January/February 2012

In this issue:

ASR recycling via hydro-mechanical separation and pyrolysis The project is a co-operative venture between the University of Bologna - an expert in the field of automobile shredder residue (ASR) management - and... more Mills worry over thin order booksRaw material buyers for mills in China continued to book regular business with their international suppliers in the run-up to the Chinese New Year hol... more Demand holds fast in EuropeDespite the continent’s world-impacting financial and economic worries, demand on the European non-ferrous scrap markets began to improve in the aut... more Stainless steel in higher spirits? Since our report in early December, 304 and 316 prices have made decent gains: the former has advanced from US$ 1750-1800 per tonne to US$ 2000-2050 w... more A poker player’s market Ferrous scrap prices began the New Year on the front foot but nervousness has subsequently crept into the market. Latest cfr price indications for shi... more MeWa engineers Grassano’s oil filter recycling upgrade Italy’s beautiful Piedmont region now has yet another attraction following the decision of the Riccoboni group of Alessandria to install a plant fro... more Illuminating solution to Christmas tree light conundrum Every year, consumers in the USA spend millions of dollars on lights for their Christmas trees and house frontages. And prior to every Christmas, stra... more China’s ‘remarkable’ collection performance It has become a turn-of-the-year tradition for Giampiero Magnaghi, a former President of the BIR world recycling organisation’s Paper Division, to p... more Paprec: a French flagship with a solid future In only 18 years, Paprec has become a dominant player in the French recycling market. Guided by the Petithuguenin family, the conglomerate is now the ... more Growth curve affirms France as global recycling player Among Europe’s domestic recycling and scrap processing markets, there are indications that perhaps the most turbulent this year will be found in Fra... more Jinsheng Copper - success through ‘doing it better’ The impact of what has been achieved by private secondary copper processor Jinsheng Copper and its leading light Wang Jinglian extends far beyond thei... more Fighting the recycling industry’s corner The recycling industry has learned - to some extent through painful experience - that effective representation at the highest decision-making levels i... more Mining the oceans: the floating landfill Developed societies have long recognised that ‘wastes’ consigned to landfill often contain commercially recoverable quantities of secondary raw ma... more Love and marriage Many people are happily married, but to many others the secret of a happy marriage remains just that - a secret. And we shouldn’t forget that marria... more