BIR report highlights importance of recovered paper in global packaging sector
Data show an increase to 52.2 percent of paper and board made from recycled content worldwide in 2020, but U.S. recovered paper production and exports declined. The Brussels-based Bureau of ...
Paper and board recycling in 2020: Overview of world statistics
2020 was an unprecedented year as the COVID crisis impacted markets, industries and lifestyles around the world. But despite these many upheavals, recovered fibre succeeded in building upon its ...
El 52% del papel y cartón producido a nivel mundial procede de fibras recicladas
El último informe del BIR "Reciclado de papel y cartón en 2020: Descripción general de las estadísticas mundiales” proporciona datos sobre la producción de fibra recuperada en el mundo. 2020 fue un ...
BIR says 2020 data shows need for free trade in recovered fibre market
BIR says 2020 data shows need for free trade in recovered fibre market 2020 was an unprecedented year as the COVID crisis impacted markets, industries and lifestyles around the world. But despite ...
Paper and board recycling in 2020: Overview of world statistics
2020 was an unprecedented year as the COVID crisis impacted markets, industries and lifestyles around the world. But despite these many upheavals, recovered fibre succeeded in building upon its ...
The Highs and Lows of the Global Plastic Market
The conflict in Ukraine is creating uncertainty while rising inflation rates may trigger a recession. However, demand and prices for recycled materials remain high. The COVID outbreak in China is ...
Scrap Metal Market Remains Volatile
With global headlines dominated by bad news, metals markets - both ferrous and non-ferrous - remained volatile. Industry experts say negative trends are likely to continue for a few more months due ...
Recovered paper export challenges continue at home, abroad
Contract talks continue at West Coast ports, while BIR officials warn of a threat to "major international flows of recovered fiber." As contract talks between the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) ...
EU rubber recycling sector gaining “unprecedented traction”
BIR leader: "Tires and rubber have rapidly become “one of the most dynamic segments of the recycling industry..." Brussels – European demand for recycled rubber is set to see a five-fold increase ...
Regulation revision threatens to be bad for business and for the environment
Although recycling industry lobbying had helped to prompt some welcome changes to the draft text of the EU Waste Shipment Regulation revision, the proposal in its current form would still lead to ...
