(IN BRIEF) BASF SE, in collaboration with cyclos-HTP GmbH, has conducted studies certifying the recyclability of various polyethylene/polyamide (PE/PA) multilayer films. These investigations included multilayer films containing polyamide 6 (PA6) and ethyl vinyl alcohol (EVOH) copolymer. The studies confirm that … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The European Court of Auditors (ECA) has cautioned that the EU may struggle to meet its plastic packaging recycling targets for 2025 and 2030 outlined in the new Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation. Packaging accounts for a significant … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, European Union, Government, Industrial, Law, Luxembourg, Management, News
Tagged EU, European Court of Auditors, partnership, Plastic Packaging Recycling, recycling, Reuse, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Worldwide PMC Sdn. Bhd. (WPMC) has awarded AFRY a contract for owner’s engineering services for a waste-to-energy project in Kuala Selangor, Malaysia. The project, named Jeram WtE, will construct a state-of-the-art facility with a daily capacity of 2,700 … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Sweden, Technology
Tagged AFRY, engineering, Jeram WtE, Kuala Selangor, landfills, Malaysia, methane emissions, Petteri Härkki, recycling, waste management, Waste-to-energy, WHB, Worldwide Holdings Bhd., Worldwide PMC Sdn. Bhd., WPMC
(IN BRIEF) New research conducted by the University of Liverpool and the University of Warwick reveals that the Romans were early practitioners of recycling. The study, published in the journal Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, examined the presence of gold impurities … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) SUEZ recycling and recovery UK has acquired DCW (Devon Contract Waste), an independent recycling and waste management company based in the south west of England. This acquisition is part of SUEZ’s strategy to expand its presence in the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged acquisition, DCW, partnership, recycling, Sabrina Soussan, Simon Almond, SUEZ, sustainability, UK, Waste Management Offerings
(IN BRIEF) Ahlstrom, a leading producer of sustainable and fiber-based packaging solutions, has achieved Western Michigan Recyclability Certification for several food packaging base papers utilizing its proprietary FluoroFree® technology. These products are used in applications like quick service restaurant packaging, … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Heidelberg Materials is leading a large-scale closed-loop recycling project called CIRCO₂BETON® as part of its decarbonization strategy. The project involves the installation of an industrial-scale selective separation platform at its Achères quarry in France, where demolished concrete will … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has announced £6 million in funding for five new projects aimed at achieving a significant shift towards sustainable plastics. Led by UK universities, these multidisciplinary projects will focus on easier recycling of multilayer … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Management, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Andrew Dove, Chenyu Du, Dr Agnieszka Brandt-Talbot, Dr Daniel Slocombe, funds, innovative projects, Mark Miodownik, Miles Padgett, packaging, plastics, Rebecca Pow, recycling, sustainability, UKRI
(IN BRIEF) Marks & Spencer (M&S) is expanding its Shwopping scheme by introducing dedicated school uniform Shwop boxes in over 200 of its stores across the UK. The initiative, in partnership with Oxfam and eBay, aims to give pre-loved school … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) ORLEN VC, the largest corporate venture capital fund in Poland owned by the ORLEN Group, has invested in Circunomics, a platform for battery reuse and recycling in electric vehicles. The investment aims to reduce the carbon footprint of … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Poland, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Audi Group, battery monitoring solutions, circular economy, Circunomics, corporate venture capital fund, Daniel Obajtek, electric vehicles, EV batteries, Felix Wagner, Jan Born, ORLEN Group, ORLEN VC, Poland, recycling, recycling of batteries, start-up, TES
(IN BRIEF) Hydro, a global leader in aluminum production, has signed an agreement to purchase land in Torija, Spain, where it plans to build a state-of-the-art aluminum recycling plant. The facility will have an annual capacity of 120,000 tonnes and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Industrial, Investment, Metals and Minerals, Norway, Spain
Tagged aluminium, aluminum recycling plant, Eivind Kallevik, energy efficient building, Hydro, Hydro CIRCAL, Pulsar Properties Group, recyclability, recycled low-carbon aluminium, recycling, renewable energy, Spain, Torija
(IN BRIEF) EBRD, EU, and Elec’Recyclage have inaugurated a new industrial waste recycling facility in Tunisia. Elec’Recyclage Tunisie received a €1.1 million loan from EBRD and an €85,000 grant from the EU for the construction of the facility. The investment … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Management, Technology
