Recycling prices and market commentary: 23 August 2019
Yet again, the plastic PRN/PERN price was the main outstanding event of the week in the recycling industry.
With...
FEAD calls for global circular trade of recyclable materials, and not more restrictions on...
European waste management umbrella trade association FEAD has called for circular reverse supply chains rather than restrictions on movement of recyclable materials.
China to completely ban imports of foreign waste
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has said that the country will completely ban imports of foreign waste.
In his speech to the opening of the 13th National...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 21 May 2021
Both paper and plastic recycled materials increased this week, but there was a first fall for a while for many metals grades.
Eastman to invest $1billion in world’s largest plastic chemical recycling plant in France
US speciality materials company Eastman has announced plants to build the world's largest plastic chemical recycling plant in France.
California bans export of most mixed plastics
US State California has voted to ban the export of most mixed plastics, with only certain mixed plastics exempt.
Recycling prices and market commentary: 29 October 2021
As we head towards November, there is a little more certainty in the market, even if that isn't always positive.
RECOUP opens its own lab to help with RecyClass certification of plastics
Plastics charity RECOUP has opened up its own laboratory to help it give companies RecyClass certification of plastics.
It...
Interzero to supply Eastman with up to 20,000 tonnes of hard-to-recycle PET for chemical...
Plastics recycler Interzero has signed a supply agreement with Eastman to provide up to 20,000 tonnes per year of hard-to-recycle PET to...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 25 February 2022
It was a week of rising prices especially for recycled paper and plastic grades.
Indeed, prices were really jumping...