Market
Cronimet acquires Metallplast-Recykling
| The purchase of 100% of the shares was signed at the beginning of August 2024 and the closing conditions were met on September 6, 2024.
Mobergs Produktkontroll AB in Sweden becomes “Member of Sesotec Group”
| After more than 35 years of sales and service partnership: Mobergs becomes an official “Member of Sesotec Group” and subsidiary of Sesotec GmbH.
Geminor acquires Rømskog Industrial Park
| The Waste management company has acquired Rømskog Industrial Park, strengthening its logistics and potentially creating more local job opportunities.
Andritz ships fiberboard recycling line to Portugal
| Andritz has received an order to supply a dry fiberboard recycling line to Sonae Arauco’s mill in Mangualde, Portugal.
How the manufacturing sector is tackling waste
| The manufacturing sector is a huge contributor to waste in the UK, with the UK government estimating that in 2020, it generated around 40.4 million tonnes of commercial and industrial waste.
Veolia increases solvent recycling
| Veolia has expanded the solvent recovery capacity at its Garston, Liverpool, facility to 86,000 tonnes a year to meet the growing demand for more sustainable industrial products.
Incineration bottom ash add-on for Steinert non-ferrous metals separators
| Steinert Splitcontrol, the latest add-on for Steinert eddy current separators, optimises the sorting quality of incineration bottom ash and additional fine-grain applications.
RecyClass finetunes Design for Recycling Guidelines
| A new version of the Design for Recycling Guidelines for all plastic packaging streams was released by RecyClass.
Ferrous slag-based products replace 44 million tons of natural rock
| In 2023, 35.8 million tons of ferrous slag were produced in the European Union and Great Britain.
Environmental tax revenue shows slight decline in 2022
| In 2022, environmental tax revenue in the EU amounted to €317.2 billion (2.0% of the EU’s GDP) compared with €330.2 billion recorded in 2021, indicating a 4% decrease (-€13 billion).
Appointment of a new Chair of BIR’s International Trade Council
| BIR President Susie Burrage OBE has appointed Emmanuel Katrakis as the new Chair of the organization’s International Trade Council.
New light packaging plant for Vaersa
| Stadler has designed and built a state-of-the-art light packaging sorting plant for public enterprise Vaersa in Alzira, Spain.
Hitachi Zosen Inova acquires Babcock & Wilcox Renewable Service A/S
| Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI) announces the acquisition of Danish-based Babcock & Wilcox Renewable Service A/S (BWRS). The signing and closing both took place on 28 June 2024.
May 2024 crude steel production
| World crude steel production for the 71 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (Worldsteel) was 165.1 million tonnes (Mt) in May 2024, a 1.5% increase compared to May 2023.