Tagged EBRD, Elec’Recyclage, European Union, industrial waste, Jürgen Rigterink, Marcus Cornaro, recycling, Tunisia., waste recycling
(IN BRIEF) Automaker Stellantis and metals recycler Galloo have signed an MoU to enter exclusive negotiations for a joint venture focused on End-of-Life Vehicle (ELV) recycling. The joint venture will collaborate with selected Authorized Treatment Facilities to collect ELVs, recover … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Outokumpu, a leading stainless steel manufacturer, has launched a groundbreaking initiative called Outokumpu Inner Circle to strengthen the circular economy in Europe. The program, unveiled at the World Circular Economy event in Helsinki, aims to create a closed … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Finland, Industrial, Management, Metals and Minerals
Tagged circular economy, circularity initiative, ESG, Juha Erkkilä, Max Menzel, Nico Krueger, Outokumpu, Outokumpu Inner Circle, recycling, Stainless Steel, steel scrap, steel scrap suppliers, supply chains, sustainable stainless steel, transparency, World Circular Economy
(IN BRIEF) Evonik, a specialty chemicals company, has launched TEGO® Cycle, a range of additives aimed at improving the process and quality of recycled plastics. The additives save energy during mechanical recycling and enhance polymer properties, facilitating the transition to … Read the full press release
Posted in Chemicals, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Marketing, Technology
Tagged Alper Aksit, Combating plastic waste, Evonik, Plastics Recycling Show Europe, plastics value chain, polymers, PPA, recycled plastic, recycled plastics, recycling, save energy, TEGOMER® Polymer Processing Aids, TEGO® Antifoams, TEGO® Cycle, TEGO® Sorb malodor absorbers
(IN BRIEF) Aurubis AG, a multimetal company, is experiencing strong growth as it raises its full-year forecast based on impressive half-year results. The company generated operating earnings before taxes (EBT) of €291 million in the first half of the fiscal … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Management, Metals and Minerals
Tagged Aurubis, Aurubis AG, Multimetal company, operating earnings, Operating ROCE, Pirdop, recycling, revenues, Roland Harings, sulfuric acid
(IN BRIEF) BASF, Krones, SÜDPACK, and TOMRA have collaborated on a project to recycle PET/PE multi-layer packaging by separating it into its individual components and returning them to the materials cycle as raw materials. During the first industrial trial at … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Management, News
Tagged BASF, Carolin Grimbacher, David Rüßmann, Kresimir Cule, Krones, partnership, recycling, SÜDPACK, Thore Lucks, TOMRA
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has released its Climate Investment Report for 2022-23 (EIBIS Climate), which shows that the share of European firms investing in climate has increased by 10 percentage points in the last year, reaching an … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Holcim, a leading global construction materials and solutions company, has acquired Sivyer Logistics, a producer of recycled construction and demolition waste (CDW) in London. Sivyer Logistics utilizes advanced recycling and recovery technologies to recover over 500,000 tons of … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Management, News, Switzerland, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged acquisition, construction, holcim, Miljan Gutovic, recycling, Sivyer Logistics
(IN BRIEF) Ecopost, a Kenyan company that recycles plastic waste to create eco-friendly alternatives for fencing, signage, and building materials, has partnered with Borealis to boost waste recycling in Kenya and promote a circular economy. Borealis will fund Ecopost’s activities, … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Chemicals, Education, Environment, Industrial, Management
Tagged Borealis, Borealis Social Fund, building materials, circular economy, deforestation, Ecopost, Kenya, Lorna Rutto, Markus Horcher, Nairobi, plastic waste, recycling, solid waste
(IN KÜRZE) Outokumpu, ein weltweit führendes Unternehmen für nachhaltigen Edelstahl, steigt ab April 2023 in seinem Werk in Krefeld, Deutschland, in das Metallpulverproduktionsgeschäft ein. Der Schwerpunkt des Unternehmens liegt auf der Herstellung von Metallpulvern, die für fortschrittliche Fertigungstechnologien wie Additive … Read the full press release
Posted in Environment, Finland, Germany, Industrial, Metals and Minerals
Tagged Additive Fertigung, AM, Binder Jetting, BJ, Deutschland, EaaS, Edelstahl, Equipment as a Service, heißisostatisches Pressen, HIP, Krefeld, Kreislaufwirtschaft, Metallpulver, Metallspritzguss, MIM, nachhaltiger Edelstahl, Nachhaltigkeit, Nickellegierungen, Outokumpu, recycling, SMS group, Stahlschrott, Thomas Anstots
(IN BRIEF) Outokumpu, a global leader in sustainable stainless steel, is entering the metal powder production business at its mill in Krefeld, Germany, starting in April 2023. The company’s focus is on producing metal powders suited for advanced manufacturing technologies, … Read the full press release
Posted in Environment, Finland, Germany, Industrial, Metals and Minerals
