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Recycling prices and market commentary: 16 April 2021
Shipping and haulage seemed to be a key concern for the recycling industry this week with prices rising for both.
Lidl owner gets permission from EU to buy Suez waste management...
The European Commission has approved the purchase of Suez waste management operations by Lidl owner Schwarz Group in Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands and...
Project working on standard for recycled plastic content
Funding has been awarded to a new project to determine a standard for recycled plastic content.
With a new...
Recycled plastic export report: February 2021
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: February 2021
The latest HMRC data shows that February 2021 was a stronger month than January for exports of OCC, news & pam and...
Malaysia to impose import fee on plastic recyclers from June
The Malaysian Government will impose an import fee on plastic recycling starting in June.
From this date, those importing...
Chinese wood company Zhejiang Element to build first board mill in...
Chinese wood company Zhejiang Element has revealed plans to move into cardboard manufacturing with its first mill to be built in Malaysia.
Veolia and Suez boards agree to merger deal
The boards of Veolia and Suez have agreed a deal that will see the two companies merge.
A share...
LyondellBasell launches three plastic products based on different recycling technologies
Plastic, chemical and recycling company LyondellBasell has launched a suite of three plastic products that use different recycling technologies.
Recycling prices and market commentary: 9 April 2021
This seemed like a week when those who were trading took stock and looked ahead to where they think the market will...