Smurfit Kappa buys Italian recycled containerboard mill
Irish mill group Smurfit Kappa has agreed a deal to purchase Italian recycled containerboard mill Verzuolo for €360 million (£306 million).
Defra outlines Simpler Recycling and how every household and business will have same materials...
Defra has outlined some of the detail of its Simpler Recycling programme as well as a crackdown on illegal waste operators.
Recycling prices and market commentary: 7 December 2018
One of the strange things about the recycling market in 2018 has been the ever increasing importance of the PRN/PERN market to the physical...
Iceland begins using Mondi’s barrier paper instead of plastic for packaging
Retailer Iceland has begun using a barrier paper provided by Mondi instead of plastic on some of its packaging.
Thailand delays granting waste import licenses ahead of expected ban
The Department of Industrial Works (DIW) in Thailand has announced that it will delay the granting of new waste import licenses for scrap plastic...
Clean Planet Energy and Crossroads Real Estate sign deal for 10 new UK advanced...
A joint venture between Clean Planet Energy (CPE) and Crossroads Real Estate could lead to up to 10 new advanced plastic recycling...
LyondellBasell and AFA Nord form join venture for recycled flexible plastics
A joint venture between LyondellBasell and AFA Nord will see linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) and low-density polyethylene (LDPE) recycled into flexible packaging.
Recycling prices and market commentary: 11 March 2022
While there was very strong demand and increasing prices for plastic grades, it wasn't the same picture for other materials.
Ben Richardson on the PRN market: November 2021
What appeared to be a steady cruise into Christmas, for the compliance market, has been disrupted by cancelled plastic PRNs and monthly...
Colin Clarke’s fibre report: April 2021
Since the start of 2021, we have seen rising prices for both OCC and mixed paper.
But in recent...