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...
Recycled paper export report: June 2020
After the weakest numbers we had ever recorded in May, it isn't a surprise that exports of recycled paper were improved in...
Macao bans import of paper and cardboard for recycling with immediate effect
The Macao Special Administrative Region has banned the import and transit of paper and cardboard for recycling with immediate effect.
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...
Hong Kong introduces tougher import regime for waste paper
A tougher set of rules for import of waste paper has been introduced by the Hong Kong Government.
Effectively,...