April 2011

In this issue:

Economic balance rocked by tsunami Compared to respective price ranges of US$ 2750-2800 per tonne and US$ 3850-3900 published in our late-February report, 304 quality scrap is now lower... more Dent in physical scrap tradingNon-ferrous metals appear to have entered a period of greater uncertainty, partly influenced by international events. In Europe, for example, physical... more The old ones are the best Ah yes, the inevitability of old age: you may be as young as you feel, but if you can’t feel anything it means you’re old. Having just reached an ... more REACh - a conundrum for recycling companies During the International Automobile Recycling Congress in Hungary late last month, Beate Kummer of German company Kummer Umweltkommunikation moderated... more Griag Glassrecycling: successful in recycling glass German company Griag Glassrecycling is no ordinary glass recycler. The firm processes glass from TVs and computer monitors (cathode ray tubes) and LCD... more Carpet recycling process covers new ground InterfaceFLOR - a worldwide leader in the design and production of innovative, high-quality, modular floor coverings - has developed a ground-breaking... more Monitoring of ELV recycling in the EU In EU member states, within the context of quota monitoring, achievement of recycling and recovery targets for end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) is controll... more Harnessing the hydrogen route to rare earth recycling The authors of this article, Dr Allan Walton and Dr Andy Williams of the University of Birmingham in the UK, are developing recycling technologies for... more Paper falls prey to shifting social trends Paper-based products are perhaps more closely bound to global social and economic indicators than any other form of goods. Society’s ever more tight... more Political incentives needed for effective recyclingFour years ago, Germany’s Environment Ministry and the Federal Environment Agency tasked 31 project partners, under the direction of the Wuppertal I... more Orders few and far betweenDespite events of profound importance affecting the world at large, scrap prices have experienced a period of relative stability in the five weeks sin... more