K 2022

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Issue 05/2026

Knauf receives award for its gypsum recycling strategy at the German Sustainability Projects Award

The Knauf Group, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of building materials and systems, has been honoured with the German Sustainability Projects Award 2026. The award recognises the company’s...

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Issue 05/2026 A new era for wastewater treatment

DBU German Environmental Prize awarded to Dr Klaus Vossenkaul

This year, the German Federal Environmental Foundation (Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt, DBU) is awarding the German Environmental Prize to membrane filter engineer Dr Klaus Vossenkaul, founder and...

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Issue 05/2026 Early demand confirms strong market position

SOLIDS & RECYCLING-TECHNIK Dortmund 2027: strong demand at an early stage

With 15 months to go before the SOLIDS & RECYCLING-TECHNIK Dortmund 2027 opens, around 60 % of the available space has already been booked. In total, over 240 exhibitors have already decided to take...

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Issue 05/2026 Process control in metal recycling

SPALECK ActiveFEED optimises sorting quality, plant ­performance and process control

Iwan Koslow GmbH & Co. KG operates the largest of its four recycling sites in Bavaria, situated directly on the A92 motorway. With around 150 employees, the family-run business has been successfully...

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Issue 05/2026 From risk factor to sales booster 

How brands build trust in recycled materials

Sustainability is on trend, but consumers do not want to see or smell it. In the circular economy, a significant gap remains between environmental ideals and concerns about hygiene: Research proves...

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Issue 05/2026

ALBA Group: Orderly handover at the turn of the year

The Berlin-based recycling company ALBA is organising the internal succession within the Waste Operations national (COO) division of the Executive Board at an early stage and through an orderly...

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Issue 05/2026 Starscreen technology for demanding soil processing

Backers supplies high-performance starscreen technology to J+B Küpers again

With the delivery of a new wheeled 2-fraction starscreen, type 2-ma, J+B Küpers is expanding its fleet of machinery for professional soil processing. Just a few months earlier, the company had already...

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Issue 05/2026 Electrification of process heat

New screw heat exchanger reaches up to 650°C

With its LiquiCore™ technology, Köllemann presents an innovative, fully electric heating concept for bulk materials. By using a liquid metal core, the system bridges the gap between conventional...

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Issue 05/2026 Joint development work

UNTHA secondary shredder boosts performance and availability

With the new SR3000XC, KORN Recycling GmbH is modernising its substitute fuel processing operations, prioritising high plant availability, stable throughput rates and consistently high fuel quality....

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Issue 05/2026 Interview with Judith Maag 

“In recycling, what counts is robust ­technology that works reliably every day”

In this interview, Judith Maag, Managing Director of Maag Recycling AG in Winterthur, discusses the demands placed on modern recycling plants and the use of a new Komatsu machine in the challenging...

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