Registrations now open! The countdown is on for the first edition of “The Challenge” on Thursday, 14 January 2021! Hosted by ITC Chairman Michael Lion of Everwell Resources (CHN), the first episode o ...
Dear Members, 2020 is a year that we all want to forget, and while we most certainly will keep in our hearts and thoughts those who suffered from the pandemic, it is time to look ahead and decide wha ...
Curious about our new webinar series? Discover the first episode of BIR’s new ground-breaking, cutting-edge bi-monthly series addressing crucial topics requiring immediate up-to-date information and ...
In order to regulate the import management of recycling iron and steel raw materials and promote the high-quality development of China's iron and steel industry, the relevant matters are hereby annou ...
The national standard on "Recycling Iron and Steel Raw Materials" was issued by the Chinese State Administration for Market Regulation (National Standardization Administration) on December 14, 2020. ...
Dear fellow members, Exactly one year ago, I wrote to you looking back at 2019 as a challenging year. Little did I know that 2020 was going to give a whole new meaning to the word ‘challenge’ and wou ...
On November 27 2020, China officially released the “National Hazardous Waste List (2021 Edition)”. To be implemented on January 1 2021, this includes 467 types of hazardous waste while the total numb ...
This year’s 13th batch of scrap import quotas was the last to be approved under a system adopted by China some 25 years ago. These latest import quotas for scrap copper, aluminium, steel and paper we ...
With the COVID-19 pandemic still central to everyday life in many parts of the world, BIR is continuing to provide regular updates on the current conditions and challenges facing the recycling indust ...
BIR President Tom Bird has appointed Dr Helmut Kolba of Remondis Electrorecycling GmbH as new chairman of the organisation’s E-Scrap Committee. Dr Kolba is Managing Director of Remondis Electrorecycl ...
Although successful trials with various vaccines are offering hope for the medium and long term in the fight against the Coronavirus, the pandemic appears certain to remain a significant factor in bu ...
BIR would like to share with its members the following announcement* made by the Chinese Ministry of Ecology and Environment: MEE Announcement No. 53 2020 The "Law of the People's Republic of China o ...