| According to the World Steel Association (Worldsteel), world crude steel production for the 65 countries reporting to worldsteel was 138 million tonnes (Mt) in March 2015, a -2.7% decrease compared to March 2014.

| The World Steel Association (Worldsteel) has released its Short Range Outlook (SRO) for 2015 and 2016. Worldsteel forecasts that global apparent steel use will increase by 0.5% to 1,544 Mt in 2015 following growth of 0.6% in 2014. In 2016, it is forecast that world steel demand will grow by 1.4% and will reach 1,565 Mt.

| 11 Force Majeure cases have occurred in Europe since the turn of the year, all because of ‘technical reasons’.

| At the annual press conference, the company announced an increase of the operating income of 29 percent compared to the previous year. They also announce the biggest order in the company’s history.

| Europe’s automobile recycling industry is confident of being able to meet the new requirements of the EU End-of-Life Vehicle Directive. Although the recycling rate of 95 per cent in force since the beginning of the year is challenging, with the right processes and sufficient political will, it is achievable. This fact became increasingly clear in the course the annual International Automobile Recycling Congress IARC 2015, which was held in Berlin.

| The conference-debate of the European Recycling Industries’ Confederation (EuRIC) “Towards an EU Circular Economy”, chaired by Mr Karl-Heinz Florenz, Member of the European Parliament, and hosted by the European Economic & Social Committee (EESC) provided a timely opportunity for all stakeholders to highlight the importance of an ambitious new circular economy package.

| Dyneon, part of 3M, today has officially opened the world’s first fluoropolymer Recycling facility in Burgkirchen, Germany. The plant is designed to recycle up to 500 tons of fluoropolymer waste annually.

| Höcker Polytechnik has announced a fully revised version of their cardboard shredder model.

| World crude steel production for the 65 countries reporting to the World Steel Association was 128 million tonnes (Mt) in February 2015, a 0.6% increase compared to February 2014.

| The EU should make better use of one of the most powerful tools at its disposal if it wants to reduce resource consumption in Europe and bring about a circular economy, according to a new report from the European Environmental Bureau (EEB). The Ecodesign Directive is already delivering substantial energy savings and is allowing consumers to save hundreds of euros on their energy bills each year. ”Delivering Resource Efficient Products” argues that setting requirements on resource use would be politically timely and provide further benefits to both businesses and consumers.

| The next congress in battery recycling ICBR 2015 organized by ICM AG will take place from September 23 - 25, 2015 at the Hotel Fairmont Le Montreux Palace in beautiful Montreux, Switzerland.

| According to the European Aluminium Association (EAA), 7 out of 10 aluminium beverage cans in Europe are recycled.

| KU Leuven Chemists have developed a process, based on ionic liquid technology, for the recycling of the metals europium and yttrium from collected fluorescent and energy saving lamps. The metals are directly reusable in new lamps. Compared to traditional solvents, the ionic liquid has a multitude of advantages, including its selectivity for metal dissolution and its reusability.

| Petcore Europe, the Brussels based association representing the PET value chain in Europe, elected its new President Mark Kenrick from Lotte Chemical UK Ltd.

| The company has announced that it has improved all financial key figures compared to the previous year.