Tagged additive manufacturing, AM, Binder Jetting, BJ, circular economy, EaaS, Equipment as a Service, Germany, HIP, Hot Isostatic Pressing, Krefeld, Metal Injection Moulding, Metal powders, MIM, nickel alloys, Outokumpu, recycling, SMS group, Stainless Steel, steel scrap, sustainability, sustainable stainless steel, Thomas Anstots
(IN BRIEF) Deutsche Telekom has created a circular economy ecosystem for textile recycling that covers the entire recycling process, from controlling container fill levels to re-use and recycling. The initiative makes the company a pioneer and digital trailblazer in the … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Voith, the full-line supplier, is supporting a 90% paper recycling rate by 2030 as part of its “Papermaking for Life” program, through developing new fiber streams and an optimized recycling process. The firm is also creating new, innovative … Read the full press release
(IN KÜRZE) Outokumpu, ein führender Edelstahlhersteller, führte kürzlich Gespräche mit Mona Neubaur, stellvertretende Ministerpräsidentin des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen und Ministerin für Wirtschaft, Industrie, Klimaschutz und Energie, um über Nachhaltigkeit und Klimaschutz beim Stahl zu diskutieren Industrie. Outokumpu hat sich bereits ehrgeizige … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Finland, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Metals and Minerals, Technology
Tagged carbon footprint, Circle Green, Dr. Cem Kurutas, Dr. Max Menzel, Edelstahl, Finnland, Guido Görtz, Hasim Cantürk, Henrik Lehnhardt, Klimaschutz, Marc Blondin, Meral Thoms, Mona Neubaur, Nachhaltigkeit, NRW, Outokumpu Krefeld, recycling, SBTi, Stahlindustrie, Stefan Erdmann, Tornio, Transparenz
(IN BRIEF) Outokumpu, a leading stainless steel manufacturer, recently held talks with Mona Neubaur, the Deputy Prime Minister of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia and Minister for Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Protection, and Energy, to discuss sustainability and climate protection … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Finland, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Metals and Minerals, Technology
Tagged carbon footprint, Circle Green, climate protection, Dr. Cem Kurutas, Dr. Max Menzel, Finland, Guido Görtz, Hasim Cantürk, Henrik Lehnhardt, Marc Blondin, Meral Thoms, Mona Neubaur, North Rhine-Westphalia, Outokumpu Krefeld, recycling, SBTi, Stainless Steel, Steel Industry, Stefan Erdmann, sustainability, Tornio, transparency
(IN BRIEF) A consortium of 19 leading industrial companies and research institutes, including BMW and Evonik, is working on developing new processes for using sustainable materials in circular vehicle production. Evonik is contributing its expertise in plastics and recycling additives … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Chemicals, Environment, Germany, Industrial, News, Technology
Tagged BMW, circular solutions, Evonik, Fraunhofer Institute, FSCM, Future Sustainable Car Materials, Lauren Kjeldsen, Patrick Glöckner, plastics, recycling, specialty chemicals, the Technical University of Munich, ThyssenKrupp, vehicle production
(PRESS RELEASE) OSLO, 29-Dec-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Norsk Hydro (OTCMKTS: NHYDY), a Norwegian company that produces aluminium and renewable energy, is investing in new technology to produce low-carbon aluminium. The company has initiated projects worth NOK 3 billion (~ EUR … Read the full press release
(PRESSEMITTEILUNG) OSLO, 29-Dec-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Norsk Hydro (OTCMKTS: NHYDY), ein norwegisches Unternehmen, das Aluminium und erneuerbare Energie herstellt, investiert in neue Technologie zur Herstellung von kohlenstoffarmem Aluminium. Das Unternehmen hat in den letzten zwei Jahren in seinen Aluminiumwerken in … Read the full press release
ANDRITZ technology contributes to circular fashion with key solutions for production of pulp made from 100% textile waste ANDRITZ textile fiber preparation system lays the foundation for a pioneering recycling process developed by Renewcell (PRESS RELEASE) GRAZ, 21-Dec-2022 — /EuropaWire/ … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Austria, Business, Environment, Industrial, Sweden, Technology
Tagged ADuro, Andritz, biodegradable viscose, cellulose fibers, circular clothing industry, Circulose® pulp, fashion circular, Kristinehamn, lyocell textile fibers, pulp, recycling, Renewcell, shredders, Sundsvall, Sweden, textile fiber preparation system, TEXTILE RECYCLING, textile waste, used cotton
(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 20-Dec-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — SUEZ Group, a French multinational company with over 160 years of expertise in water and waste management, has announced the launch of a new Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) production unit at the Madaillan … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, Science, Technology
Tagged biogas, cryogenic distillation, Green Energy, Guillaume Bomel, household waste, landfills, Madaillan landfill, Mathieu Lefebvre, Meridiam, recycling, renewable energy, renewable gas, Renewable Natural Gas, RNG, SUEZ, Waga Energy, WAGABOX®, waste, waste management
