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Amcor, Minderoo Foundation partner to build plastic recycling plants

Amcor, Minderoo Foundation partner to build plastic recycling plants <![CDATA[Switzerland-based packaging producer Amcor has partnered with the Minderoo Foundation Pty Ltd., a philanthropic initiative based in Australia, to launch Sea The Future, a project that will provide investment to build a global network of plastic recycling plants. According to a…continue reading

Can Manufacturers Institute to offer leases for can capture equipment

Can Manufacturers Institute to offer leases for can capture equipment <![CDATA[Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMP) and Crown Holdings, along with the Washington-based Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI), plan to provide financing for leases of can capture equipment for recycling facilities.According to a news release from CMI, this new leasing option allows material…continue reading

Germany’s Circular Valley supports more companies

Germany’s Circular Valley supports more companies <![CDATA[The Wuppertal, Germany-based Circular Valley Foundation has provided an update on three dozen recycling- and landfill diversion-related companies from around the world in which it has invested as part of its “Batch 3” startup funding and support effort.The early June announcement came almost exactly one…continue reading

BAN supports e-scrap trade definition changes

BAN supports e-scrap trade definition changes <![CDATA[The Seattle-based Basel Action Network (BAN) not-for-profit group says nations who are parties to the Basel Convention have agreed to establishing new definitions of hazardous and non-hazardous electronic scrap that mean some obsolete items and materials will be banned from trade while others require…continue reading

DS Smith reports boost in profits

DS Smith reports boost in profits <![CDATA[London-based paperboard and packaging maker DS Smith plc has reported double-digit increases in operating profits and earnings per share in its fiscal year ending April 30, 2022.The company says its 2021/2022 results show “continuing momentum” in the form of a 64 percent boost in…continue reading

BASF makes battery recycling commitment

BASF makes battery recycling commitment <![CDATA[Germany-based chemical and materials company BASF has announced it will build what it calls a commercial scale battery recycling and black mass production plant in Schwarzheide, Germany.The multinational company says the plant will have an annual processing capacity to handle 15,000 tons of electric vehicle…continue reading

Steel output and price drops hit ferrous market

Steel output and price drops hit ferrous market <![CDATA[The ferrous scrap and steel markets in the United States, which have enjoyed strong pricing and demand in the post-COVID-19-restrictions rebounding economy, both seem to be heading into the summer with reduced momentum.Domestic mill scrap buying statistics maintained by the Raw Material Data…continue reading

Trex signs supply agreement with packaging provider

Trex signs supply agreement with packaging provider <![CDATA[Van Buren, Arkansas-based Arkansas Poly & Printing (APP), a producer of flexible consumer packaging, and Virginia-based Trex Co., a maker of wood-alternative decking and railing outdoor building products, have entered into a scrap supply agreement. Via what the two firms are calling a…continue reading

Aurubis begins construction in Georgia

Aurubis begins construction in Georgia <![CDATA[Aurubis AG, headquartered in Germany, broke ground Friday, June 17, on its first large secondary smelter in the United States in Augusta, Georgia. The company is investing 300 million euros, or $320 million, in the site, which will be able to process about 90,000 metric…continue reading

EOS attains R2v3 certification

EOS attains R2v3 certification <![CDATA[East Hartford, Connecticut-based Environmental Office Solutions Inc. (EOS) says it has attained R2v3 certification status, referring to the most recent upgrade in standards set for the electronics industry by Sustainable Electronics Recycling International (SERI).EOS says it is “committed to continuous improvement through the monitoring of objectives…continue reading