Brian Taylor

Cleveland

Editor-in-Chief and Senior Editor at Recycling Today

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Articles

ReMA, Germany’s VDM issue joint tariff statement

2 weeks ago | recyclingtoday.com | Brian Taylor

The leaders of the Washington-based Recycled Materials Association (ReMA) and the Berlin-based German Association of Metal Traders and Recyclers (VDM) have called for a reconsideration of tariffs placed on some recyclable metals by the administration of United States President Donald J. Trump. A news release from VDM indicates ReMA and VDM “initiated a transatlantic dialogue” to assess tariff-related developments and their impact on the international trading and of ferrous and nonferrous metals.
Metso says HRC crushers offer circular benefits

2 weeks ago | cdrecycler.com | Brian Taylor

Finland-based crushing and screening equipment maker Metso Corp. says its HRC crusher product line can help companies and their companies who are adopting a circular economy approach by prioritizing the use of sustainable raw materials. “The production of industrial sand and the separation of usable construction materials for cement and concrete production present significant business opportunities while addressing the rising demand for sustainable practices,” says the firm.
Singapore EAF melt shop idled

2 weeks ago | recyclingtoday.com | Brian Taylor

A recycled-content electric arc furnace (EAF) steel melt shop in Singapore that operates under the NatSteel brand reportedly has been shut down for the remainder of this year.
LME reports healthy trading volumes in Q1

2 weeks ago | recyclingtoday.com | Brian Taylor

The London Metal Exchange (LME) average daily volumes (ADV) of contract trading in the first quarter of this year increased by 5.9 percent compared with activity in the first quarter of 2024. The first quarter of 2025 “registered the second highest quarterly ADV in the last 11 years, while March 2025 saw the third highest monthly ADV in the last 10 years,” states the exchange. LME nickel ADV was up by 28 percent compared with one year earlier.
Hyundai adds dealer in Wisconsin

2 weeks ago | recyclingtoday.com | Brian Taylor

Norcross, Georgia-based HD Hyundai Construction Equipment North America has announced the La Crosse, Wisconsin location of Johnson Tractor as an addition to its dealer network. The Badger State equipment dealer will sell and service the full line of Hyundai construction equipment to customers in west central Wisconsin, including in the La Crosse and Eau Claire areas, according to Hyundai.
Study finds recycling symbols not a cure-all

2 weeks ago | recyclingtoday.com | Brian Taylor

A survey of household consumers in the United Kingdom conducted by online retailer Plasticsheetsshop found that 90 percent of respondents were uncertain what some recycling-related symbols used on packaging actually mean.
Aurubis CEO says its metals play vital role

2 weeks ago | recyclingtoday.com | Brian Taylor

At its early April annual general meeting, the CEO of Germany-based nonferrous metals producer Aurubis AG said the company’s products—many of them made with recycled content—are of strategic importance to the European and global economies. The company, which focuses predominantly on the recycling and production of copper, also says it is beginning to earn a return on recent investments in Europe and the United States.
Steelmakers await impact of tariff policy

2 weeks ago | recyclingtoday.com | Brian Taylor

United States Commerce Department figures published by the Washington-based American Iron & Steel Institute show imported steel continued to flow into the U.S. in March. Last week, a statement from an Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) committee leader indicates the People’s Republic of China remains a source of global steelmaking overcapacity.
Radius loses money, says merger on track

2 weeks ago | recyclingtoday.com | Brian Taylor

Portland, Oregon-based Radius Recycling Inc. has reported a net loss of $33 million in its fiscal year 2025 second quarter, which ran from Dec. 1, 2024, to Feb. 28, 2025. The company, which operates scrap yards, auto dismantling facilities and an electric arc furnace (EAF) steel mill, cites “tight scrap flows exacerbated by particularly challenging winter weather conditions” as one reason for its unprofitable financial quarter.
Electrostatic technology vies for role in ASR sorting

2 weeks ago | recyclingtoday.com | Brian Taylor

A European Commission directive calling for 25 percent of plastic automotive components to be made from recycled content has created an additional incentive for auto shredding plant operators to upgrade their plastics-heavy automotive shredder residue (ASR) light fractions. An essay distributed this February by Penzberg, Germany-based Hamos GmbH observes that extracting metal from ASR long has been a focus of the development of and investments in sorting technology.

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