Nine Dragons Paper scaling up wood pulp and fibre production following China ban
Chinese paper mill group Nine Dragons Paper has revealed that it will have 3 million tonnes of wood pulp production capacity by...
US EPA considering new regulation for plastic chemical recycling plants
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has begun a process that may lead to new regulation for plastic chemical recycling plants.
Norway’s Quantafuel planning plastic chemical recycling plant in Sunderland
Norwegian plastic chemical recycling form Quantafuel has announced plans for its first UK facility in Sunderland.
The company is...
Saica Natur facing unlimited fine for sending illegal waste to China from Scotland
Spanish-owned paper recycling group Saica Natur has admitted in court to attempting to illegally send mixed waste to China and now faces...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 24 September 2021
It was another week when the logistics of moving material continued to dominate the working lives of traders.
Prices...
ALPLA buys Spanish bottle manufacturer Plastisax to use more recycled content
Packaging manufacturer ALPLA Group has bought Spanish bottle manufacturer Plastisax in a deal that will enable it to use more recycled content.
Smurfit Kappa raises €1 billion from green bond
Irish cardboard packaging group Smurfit Kappa has raised €1 billion (£858 million) in investment funds from a green bond.
Turkish mill Batı Kipaş orders PM3 containerboard line
The Turkish mill Batı Kipaş Kagıt Sanayi İsletmeleri is to build a new PM3 containerboard line by 2023.
Valmet...
Ben Richardson on the PRN market: September 2021
After a month off for holiday season in August, everyone is now back to it with the run up to the C...
Malaysia sets out waste paper inspection processes
The process for waste paper inspection has been set out by Malaysia's inspection authority Sirim.
In a webinar held...