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Chinese import controls “pushing industry in right direction”
| A trend towards the “unilateral imposition of regulations” was bemoaned by BIR World President Ranjit Singh Baxi of J&H Sales International during the world recycling organisation’s latest Paper Division meeting, held in Barcelona on May 28.
Separate collection ensures the highest level of circularity
| Paper Recycling is a success: 72.5% (60 million tonnes) of all paper consumed in Europe is collected for recycling and 83% (50 million tonnes) of this recycling is made in the European paper mills.
IFAT: Lyndex Recycling shows new baler family and cloud diagnostics
| Lyndex Recycling Systems, a UK-based manufacturer of high volume balers and waste recycling machinery, will highlight a range of 2-Ram balers processing waste plastics, paper and other recyclates, together with the company’s cloud-based data logging and diagnostic solution..
EPRC announces new heights for paper recycling rate
| On track to reaching its commitment of achieving a 74% paper recycling rate across Europe by 2020, the European Paper Recycling Council (EPRC) today revealed its latest figure of 72.5%.
Final conference for IMPACTPapeRec project
| The two-year Horizon 2020 IMPACTPapeRec project is reaching its final stages this month. To this end, a final conference was organised at the Committee of the Regions in Brussels.
IMPACTPapeRec announces final conference
| The Horizon 2020 IMPACTPapeRec Project will come to an end in January. To this end, a final conference will be held at the Committee of the Regions in Brussels on the morning of 24 January 2018.
Paper recycling with quality issues
| China’s proposed import restrictions on lower grades of recovered fibre will require major investments by suppliers in quality control processes and technology, according to Andreas Uriel.
Paper remains a recycling leader
| Every two years the EPRC rewards the most innovative paper recycling projects from across the continent with the prestigious European Paper Recycling Award.
BIR: Spotlight on the Indian Recovered Paper Market
| The BIR Paper Division will be organising a diversified meeting at its upcoming plenary session on Monday, 16 October 2017 at 15.00 at the Taj Diplomatic Enclave, New Delhi.
Multi-million pound investment
| Re-Gen Waste Ltd has made a £2million investment in its Newry plant with another £7million to be spent within 3 years.
Beverage Carton Recycling on the rise in Europe
| In 2016, the European Union recycled 47 percent of all beverage cartons placed on the market, or some 430.000 tonnes, according to the latest industry figures gathered by ACE, the Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment.
BIR requests extension of deadline for comments on China’s import ban
| BIR Director General Arnaud Brunet has addressed an official letter to the World Trade Organisation via the European Commission to request an extension of the deadline for comments in the aforementioned matter so that all stakeholders are given the opportunity to put forward their concerns.
EU launches trade investigation against Turkey
| Today the EU has decided to launch investigations against Turkey for breach of EU-Turkey Customs Union and WTO rules confirming the validity of a complaint lodged by the European paper industry.
European paper industry’s perfomance resilient in 2016
| In the background of increasingly uncertain global markets, European production of paper and board demonstrated resilience in 2016. This not only continues the trend of recent years but exceeds the performance of other key paper-producing regions including the United States and Canada.
