BIR Quarterly Report
Writing in the most recent Bureau International Recycling (BIR) quarterly report, Jean-Luc Petithuguenin of Paprec, France and President of the BIR Paper Division, says that 2020 was definitely not l ...
Shipping problems go well beyond recycling industry
If the idea that “misery loves company” is any solace, recyclers can take comfort that the container availability, freight costs and shipping date delays plaguing them are being shared across seeming ...
Recycling concerns listed on USTR China report
Trade agency’s complaints about China WTO violations include scrap import restrictions. The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), in a 70-page report on the People’s Republic of Ch ...
BIR’s Challenge yields updates on key issues
Panelists discuss China’s import procedures and whether circular economy attention is entirely positive. While recyclers might have some reasons to welcome the end of 2020, a panel assembled by the B ...
China customs non-ferrous material sorting 'improving'
Non-ferrous scrap exporters are cautious about selling into China following the country's introduction of a new classification system. But the import process is said to be improving, a Bureau of Inte ...
Scrap traders come to terms with new Chinese standards
Exporters have been warned that new regulations and standards over scrap imported into China continue to make the situation both challenging and uncertain – but reports suggest that trade is slowly i ...
BIR panel discussion focuses on fast-paced market
Global recycling association schedules Jan. 14 online event featuring panel that includes Brian Taylor of Recycling Today. The Brussels-based Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) has scheduled the ...
Save the Date! Top-Termine der Nachhaltigkeit 2021
Global Recycling Day 18. März, weltweit 2018 wurde erstmals der Global Recycling Day ausgerufen, der jedes Jahr am 18. März stattfindet. An diesem Tag wird mit zahlreichen Aktionen weltweit deutlich ...
BIR-Fachsparte Nichteisenmetalle: Rückkehr zu einer „neuen Normalität“ in den Märkten?
Auf dem eForum der BIR Non-Ferrous Metals Division im Juni hatte sich ein Großteil der Debatte mit Chinas vorgeschlagenem Umklassifizierungssystem für „recyceltes Material“ befasst, das Importe von M ...
Chinesisches Importverbot für Stahlschrott: Über eine mögliche Neuklass ifizierung wird diskutiert
Chinas Stahlschrott-Erzeugung wächst rasant, stellte Gastreferent Ian Roper (General Manager Shanghai Metals Market) im Webinar der BIR Ferrous Division fest: Im Jahr 2000 verbrauchte das Land rund 1 ...
