E-Scrap Committee: Excessive restrictions can obstruct path to increased circularity
The growing volume of regulation surrounding e-scrap was creating the unintended consequence of erecting barriers to recycling, claimed several contributors to the BIR E-Scrap Committee webinar on Oc ...
Stainless Steel & Special Alloys Committee: Stainless consumption decline could be limited to 4% this year, says Moll
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 & Special Alloys Committee’s webina ...
Tyres & Rubber Committee: Michelin hails potential “game-changer” for end-of-life tyre market
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) into secondary raw materials for ty ...
International Environment Council: Stakes are high for recyclers in Basel Convention’s Annex IV review
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 recycling association’s radar. In p ...
Non-Ferrous Metals Division: A time for the scrap industry to channel its “passion and positivity”
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 covering brass, copper and cast alumi ...
Textiles Division: “Business as usual” still a distant prospect for many textiles recyclers
“The risks right now are much higher than the opportunities,” stated BIR Textiles Division President Martin Böschen of Switzerland-based TEXAID * Textilverwertungs AG in delivering his latest market ...
Plastics Committee: Glimmers of brighter future amid “perfect storm” for plastics recyclers
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 implications of Basel Conventio ...
Ferrous Division: What will be the wider impact of China’s burgeoning scrap industry?
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 consequence, “we do see China’s steel sc ...
Paper Division: Fibre markets continue to adapt ahead of China’s “zero imports” deadline
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 instances, would have headed to Chi ...
Keynote session: Activity levels may not recover from “brutal” year until 2023
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 response to this question, two emi ...
Opening / Spotlight on Trade: BIR continuing to operate and innovate on all fronts amid turbulent times
“Visible and vigorous leadership” was essential in helping the recycling industry to navigate the “unprecedented” business conditions created by the COVID-19 pandemic, insisted Michael Lion of Everwe ...
