Copper: Preliminary Data for September 2016

| According to preliminary ICSG data, the refined copper market for September 2016 showed an apparent production deficit of around 15,000 metric tonnes (t).

Novelis reports significant gains in sustainability

| The company has achieved 53 per cent recycled inputs and 19 per cent reduction in absolute greenhouse gas emissions.
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Martin Jäger, pixelio.de

Compromise on indirect costs raises red flag for aluminium industry

| European Aluminium welcomes the European Parliament’s intention to improve compensation for indirect carbon costs through a hybrid model in the ETS vote, but sees danger in the decision to further reduce the maximum national compensation levels allowed.

Mobile Lindner shredder converts scrap wood into compactable bulk material

| At the beginning of 2016, Chalk River Laboratories (CRL), Ontario/Canada, which is part of Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL), put into operation a Urraco 75 DK mobile shredder from Lindner on their site.
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Presona releases LP 50 EH baler press

| The LP 50 EH is available with two motor options, 22 kW and 37 kW.

Steinert closes gap in ASR recycling

| France’s second-largest recycling firm for scrap, GDE Recyclage (a subsidiary of the Amsterdam-based ECORE B.V.), has achieved the targets set by the EU directive on end-of-life vehicles (2000/53/EC), To make this possible, Olivier Pitavy, Development Project Manager at Ecore, leads a project that aims to recycle at least 85% of the ASR (Automobile Shredder Residues) with an additional 10% energy recovery.

CEPI publishes update of Paper for Recycling Quality Control guidelines

| CEPI has published an updated version of the ‘Paper for Recycling – Quality control guidelines’ including an annex which outlines in more detail the technical measurements.
Karl Dichtler, pixelio.de

Beverage carton producers make wood 100 per cent traceable

| The CEOs of the world’s three leading beverage carton producers have announced the fulfillment of an industry commitment to guarantee that all paperboard used in the beverage cartons they produce globally contains wood fibre that is verified to come from legal and acceptable sources.

Bioplastics production capacities continue to grow

| The results of European Bioplastics’ annual market data update, presented at the 11th European Bioplastics Conference, confirm a stable growth of the global bioplastics industry. “The market is predicted to grow by 50 percent over the coming years despite the low oil price,” says François de Bie, Chairman of European Bioplastics.
Martin Jäger, pixelio.de

New sorting plant for aluminium

| Hydro and Austin AI want to develop new technologies for the sorting of aluminium alloys.

New single-shaft shredder

| The Polaris 2200 and 2800 are two new single-shaft shredders from Lindner that have been optimized for the cost-efficient, single-step shredding of untreated household refuse as well as industrial and commercial waste. A typical application area is the processing of refuse-derived fuel (RDF)

Zenrobotics adds third arm and plastics sorting

| The first three-armed robot system is set to go into operation in Australia in January 2017.

European paper industry unveils major investment agenda

| CEPI foresees 40% more investment to transform industry and lead the low-carbon bioeconomy in Europe.

Crude steel production continues growth

| World crude steel production for the 65 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (Worldsteel) was 136.5 million tonnes (Mt) in October 2016, 3.3% up on October 2015.

Copper: Preliminary Data for August 2016

| According to preliminary International Copper Study Group (ICSG) data, the refined copper market for August 2016 showed an apparent production surplus of around 154,000 metric tonnes (t) mainly due to weaker Chinese apparent refined copper demand and seasonally weak usage in other regions.