Perrine Faye, global base metals editor at Fastmarkets, has been invited by the BIR Non-Ferrous Metals Division to give a guest presentation during their meeting on 14...
On Tuesday, 15 October at 10.15, the plenary session of the BIR Ferrous Division will feature a keynote presentation by Ms Becky E. Hites from Steel-Insights LLC...
Dear BIR Member,
We are pleased to inform you that the Proceedings of the BIR Budapest Convention are now online (Members Only). During the plenary...
At the recent BIR World Recycling Convention in Budapest, the dates for our 2020 and 2021 events have been confirmed.
While some of the venues are still...
Heading up his first meeting as Chairman of BIR’s Tyres & Rubber Committee, Max Craipeau of China-based Greencore Resources Ltd confirmed that he wanted to use his...
“We need to convey the message that recycling is resource-efficient and climate-efficient,” insisted Emmanuel Katrakis, Secretary General of the European...
Challenges and innovation in WEEE recycling within Europe formed the core of a guest presentation to the BIR E-Scrap Committee meeting in Budapest on October...
Despite the multiple challenges engulfing the recycling industry, there are also many reasons to be optimistic about its prospects. This was the overarching conclusion...
In his first Convention welcome address as President of BIR, Tom Bird set out the key priorities for his term in office, including membership expansion and a close...
Recent weeks have brought the “confusing” reality of substantially higher nickel prices but a fall in stainless steel values, according to Joost van Kleef of Oryx...
“The alarm bells are ringing louder and louder” for plastics recyclers amid worrying economic developments and wider uncertainties, warned BIR Plastics Committee...
“I think we can agree that there is no place for quotas, tariffs and bans in the scrap industry,” insisted Greg Schnitzer of US-based Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc....
Over the course of the next three to four years, Turkey could provide a home for a significant proportion of Europe’s recovered fibre surplus, it was indicated at the...
The textiles recycling industry is suffering from a combination of high supply, falling quality and payment issues among some customers, stated Martin Böschen of...
According to David Chiao of US-based Uni-All Group Ltd, the main issues affecting non-ferrous scrap businesses at present are the US/China trade war, political...
The BIR leadership has recently agreed on the BIR Convention dates for 2022 & 2023 and has confirmed the venue for this year’s October convention.
For member...
We assure our members that we closely monitor the Coronavirus situation — and especially the recommendations and reports of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the...
Dear BIR member,
After due consideration of the current spread of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) in many countries across the globe, BIR leadership has decided to...
Enjoying your summer? Great! This is the perfect time to catch up on everything you might have missed from BIR during your holiday!
From 2 to 23 June 2020, BIR...
Dear fellow members,
Despite all our efforts and best intentions to offer you a “physical” World Recycling Convention this October in Brussels, I must now...
BIR World Recycling Convention Week 2020The global business platform for all recyclers
New: One-to-one 24-hour networking opportunities
A safe and successful BIR...
See the detailed programme on the official event website and make sure to check the page regularly for updates and more content.
A unique new...
Keynote Session Tuesday, 13 October 2020 (15:00-16:30 CEST) The global economy: how rocky will be the road to recovery?
As we embark on the final...
Opening Session Monday, 12 October 2020 (15:00-16:50 CEST) Spotlight on global trade: Leadership in an economic and pandemic challenged world
For its upcoming...
Ferrous Division Wednesday, 14 October 2020 (15:00-16:30 CEST) What will be the wider impact of China’s burgeoning scrap industry?
While there has certainly...
Non-Ferrous Metals Division Thursday, 15 October 2020 (15:00-16:30 CEST) Que Sera, Sera…non-ferrous markets heading into uncertainty
Almost four months...
Stainless Steel & Special Alloys Committee Friday, 16 October 2020 (15:00-16:30 CEST) Will stainless steel be a hot property in 2021?
The stainless...
Textiles Division Wednesday, 14 October 2020 (15:00-16:30 CEST) Taking stock: is demand making inroads into available supply?
