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'Toxic' ship caught in India legal tangle |
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November 05, 2007.
India's Supreme Court will decide in November the fate of French-made Blue Lady cruise liner waiting to be dismantled that activists say is lined with toxins, environmental campaigners say. ... more
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Metso acquires US equipment provider |
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November 01, 2007.
Global engineering and technology corporation Metso further strengthens its metal recycling business with a US acquisition
The Helsinki, Finland headquartered company has acquired Mueller Engineering Inc (MEI). ... more
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Chinese e-waste recycling raises dioxin in mothers and babies |
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October 01, 2007.
The methods used to recycle electronic waste exported to China ‘significantly’ increase the amount of the toxin dioxin in women of child-bearing age and in breast-fed babies ... more
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Korean scientists developing advanced X-ray machinery |
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August 31, 2007.
Korean scientists say they have developed an advanced X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF) machine that provides quick and precise checkups of heavy metal levels in manufactured goods. ... more
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Manufacturers' recycling energises Korean economy |
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October 31, 2007.
The Korean government's waste recycling efforts generated over 1.7 trillion won in profits and created about 3 200 jobs, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) says in a recent statement.
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Kadant wins major orders in Asia |
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October 30, 2007.
A USA-based supplier of recycling technology to the pulp and paper industry has received new orders in Vietnam, Russia and China valued at US$ 35 million (Euro 24.5 million). ... more
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Sancon obtains Chinese licence |
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October 30, 2007.
Sancon Resources Recovery Inc., a waste management and recycling company with operations in China and Australia, has formed a division in China - Sancon Shanghai - and obtained the first waste management and recycling licence to be issued in Shanghai to a foreign company. ... more
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Haiti the most corrupt country |
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October 30, 2007.
According to an annual survey by Berlin-based Transparency International, Haiti is perceived to be the most corrupt country in the world. Other corruption hot-spots include Iraq, Sudan, Bangladesh, Uzbekistan and Belarus. ... more
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Veka invests in UK recycler |
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October 30, 2007.
A worldwide manufacturer of PVC windows, doors and other building materials is expanding its recycling activities into the UK. ... more
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Interseroh takes majority share in Europe Metals |
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October 29, 2007.
As part of a push to expand its non-ferrous scrap trading and recycling interests, German giant Interseroh has acquired majority stakes in internationally-active Dutch company Europe ... more
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Exide to become lead smelter and recycler |
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October 29, 2007.
Exide Industries Ltd of India, the largest automotive and industrial battery manufacturer in South Asia, is venturing into lead smelting and recycling to reduce its dependence on lead imports. ... more
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Recycling old rubber into new tyres |
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October 23, 2007.
A research team from the Swansea University School of Engineering in Wales, United Kingdom, has developed a new method of incorporating old rubber into the production of new tyres by using gas treatment to change the rubber’s chemical surface. ... more
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ArcelorMittal and Borusan partnering in new giant Turkish steel venture |
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October 22, 2007.
ArcelorMittal, the world's number one steel company, and Borusan, one of Turkey's leading steel producers, announce a 50/50 joint venture partnership which will see a US$500 million investment in the construction of a new hot strip mill in Gemlik (Turkey). ... more
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Turning scrap metal into statues of hope |
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October 22, 2007.
For more than 20 years, Japan's popular public artist Mikuo Konoki has been transforming industrial scrap steel and other metal debris into sculptures that address issues of life and death: Their message is hope. His work is widely known as "Ganda," a term in dialect for scrap iron - today it has become the name of Konoki's sculptural wizardry. ... more
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New line from Komptech |
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October 18, 2007.
Komptech, which specialises in the treatment of solid waste and biomass, has introduced a new range of mobile processing machines for the generation of secondary fuels from commercial waste. ... more
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Singapore's Oculus Takes over Aretae recycling facility |
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October 18, 2007.
Singapor | Oculus, a former contact lenses manufacturer from Singapore, says it has entered into a reverse takeover agreement with waste recycling and carbon credit firm Aretae in a deal worth US$410 million (Euro 282 million).
As part of the deal, Oculus will issue 1.2 billion shares at US$0.34 (Euro 0.24)each to key Aretae shareholders, who would provide a guarantee of at least US$34 (Euro 0.24) million in total earnings for 2008 and 2009.
Aretae has waste recycling projects in China, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam, with 30 greenhouse gas reduction projects that are expected to generate 50 million tonnes of carbon credits, Oculus says. Firms and countries with targets to cut emissions under the Kyoto Protocol may buy credits from such projects to cut greenhouse gases in developing countries.
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New president for US Automotive Recyclers Association |
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October 17, 2007.
President of automotive recycling facility Truck & Auto parts Sandy Blalock, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, has been installed as the 2007-2008 President of the US Automotive Recyclers Association (ARA). ... more
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Middle East takeover creates 300 jobs |
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October 17, 2007.
Dubai’s ETA Star Group will acquire the US$80 million Bahrain Ferro Alloys (BAFA) located in the country’s Hidd industrial area. Originally the company was built by another group but never commissioned. ... more
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Paper recycling at a record high in Europe |
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October 15, 2007.
The ‘Monitoring Report 2006’ of the ‘European Declaration on Paper Recycling’, released by the European Recovered Paper Council (ERPC), confirms a record high for the latest paper recycling rate of 63.4% in Europe. ... more
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Detection equipment manufacturer expands in the US |
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October 15, 2007.
S+S inspection, a leading German separation and sorting company based in Schönborn, S+S Separation and Sorting Technology GmbH, is expanding in the US with the opening of a new facility in Tucker, Georgia. ... more
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Polythene recycling plant for Rwanda? |
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October 11, 2007.
Soimex, a company based in the Rwandan city of Kigali, has expressed an interest in establishing a plant to turn used polythene bags into environmentally-friendly products. ... more
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Straits acquires two magnesium plants |
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October 11, 2007.
Norsk Hydro of Norway has entered into an agreement to sell two magnesium remelting operations to Varomet Holdings Ltd, a subsidiary of Australian mining company Straits Resources. ... more
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Manitowoc opens plant in Portugal |
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October 09, 2007.
Manitowoc celebrated the opening of its latest facility in Portugal with an Open Day for hundreds of customers, dealers, senior company management and local government officials. ... more
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Haiti the most corrupt country |
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October 08, 2007.
Germany | According to an annual survey by Berlin-based Transparency International, Haiti is perceived to be the most corrupt country in the world. Other corruption hot-spots include Iraq, Sudan, Bangladesh, Uzbekistan and Belarus.
At the other end of the scale, Finland, Iceland and New Zealand emerged as the world’s least corrupt countries, followed by Denmark, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, Norway, Australia and the Netherlands. Going further down the list of 144 countries, the USA ranked 22nd, Turkey 60th, Brazil 70th, China 71st, India 74th, the Ukraine 104th and Russia 127th. In 45th place, Italy was the lowest-ranked EU country.
The ‘2006 Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index’ defines corruption as the abuse of public office for private gain and requires at least three corroborative sources.
Founded in 1993, Transparency International is a civil society organisation leading the fight against corruption and boasts 100 national chapters around the world. ... more
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Report on UK recovered paper scene |
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October 08, 2007.
An in-depth analysis of the UK recovered paper market has been published by the government-supported Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP). ... more
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