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Recent BIR Dubai 2022 - Plastics Committee: Middle East gears up for plastics recycling

22 October 2022

A commitment to recycling plastics of all types is developing steadily in the Gulf, the BIR Plastics Committee heard at its meeting in Dubai on 18 October. The insights came in a presentation from ...

Recent BIR Dubai 2022 - Non-Ferrous Metals Division: Middle East “being transformed” by producers’ sustainability drive

21 October 2022

The increasing trend for primary producers to transition towards secondary metal feedstocks and more sustainable production processes was reinforced at the BIR Non-Ferrous Metals Division meeting in ...

Recent BIR Dubai 2022 - Stainless Steel & Special Alloys Committee: New applications offer promise of bright stainless steel future

20 October 2022

Tackling excessive water leakage rates in major cities has been advocated as a way of boosting the stainless steel industry and offering fresh market opportunities for scrap recyclers and traders. ...

Recent BIR Dubai 2022 - Ferrous Division: Shifting markets for scrap as traders look east

20 October 2022

Ferrous markets have seen a remarkable turnaround in fortunes in the past year with EU steel production declining; Turkish production and steel scrap imports also down; and a contrasting growth in ...

Recent BIR Dubai 2022: Ferrous Division - Statistics: “World Steel Recycling in Figures” - latest update of the 13th edition

19 October 2022

During the recent meeting of the BIR Ferrous Division on 17 October in Dubai, Rolf Willeke, BIR Ferrous Statistics Advisor, outlined the key findings in the January-June 2022 update of the 13th ...

BIR World Mirror on Recovered Paper – Quarterly Report October 2022: Lower grades lead the charge as prices shelve downwards

13 October 2022

A concise summary of the BIR World Mirror on Recovered Paper – Quarterly Report October 2022. Full version with detailed market reports available in the Members Only section of the BIR website. ...

BIR World Mirror on Plastics – Quarterly Report October 2022: Capacity usage nosedives as energy costs tighten their stranglehold

13 October 2022

A concise summary of the BIR World Mirror on Plastics – Quarterly Report October 2022. Full version with detailed market reports available in the Members Only section of the BIR website. Much of the ...

BIR World Mirror on Non-Ferrous Metals – Issue October 2022: Mounting challenges include more threats to free trade

12 October 2022

A concise summary of the BIR World Mirror on Non-Ferrous Metals – Issue October 2022. Full version with detailed market reports available in the Members Only section of the BIR website. Until recent ...

BIR World Mirror Stainless Steel & Special Alloys – Quarterly Report October 2022: Scrap sales fall victim to mills’ reduced capacity utilization

11 October 2022

A concise summary of the BIR World Mirror on Stainless Steel & Special Alloys – Quarterly Report October 2022. Full version with detailed market reports available in the Members Only section of the ...

BIR Dubai 2022 - Check out the E-scrap Committee programme on Tuesday 18 October

11 October 2022

Plenary Session: E-Scrap Committee Walking the tightrope between obstacle and opportunity According to latest research, the e-scrap recycling market is expected to achieve a compound annual growth ...

BIR World Mirror on Ferrous Metals – Quarterly Report October 2022: Scrap feels the force of industrial slowdown

11 October 2022

A concise summary of the BIR World Mirror on Ferrous Metals – Quarterly Report October 2022. Full version with detailed market reports available in the Members Only section of the BIR website. The ...

BIR Dubai 2022 - BIR Young Traders Group: Building the future, together!

07 October 2022

Building the future, together! Message from the BIR Young Traders Group The final countdown has begun. In just over a week, we will meet again in the fascinating city of Dubai. You name it and Dubai ...