week, this had an impact on PRN/PERN prices.
Process developed for recycling high quality plastics
Scientists from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have developed a process for recycling plastics at high quality.
Taking...
Smurfit Kappa planning beverage carton recycling plant
A beverage carton recycling plant is being planned by Smurfit Kappa in collaboration with companies HVC and Bluemats.
It...
India confirms ban on import of recycled PET flake
Recycled PET flake imports are banned, the Indian Government has confirmed.
In a move to clarify its order of...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 18 October 2019
Low OCC prices are becoming an increasing concern for the recycling market at present.
With the price dropping again,...
Recycled plastic export report: August 2019
Please note this report just focuses on the waste polymers of ethylene commodity code (391510), as exports of other plastics are relatively...