May 2011

In this issue:

Experts cautiously bullish about scrap Delegates to ISRI’s Spotlight on Ferrous session were given a number of reasons to believe that scrap prices could be heading higher, including the ... more What next for the paper markets? Delegates to the US Institute of Scrap Recycling Industry’s Spotlight on Paper in Los Angeles last month would not have been too surprised to hear t... more Schenker: higher energy costs to benefit nickel According to a leading industry analyst addressing the ISRI Convention in Los Angeles, the nickel price could average approaching US$ 31 000 per tonne... more High prices bring red metal risks Given the high prices currently commanded by copper, there will be almost certainly an intensification of efforts both to substitute the red metal wit... more The broken law of supply of demand According to a leading analyst who addressed ISRI’s Spotlight on Aluminum session in Los Angeles, rising prices at a time of supply surplus and huge... more On the final countdown to take off In recent years, experts have stepped forward on a regular basis to predict the brightest of futures for plastics recycling. At ISRI’s Spotlight on ... more Ma Hongchang: China’s Mr Recycling At the China Aluminum Corporation’s headquarters in Beijing, Ma Hongchang, Vice Secretary General of the China Non-ferrous Metals Industry Associati... more Beggars and choosers It has been said many times: ‘Money can’t buy happiness, but then neither can poverty.’ Some look down their noses at others forced to beg on th... more Recycling in city state Singapore Recycling-wise, it would be an injustice to dismiss Singapore simply as a hub for the trans-shipment of scrap from the developed world to Asia’s eme... more Austenitic market share under pressure As April draws to a close, 304 scrap is fetching US$ 2530-2580 per tonne compared to US$ 2500-2550 a month ago, while the 316 grade is priced at US$ 3... more Prognosis unclear for OCC An improvement in weather conditions in North America has triggered an increased flow of recovered paper into the system. In Europe, however, collecti... more Another year of surplus predicted for zincIn general, the European scrap market witnessed a revival in late April as demand began to grow again and secondary smelters were willing to commit to... more Trade swayed by declining dollarAlbeit relatively minor in the context of recent history, the improvement in ferrous scrap prices during the course of April has lifted the sector’s... more Cimelia Resource Recovery - A Space Odyssey On a rainy, tropical day in Singapore, the lobby of Cimelia Resource Recovery is filled with laughter as a dozen relaxed employees of one of the world... more ‘Action!’ in LA This year’s Convention & Expo of the US Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) was held on April 5-9 at the Convention Center in Los Ang... more LA provides the stage for recycling innovationMore than 200 manufacturers of machinery, equipment and services designed to meet the needs of today’s global recycling industry showcased their pro... more Pallmann: no challenge too big for making it small ‘Size reduction’ courses through the veins of every member of the Pallmann family. It doesn’t matter whether it is food, wood, plastics or metal... more New markets created by PVC recycling achievements This article from Recovinyl - the organisation set up in 2005 within the framework of the Vinyl 2010 programme with the aim of supporting and developi... more Displaying LCD recovery initiative LCD-containing WEEE is one of the fastest-growing sources of waste in the EU, increasing by between 16 and 28% every five years. While the EU’s WEEE... more End-of-waste in the EU: Solution found for iron, steel and aluminium alloy scrap Hundreds of thousands of words have been written, and even more have been spoken, about the push in Europe to agree end-of-waste criteria for recyclab... more