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EMR effort prepares incarcerated persons for work

EMR effort prepares incarcerated persons for work <![CDATA[United Kingdom-based metals recycling firm EMR Ltd. says it has invested more than £40,000 ($54,500) to create a new workshop facility at Her Majesty’s Prison Forest Bank, near Manchester, England. EMR says the workshop has been designed to provide “key skills and employment…
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Spectro Arcos targets elemental analysis

Spectro Arcos targets elemental analysis <![CDATA[Germany-based Spectro Analytical Instruments says its newest Spectro Arcos inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometer (ICO-OES) represents “the next generation of industry-leading ICP-OES technology.” The new device “precisely analyzes the elemental composition of metals, chemicals, petrochemicals, and more to deliver the critically accurate measurements that…
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Back orders among equipment trends for 2022, says group

Back orders among equipment trends for 2022, says group <![CDATA[The Washington-based Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) has unveiled its Top 10 Equipment Acquisition Trends for 2022. ELFA, which says it represents the nearly $1 trillion equipment finance sector in the United States, says “real private investment by U.S. businesses…
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Eastman announces major investment in France

Eastman announces major investment in France <![CDATA[United States-based Eastman says it plans to invest up to $1 billion to build what it calls the world’s largest molecular plastics recycling facility in France. An announcement is being jointly made by French President Emmanuel Macron and Eastman Board Chair and CEO Mark…
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PNW acquires Washington scrap firm

PNW acquires Washington scrap firm <![CDATA[Clackamas, Oregon-based PNW Metal Recycling Inc. says it has purchased Mayflower Metals Inc. based in Prosser, Washington. According to PNW Vice President Sean Daoud, PNW assumed management of the new location as of December 31, 2021. “The two multi-generational family businesses share an extensive and…
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Grupo Modelo invests in WestRock’s CanCollar solution

Grupo Modelo invests in WestRock’s CanCollar solution <![CDATA[In partnership with Atlanta-based WestRock and Grupo Gondi, Grupo Modelo is investing about $4 million in WestRock’s CanCollar Eco solution in Quintana Roo, a Mexican state on the Yucatan Peninsula. Grupo Modelo wants to advance its sustainability goals by eliminating its use of…
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HG Ventures partners with American Rare Earth

HG Ventures partners with American Rare Earth <![CDATA[HG Ventures, a venture capital investment firm and division of The Heritage Group based in Indianapolis, has formed a partnership with American Rare Earth LLC, a subsidiary of the American Resources Corp., Fishers, Indiana. The companies aim to scale up the recycling of…
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SWACO executive director announces retirement

SWACO executive director announces retirement <![CDATA[The Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio (SWACO), Columbus, Ohio, has announced that SWACO Executive Director Ty Marsh plans to retire March 31. Marsh has served as SWACO’s executive director for the past eight years. According to a news release from SWACO, Marsh was hired…
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Ferrous market may be poised for rebound

Ferrous market may be poised for rebound <![CDATA[After experiencing ferrous scrap prices with consistently upward momentum in 2021, the first buying period of 2022 proved stressful and not especially profitable for processors and sellers of ferrous scrap.Metals pricing services showed export prices from the United States dropping up to $45…
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