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Sonoco ups the price of uncoated recycled paperboard

Sonoco ups the price of uncoated recycled paperboard <![CDATA[Sonoco, a global packaging producer based in Hartsville, South Carolina, has implemented a $70 per ton price increase for all grades of uncoated recycled paperboard (URB) in the United States and Canada. The company says the price increase is effective with shipments…continue reading

ISS selected for downstream shredder system

ISS selected for downstream shredder system <![CDATA[The Houston-based Recycling Technologies Division of Industrial Service Solutions (ISS) has been selected to design and help manufacture a shredder downstream nonferrous separation plant for L. Gordon Iron & Metal in Statesville, North Carolina. The system will be installed to operate online with the…continue reading

Cat says M320 wheeled excavator built for performance

Cat says M320 wheeled excavator built for performance <![CDATA[The new Cat M320 wheeled excavator optimizes performance and efficiency at the job site with up to 9 percent more swing torque than the Cat M320F to get work done faster. Its longer wheelbase increases operating stability and improves machine ride at speeds…continue reading

Aurubis partially sells off flat-rolled products plants to Intek Holding

Aurubis partially sells off flat-rolled products plants to Intek Holding <![CDATA[Aurubis AG, headquartered in Hamburg, has announced in a news release that it intends to divest its flat-rolled products (RFP) plant in Zutphen, Netherlands, and its slitting centers in Birmingham, United Kingdom; Dolný Kubín, Slovakia; and Mortara, Italy, to Intek…continue reading

Re-Teck develops educational game on recycling e-scrap

Re-Teck develops educational game on recycling e-scrap <![CDATA[Dallas-based Re-Teck, an e-scrap recycling company, has announced it is developing a video game aimed at educating the public about the importance of recycling end-of-life electronics. The company intends to launch the game in the Apple iOS and Google Android markets in the fourth…continue reading

AF&PA decries meaningless average

AF&PA decries meaningless average <![CDATA[The Washington-based American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) has responded to a New York Times article in which the author cites an average recycling rate for paper and plastic combined that may well give readers the wrong impression about high paper and board recycling rates.An Aug.…continue reading

Aluminum gaining beverage market share in Japan

Aluminum gaining beverage market share in Japan <![CDATA[The aluminum beverage can could be gaining market share over plastic bottles in Japan, according to a recent media report in that nation.An online article from Kyodo News Plus lists several plastic-to-aluminum switches in the nation’s beverage sector, including a coffee and tea…continue reading

Nonferrous scrap markets contend with volatility

Nonferrous scrap markets contend with volatility <![CDATA[While nonferrous scrap continues to flow into yards across the U.S., the volatile nature of copper and aluminum pricing is drawing more material out on the days when prices increase, sources say.Chad Kripke, president of Kripke Enterprises Inc., a Toledo, Ohio, brokerage firm that…continue reading

Judge denies Southside Recycling’s request for temporary restraining order

Judge denies Southside Recycling’s request for temporary restraining order <![CDATA[Illinois Circuit Court of Cook County Judge Michael T. Mullen has denied Southside Recycling’s motion to obtain a temporary restraining order in the scrap recycling firm’s lawsuit filed in Illinois state court July 1. Chicago-based Southside Recycling, which has constructed a…continue reading

PureCycle partners with Gulfspan to recycle 1 billion pounds of plastic

PureCycle partners with Gulfspan to recycle 1 billion pounds of plastic <![CDATA[Orlando, Florida-based PureCycle Technologies LLC, which uses solvent-based purification technology to recycle polypropylene (PP) scrap, has announced a partnership with Gulfspan Industrial LLC, a manufacturer based in Houston, to build and reserve construction space in Beaumont, Texas, for the…continue reading