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 ...
„Wir dürfen nicht wie Schlafwandler in immer restriktivere Gesetzgebung hineingeraten“
„Wir als Branche müssen jetzt mehr als je zuvor der Welt vermitteln, was für eine essenzielle Rolle wir dabei spielen, unseren Planeten vor dem Klimawandel und den Umweltschäden zu schützen, die ...
BIR Convention: Earning a reputation
It’s up to recyclers and traders to help positively portray the industry, BIR president says. The president of the Brussels-based Bureau of International Recycling (BIR), in a general assembly ...
BIR Convention: Stainless takes on stubborn challenges
LME executive says rebuilding trust is exchange’s nickel market priority for the near future. Buying and selling stainless steel scrap has required extra patience in the first half of this year, ...
