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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.
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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.
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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.
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Höcker Polytechnik has announced a fully revised version of their cardboard shredder model.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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According to the European Aluminium Association (EAA), 7 out of 10 aluminium beverage cans in Europe are recycled.
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Non-ferrous metalsTechnology
Recycling of rare-earth elements from fluorescent and energy saving lamps
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.
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Petcore Europe, the Brussels based association representing the PET value chain in Europe, elected its new President Mark Kenrick from Lotte Chemical UK Ltd.
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The company has announced that it has improved all financial key figures compared to the previous year.
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First Urban Mine Knowledge Data Platform provides access to data on mineral resources from extraction to end of life products with the ability to reference all spatial and non-spatial data.
