Indian steelmakers lobby to abolish new export duty, on fears of supply contract breaches
Major Indian steelmakers including JSW Steel have formed lobby groups to put pressure on the country’s government to abolish an unprecedented export duty on steel products, an industry body told ...
EU ferrous scrap prices show signs of bottoming out as mills return, BIR chairman says
Ferrous scrap prices are showing signs of bottoming out after days of a trading standstill asmore consumers are prepared to come back, a recycling industry body said on Sunday May22. “There has been ...
Europe scrap export restriction concerns intensify
Concerns over the scope of EU proposals to restrict scrap metal exports have intensified sharply in recent weeks in response to a more aggressive lobbying approach by the trading bloc's steelmakers ...
BIR adds deputy director for trade and environment
Alev Somer will work with Ross Bartley on global recycling trade and environmental policy. The Bureau of International Recycling, Brussels, has hired Alev Somer as its new deputy director for trade ...
Trust warning over LME nickel suspension
The huge jump in nickel prices in early March and the response of the London Metal Exchange was ‘a harrowing experience’ which widened the trust deficit between the exchange and physical markets, ...
Celebrating ladies in scrap: Susie Burrage
Industries around the globe celebrate International Women’s Day on 8 March. This is a great opportunity for the recycling sector to shine a spotlight on its female entrepreneurs with UK-based Susie ...
"Il faut que les gouvernements interviennent et s’assurent que les plastiques soient recyclables"
Le projet de traité international sur le plastique a été adopté ce mercredi par l'Assemblée des Nations Unies pour le Climat. Ross Bartley, directeur du commerce et de l'environnement du Bureau ...
BIR World Spring Convention in Barcelona in May
BRUXELLES (MPE-Média) – After the great success of the sold-out edition of Bureau International of Recycling (BIR) Global Trading Forum in Brussels, which has left a permanent impression on all ...
Why is Recycling neglected in the fight to preserve the planet’s Green capital?
The Global Recycling Foundation is calling for recycling to be recognised as an essential weapon in preserving the planet’s green capital. Speaking in London, Ranjit Baxi, founder of the Global ...
Non-ferrous traders ‘optimistic’ about 2022
UK non-ferrous metals traders are “optimistic” about 2022 despite concerns about increased legislation, according to a representative of the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR). The ...