The third Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRSE) exhibition and conference held recently in Amsterdam, The Netherlands attracted many more visitors and exhibitors from across Europe and beyond. The annual event had a total attendance of more than 3,250 over two days, an increase of 34.5 per cent compared to last year. It also attracted over 120 exhibiting companies, a 20 per cent increase.

Valmet and Uni Viridas have signed a ten-year operation and maintenance agreement for the biomass power plant in Babina Greda, Croatia. The order is included in Valmet’s first quarter of 2019 orders received. The value of the order will not be disclosed.

The Global Recycling Foundation has announced that Sims Metal Management has continued as Founding Sponsor of Global Recycling Day for the second year running.

As part of the company’s 2019 initiative to help organizations in need throughout Upstate New York, Upstate Shredding – Weitsman Recycling has announced a $10,000 donation to the American Cancer Society. The donation has been made in support of Nucor Steel of the North Jefferson Relay For Life, an American Cancer Society fundraising event that gives a chance for communities to recognize and celebrate those who have overcome cancer or are undergoing treatment, as well as the people who care for them.

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Metso has signed a service partner agreement for M&J waste recycling equipment with Core Industrial Solutions in the United Kingdom.

APEAL, the Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging, has appointed Tony Waite, Sales Director Packaging at Tata Steel Europe, as the association’s new President.

Andusia Recovered Fuels and Lowmac have formed a partnership in order to supply RDF waste material to EfW plants in Europe. The waste will be recovered and used to create energy and electricity, therefore avoiding UK landfill.

CARBIOS has announced the appointment of Ian Hudson as Chairman of Carbios’ Board of Directors.

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Umincorp, a Dutch sorting technology provider just announced an investment by Ingka Group. The investment enables them to take the next step in making their sorting solution for post-consumer mixed plastics available to a wider market, while continuing developments on complementary sorting technologies.

Andusia Recovered Fuels Ltd has announced to move into the hazardous waste market in addition to the RDF market.

Metso has received orders to supply a total of seven M&J 4000S waste shedders to three waste incineration customers in China. The new shredders will operate in the Zhejihang, Jiangsu and Xinjiang provinces.

Ditto Sustainability has been chosen to transform the re-use of products for NHS Scotland and help stimulate the Scottish circular economy by reducing waste, providing cost savings and developing skilled jobs.

The Board of Directors of the World Steel Association (Worldsteel) has elected André Johannpeter as new Chairman. Yu Yong and Kosei Shindo where elected as Vice Chairmen, Sijjan Jindal as treasurer.

Herbold Meckesheim GmbH was hit by a devastating fire during the night to Monday 10/09/2018. Affected are the central warehouse and the shipping department. The damage is estimated to run into the millions. The office space, the test centre and the production halls are not affected. The production will continue with certain restrictions and compensated by existing structures. The company together with the insurance company has already started the repair work. Herbold will try to avoid serious delivery bottlenecks. The low in-house production depth and a high quantity of supplies from subcontractors will enable a quick restart of machine and spare parts deliveries as soon as logistics have been put back on track. Luckily, there were no casualties.

After almost four years of development, Mondi and Werner & Mertz will introduce a new, patented innovation in 2019: a 100-percent recyclable pouch with detachable decorative panels. The pouch replaces conventional flexible packaging for Frosch products. The pioneering design overcomes many shortcomings of the recycling process and is the result of a joint effort by Werner & Mertz, Mondi, EPEA Switzerland, Der Grüne Punkt and Institut cyclos-HTP. 

Global materials science and manufacturing company, Avery Dennison Corporation, and Ocean Recovery Alliance, founders of Plasticity Forum, have entered into a three-year agreement as part of the Plasticity Partner Program.

The ICM conference “Electronics & Cars Recycling” is moving from China to Japan. The conference also will be renamed into “E-Mobility & Circular Economy”.

Eco-Bat Paderno Dugnano (Milan), a company of the ECOBAT Technologies Group, has acquired 100% of Politec Srl, Pieve di Cento, a producer of technical polymers.

Petcore Europe, the Brussels based association representing the entire PET value chain in Europe, welcomes 15 new members in 2018: BASF, Logoplaste, DuPont Teijin Films, MacDermid, CCL Label, Coca-Cola, Danone, Fuji Seal Europe, LSDH, Graham Packaging Europe, Henkel, Fantastic Plastic, Eastman, Evertis and Sealed Air.

The European Demolition Association, EDA, has published the European Demolition Industry Report 2018, which can be request on its website www.europeandemolition.org/industryreport.

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