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1 week ago | 
recyclinginternational.com | Martijn Reintjes |Car recycling |Textiles recycling |Electronics recycling
This massive volume would not have been possible without the acquisition in 2024 of scrap metal trading major Kataman, which is now under the wing of PedalPoint. Growing streams of materials will feed Korea Zinc’s new copper smelter in Ulsan, Korea, which is set to launch by the end of the year. What started as WEEE Metallica more than 10 years ago, became Igneo/EvTerra, was acquired by Korea Zinc, and has now been brought under a new subsidiary brand name: PedalPoint.
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3 weeks ago | 
recyclinginternational.com | Robin Latchem |Textiles recycling
Up to 2 700 jobs are at risk with the industry body UK Steel warning closure would leave UK customers dependent on international supplies. The UK would be the only G7 member incapable of producing its own virgin steel. British Steel is a long steel products business founded in 2016 with assets acquired from Tata Steel Europe, firstly by Greybull Capital and then China’s Jingye Group in 2020.
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3 weeks ago | 
recyclinginternational.com | Robin Latchem |Textiles recycling
The latest worldsteel data shows that, of the top 10 producers, China is estimated to have had an output of 78.9 Mt in February, down 3.3% on a year earlier. India produced 12.7 Mt, up 6.3% while Japan’s 6.4 Mt was down 8.5%. The United States’ output was 6.0 Mt (-7.0%); Russia is estimated at 5.8 Mt (-3.4%); South Korea 5.2 Mt (+0.7%); Türkiye 2.9 Mt (-5.6%); Brazil produced 2.7 Mt (-1.6%); Germany 2.7 Mt (-13.5%); and Iran 1.7 Mt (-21.8%).
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3 weeks ago | 
recyclinginternational.com | Martijn Reintjes |Textiles recycling
Key barriers to achieving circularity were identified as being low demand for recycled materials, the gap between EU policies and business realities, unfair competition from countries such as China, and the dominance of fast fashion. The event, organised by Euric, the European recyclers’ umbrella, emphasised the need for a systemic shift towards a circular economy, with a strong focus on legislative action and innovation.
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3 weeks ago | 
recyclinginternational.com | Martijn Reintjes |Textiles recycling |Non-Ferrous metals recycling |Battery Recycling
The latest project – unveiled on Global Recycling Day – is a 6 000 horsepower shredder at French Derichebourg Environnement’s site in Saint-Pierre-de-Chandieu, near Lyon. Total investment: EUR 45 million. The shredder replaces one that had been in operation for 35 years. The switch required complete redevelopment of the 70 000 m2 site. According to the company, ‘the best available techniques’ for controlling atmospheric, water and noise emissions have been implemented.
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2 months ago | 
recyclinginternational.com | Robin Latchem |Battery Recycling |Textiles recycling
The site, capable of processing 35 000 tonnes per year, is expected to be operational in the second half of 2026. Barry Phillips, md for fridges, WEEE and glass at Enva, said the development offered ‘much-needed additional processing capacity’. ‘It demonstrates Enva’s commitment to executing its long-term growth strategy and investing in the latest technology to safely and sustainably process end-of-life fridges while realising their commercial and environmental value,’ he added.
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2 months ago | 
recyclinginternational.com | Kirstin Linnenkoper |Textiles recycling |Electronics recycling
The company says the move underscores its commitment to building a sustainable UK supply chain for critical battery materials and reducing the environmental impact of battery production. It is already recycling nickel cobalt manganese (NMC) batteries from two leading UK-based automotive OEMs, as well as Gigafactory production scrap, to produce modern high-nickel cathode active materials (CAM) at its ACT1 and ACT2 facilities in Devon. None of the customers is being named by Altilium.
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2 months ago | 
recyclinginternational.com | Kirstin Linnenkoper |Battery Recycling |Textiles recycling
The scheme aims to support chemical recycling technologies that convert mixed and/or contaminated plastic waste back into ‘virgin-like’ raw materials. It is seen as contributing to the EU’s objective of circularity of production and consumption processes as part of a broader transformation of the industry towards climate neutrality. Aid will take the form of direct grants from the French Government and is open to companies of all sizes and operating in all sectors.
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2 months ago | 
recyclinginternational.com | Martijn Reintjes |Textiles recycling |Electronics recycling
On LinkedIn, Wiener says: ‘With more than US$ 11 billion [EUR 10.7 billion] of recycled materials moving across borders between the US and Canada and Mexico, the tariffs are going to impose significant harm on the recycled materials industry and manufacturing supply chain in the US that relies upon our materials to produce the everyday products and infrastructure that Americans rely upon each and every day.’ Wiener adds that ReMA is actively managing and disseminating information as soon as...
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2 months ago | 
recyclinginternational.com | Kirstin Linnenkoper |Textiles recycling |Electronics recycling
It will start with office multifunction devices (MFDs), home inkjet printers, large-format inkjet printers and commercial printing presses. The recycled metal to be used will be sheets of electric furnace steel made from recovered end-of-life products. Canon says it has studied the characteristics of electric furnace steel sheets and optimised the processing method so that they could be used in products.