(PRESSEMITTEILUNG) PARIS, 20-Dec-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Die SUEZ-Gruppe, ein französisches multinationales Unternehmen mit über 160 Jahren Erfahrung in der Wasser- und Abfallwirtschaft, hat die Markteinführung eines neuen erneuerbaren Erdgases angekündigt (RNG) Produktionseinheit auf der Deponie Madaillan in Milhac-d’Auberoche, Südwestfrankreich. Die … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, Science, Technology
Tagged Abfall, Abfallwirtschaft, biogas, Deponien, erneuerbare Energie, erneuerbares Erdgas, erneuerbares Gas, grüne Energie, Guillaume Bomel, Hausmüll, kryogene Destillation, Madaillan-Deponie, Mathieu Lefebvre, Meridiam, recycling, RNG, SUEZ, Waga Energy, WAGABOX®
(PRESS RELEASE) DÜSSELDORF, 29-Nov-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Henkel (ETR: HEN3), a German chemical and consumer goods company, has announced a new partnership with cyclos-HTP Institute (CHI), one of Europe’s leading and most recognized independent institutes for recyclability testing and certification. … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) BÆRUM, 24-Nov-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, has announced that a new digital service called ReWind launched in cooperation with Reodor Studios, a full-service corporate venture and innovation agency helping leading corporations … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, Norway, Technology
Tagged Casper, decommissioning, DNV, Gintare Briola, Kate Butchart, Lucy Craig, Matthew Geraghty, recycling, Reodor Studios, ReWind, sustainable decommissioning, wind farm, wind power, wind turbines, WindEurope, Wyoming
(PRESSEMITTEILUNG) BÆRUM, 24-Nov-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — DNV, der unabhängige Energieexperte und Assurance-Anbieter, hat angekündigt, dass ein neues digitales Der Service namens ReWind, der in Zusammenarbeit mit Reodor Studios, einer Full-Service-Corporate-Venture- und Innovationsagentur, die führenden Unternehmen dabei hilft, bestehende Produkte und … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, Norway, Technology
Tagged Casper, DNV, Gintare Briola, Kate Butchart, Lucy Craig, Matthew Geraghty, nachhaltige Stilllegung, recycling, Reodor Studios, ReWind, Stilllegung, WindEurope, Windkraft, Windpark, Windturbinen, Wyoming
Regional UK leader in recycling construction & demolition waste into green building materials Accelerating Holcim’s leadership in circular construction to build better with less (PRESS RELEASE) ZUG, 6-Oct-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Holcim (SWX: HOLN), one of the world’s leading suppliers … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Environment, Industrial, Investment, Management, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Tagged acquisition, building solutions, circular construction, construction waste, demolition waste, green concrete, holcim, Miljan Gutovic, recycled aggregates, recycling, Wiltshire, Wiltshire Heavy Building Materials
Líder regional del Reino Unido en reciclaje de construcción & amp; residuos de demolición en materiales de construcción ecológicos Acelerar el liderazgo de Holcim en la construcción circular para construir mejor con menos (COMUNICADO DE PRENSA) ZUG, 6-Oct-2022 — /EuropaWire/ … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Environment, Industrial, Investment, Management, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Tagged acquisition, building solutions, circular construction, construction waste, demolition waste, green concrete, holcim, Miljan Gutovic, recycled aggregates, recycling, Wiltshire, Wiltshire Heavy Building Materials
(PRESS RELEASE) LUDWIGSHAFEN, 5-Oct-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — BASF (ETR: BAS), the world’s largest chemical producer, has announced its participation at K 2022, the #1 trade fair for plastics and rubber, in Düsseldorf, Germany, from October 19 – 26, 2022. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Construction, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Marketing, Technology
Tagged BASF, Dr. Raman Chaudhari, recycling
(PRESS RELEASE) OSLO, 27-Sep-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Norsk Hydro ASA (OTCMKTS: NHYDY), a Norwegian aluminium and renewable energy company committed to a sustainable future, has announced its intention to to switch to 100 percent locally produced power from renewable energy … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Metals and Minerals, News, Norway, Sweden
Tagged aluminium, battery storage, Hydro, Hydro Extrusion Sweden, Hydro Extrusions, hydrogen, hydropower, Jonas Bjuhr, low-carbon aluminium, recycling, renewable energy, solar panels, sustainable aluminium
(PRESSEMITTEILUNG) OSLO, 27-Sep-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Norsk Hydro ASA (OTCMKTS: NHYDY), ein norwegisches Unternehmen für Aluminium und erneuerbare Energien engagiert sich für eine nachhaltige Zukunft, hat seine Absicht angekündigt, seine 3 Aluminiumwerke in Schweden zu 100 Prozent auf lokal erzeugten … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Metals and Minerals, Norway, Sweden
Tagged aluminium, Batteriespeicher, erneuerbare Energie, Hydro Extrusion Schweden, Hydro Extrusions, Jonas Bjuhr, kohlenstoffarmes Aluminium, nachhaltiges Aluminium, recycling, Sonnenkollektoren, Wasserkraft, Wasserstoff
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