Markets for used textiles...
Tyres & Rubber CommitteeThursday, 15 October 2020 (15:00-16:30 CEST)Breakthrough technology project to drive circular economy in ELT recycling
A...
Plastics Committee Wednesday, 14 October 2020 (15:00-16:30 CEST) BIR launches study on plastics recycling
How to deal effectively with plastics waste is...
International Environmental Council Thursday, 15 October 2020 (15:00-16:30 CEST) Everything recyclers need to know about the latest regulatory and policy...
Secure your front row seat from the comfort of your office or home — you can still join us online!
If you have not signed up for the BIR World Recycling...
Paper Division Tuesday 13 October 2020 (16:30-18:00 CEST)
How prepared are the markets for China’s imminent “zero imports” deadline?
The anticipated...
“Visible and vigorous leadership” was essential in helping the recycling industry to navigate the “unprecedented” business conditions created by the COVID-19...
The Keynote Session held on October 13 during BIR’s week-long series of webinars was entitled “The global economy: how rocky will be the road to recovery?” In their...
The global recovered fibre market has been undergoing a transformation in the last two to three years as new outlets are sought for material that, in many previous...
How to deal effectively with plastics waste is one of the conundrums of the modern era. Many have had their say on this complex topic and now the BIR world recycling...
Rolf Willeke, Statistics Advisor of the BIR Ferrous Division, summarizes below the main findings contained within his January-June 2020 update presentation to the...
In the year 2000, China was consuming around 100 million tonnes of steel per year but this figure has since soared to between 800 and 900 million tonnes. As a...
Not for the first time, regulations took centre-stage in discussions hosted by the BIR Plastics Committee.
Its webinar on October 14 featured an in-depth review of...
“The risks right now are much higher than the opportunities,” stated BIR Textiles Division President Martin Böschen of Switzerland-based TEXAID * Textilverwertungs AG...
At the BIR Non-Ferrous Metals Division’s eForum in June this year, much of the debate had surrounded China’s proposed “recycled material” reclassification system...
The webinar hosted by the BIR International Environment Council (IEC) on October 15 demonstrated once again the breadth of issues constantly appearing on the world...
There was tangible excitement at the BIR Tyres & Rubber Committee webinar on October 15 following a guest presentation on the recycling of end-of-life tyres (ELTs)...
The share of the global stainless steel market claimed by the 300 series would jump from 54.1% in 2019 to 59.3% by 2030, it was reported to the BIR Stainless Steel...
The growing volume of regulation surrounding e-scrap was creating the unintended consequence of erecting barriers to recycling, claimed several contributors to the BIR...
We are pleased to inform you that the Proceedings of the BIR World Recycling Week are now online (Members Only), providing a host of economic and legislative...
Save the date! BIR World Recycling Convention & Exhibition 31 May – 2 June 2021
Our next BIR World Recycling Convention & Exhibition will take place on...
It is happening! The wait is finally over!
A heads-up to all our members and the whole international recycling industry that we will meet...
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Are you ready to reconnect with the global recycling community in Brussels?Two days of extensive trading opportunities!
Registrations are now open for...
Yes, it’s finally happening: “The Bash in Brussels”, a return to a live convention of BIR, that event we’ve all been waiting for!
And front and center of the...
"The Challenge" Special Convention Edition, live from Brussels!
The heat is on, with less than three weeks until “The Bash in Brussels” and with...
BIR members and the whole international recycling industry will meet in person on 25 and 26 October in Brussels, at the Steigenberger...
We can't wait to welcome you in Brussels!All the information you need for next week.
Over 450 participants, representing more than...
After a hiatus of two years owing to the global COVID pandemic, the international recycling community was able to meet again in person at the BIR’s Global Trading...
by Michael Lion, host of The Challenge
We hate to brag (well actually we don’t, because if we don’t say it, who will!) but the latest edition of The...