(PRESS RELEASE) ESPOO, 17-Jan-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Fortum strengthens its position in the recycling of high value materials in Europe with the acquisition of 100 percent shareholding in Crisolteq, a Finnish specialist in recycling valuable metals in lithium-ion batteries. This … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Energy, Gas & Oil, Finland, Industrial, Investment, Metals and Minerals
Tagged acquisition, battery, cobalt, Crisolteq, Fortum, hydrometallurgical recycling, investment, Kalle Saarimaa, lithium-ion batteries, manganese, nickel, recycling, recycling of battery metals, valuable metals
(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 18-Feb-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Synova, based in France and leader in manufacturing high-performance recycled polypropylene for the automotive sector, has been acquired by Total. The deal’s amount has not been disclosed. Following the acquisition, Total’s polymers know-how will be combined … Read the full press release
Posted in Chemicals, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, France, Investment, News
Tagged acquisition, Alliance to End Plastic Waste, automakers, Bernard Pinatel, biobased bioplastic, biodegradable bioplastic, bioplastic, Bioplastics, Carling, Citeo, Feluy, high-performance recycled polymers, plastic recycling, plastic waste pollution, polyethylene, polymers, polypropylene, polystyrene recycling system, recyclable bioplastic, recycled materials, recycled plastics, recycling, reduce CO2 emissions, Saint-Gobain, Syndifrais, Synova, Total, waste in oceans
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON/ROTTERDAM/PARIS/NEW YORK, NY, USA, 25-Jan-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Unilever today (24/01/2019) unveiled reusable packaging innovations across nine of its brands, including four new product formats. The new products will be trialled on Loop™, a global, first-of-its-kind, waste-free shopping system … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Business, Environment, France, Management, Netherlands, Retail, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Alan Jope, circular, circular economy, durable, durable packaging, Loop, packaging, recycling, refillable, reusable, reusable packaging, Unilever, upcycling, waste, waste-free shopping
First major step in the Company’s journey toward building industrial-scale plants, providing significant environmental benefits for large urban areas in Italy and abroad. (PRESS RELEASE) GELA, 28-Dec-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Syndial, Eni’s environmental services company, begins operating at its pilot plant at the … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Entertainment, Industrial, Italy
Tagged bio-oil, Biomass, biooil, Gela refinery, Novara, organic waste, recycling, refinery, Syndial, waste, wastetofuel
BRUSSELS, 12-Dec-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Today (11 December 2018), the European Commission launches an alliance of key industry stakeholders covering the full plastics value chain as part of its persisting efforts to reduce plastics littering, increase the share of recycled … Read the full press release
VEVEY, Switzerland, 31-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Nestlé today joined forces with other businesses and governments in signing The New Plastics Economy Global Commitment (‘Global Commitment’) at the Our Ocean Conference in Bali, Indonesia. The Global Commitment is an initiative of The Ellen MacArthur … Read the full press release
BP and Johnson Matthey announce the signing of the first licensing deal for their innovative, award-winning Fischer Tropsch technology This technology will support Fulcrum’s production of biojet fuel from municipal waste LONDON, 27-Sep-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — BP and Johnson Matthey … Read the full press release
Value chain cooperation helps increase the share of recycled plastics in vehicles VIENNA, 19-Sep-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Borealis and Borouge, leading providers of innovative, value-creating plastics solutions, announce another promising result of value chain cooperation involving the use of post-consumer recycled … Read the full press release
ING has invested in Black Bear Carbon (BBC), a company that recycles old tyres into a raw material used to make things like pen ink, smartphone covers and new tyres. AMSTERDAM, 14-Sep-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The raw material ‘carbon black’ is used … Read the full press release
Posted in Environment, Financial, Netherlands, Technology
Tagged Black Bear Carbon, carbon_black, circular, CO2, echnology, funding, ING, investment, recycling, tyres
VIENNA, 18-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Borealis, a leading provider of innovative solutions in the fields of polyolefins, base chemicals and fertilizers, announces that it has signed an agreement for the acquisition of 100% of the shares in Ecoplast Kunststoffrecycling GmbH (“Ecoplast”), … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Austria, Chemicals, Industrial, Management
Tagged acquisition, Alfred Stern, Borealis, Ecoplast Kunststoffrecycling GmbH, HDPE, LDPE, plastic waste, plastics recycler, recycling
HAMBURG, 04-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Aurubis AG (Aurubis) and Wieland-Werke AG (Wieland), Ulm, signed the contract regarding the sale of Segment Flat Rolled Products (FRP) on March 29, 2018. Execution of the sales contract is subject to approval by the … Read the full press release
Posted in Germany, Industrial, Metals and Minerals
Tagged acquisition, Aurubis AG, copper, Jürgen Schachler, metals, recycling, Segment Flat Rolled Products, Wieland-Werke AG
ENGIE and SUEZ commit to boosting the energy transition of French regions through a partnership to develop photovoltaic solar parks in all Recycling & Recovery waste storage facilities in mainland France. In total, about 100 sites are concerned, with an … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, France, Industrial, Technology
Tagged ENGIE, Photovoltaic, photovoltaic solar parks, recovery, recycling, solarpark, SUEZ, waste, waste storage
BRUSSELS, 19-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — As women’s cycling continues to gain momentum, recycling programme ‘Every Can Counts’ has furthered its investment into the UK based Trek-Drops professional women’s cycling team for the duration of the 2018 season. This is the second … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Environment, Metals and Minerals, Sports
Tagged cans, CO2, cycling, professional women’s cycling team, recycling, Recycling programme, sponsorship, Trek-Drops, ‘Every Can Counts’
LAUSANNE, 22-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Tetra Pak pledges to support the European Commission’s Plastics Strategy, announced today as part of the EU Action Plan for a Circular Economy. The company will: Work with industry partners to ensure that by 2030, recycling … Read the full press release
ESPOO, 03-Apr-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Fortum and Ekokem teamed up in 2016 to form a major Nordic circular economy company. Following the successful integration of Ekokem’s operations, Ekokem will now also become Fortum. Ekokem’s brand will be changed to Fortum from … Read the full press release
Tampere, Finland, 06-Jun-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Sanitization and switching phones used to be tasks for professionals or for those with extensive technical knowledge. With the new service called Cellfie (www.cellfie.no) consumers can perform the following tasks by themselves: • Have … Read the full press release
Berlin, 26-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — In view of the upcoming discussions on the guidelines on Extended Producer Responsibility Schemes, the European Aluminium Industry (EAA) calls for a consistent approach at the EU and national level. The EAA has always been a … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, European Union, Government, Law, Metals and Minerals
Tagged alumina, aluminium, best practices, consistent approaches, EU waste and packaging waste legislation, European Aluminium Association, Extended Producer Responsibility Schemes, Laurent Musy, Maarten Labberton, packaging material, policy makers, recycling, waste, waste management
15-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Midal Cables has been announced as the winner of National Grid’s first Supplier Design Awards for its innovative overhead line recycling project, to reduce the need for aluminium and save precious resources. The awards were presented at … Read the full press release
Brussels, 7-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission wants to know whether you think the recycling targets in EU waste legislation need reviewing, and how. The results of the consultation will be used to help develop potential new legislation to prevent … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Environment, European Union, Government, Law, Politics, Society
Tagged 7th Environmental Action Program, boost re-use, boost recycling, EU waste legislation, landfilling, non-recyclable materials, prevent waste, recycling, recycling society, Resource Efficiency Roadmap, waste, waste legislation
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