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Salzgitter AG and Umicore‘s business unit MDS (Metal Deposition Solutions) have jointly established a process that enables the recovery of the rare precious metal iridium from anodes used in the continuous electro-galvanizing process. In this way, the partners are contributing to resource conservation and the circular economy.

Around 7 mio. t of textiles are disposed of in Europe every year – only a small proportion of these are actually reused, recycled, or recovered as raw materials. A new EU directive will require member states to collect and dispose of old clothes and textiles separately from 2025 onwards, rather than disposing of them with residual waste as has been the case up to now.

In Saint-Étienne/France, TRIMETAL has established itself as a visionary player in metal recycling. With the installation of TOMRA’s brand-new FINDER™ COLOR, the company has become one of the first to...

As part of the “Doppstadt 2030” transformation program, the Doppstadt Group is setting the course for profitable growth and a strengthened market position. The number of managing directors will be...

Hosokawa Alpine has developed a new solution for the sustainable recycling of textile waste. The Augsburg-based machine and plant manufacturer is thus setting standards in textile shredding and making it possible to reuse textile waste efficiently and in a resource-saving manner.

As e-waste volumes surge and demand for high-purity recycled materials accelerates, weeeSwiss Technology AG identifies key trends shaping the industry.

Hensel Recycling is further expanding its position in Asia with the establishment of Hensel Recycling Asia Pte. Ltd. (HRAS) in Singapore. Production at the new location is scheduled to start in...

Borealis announced a strategic partnership with BlueAlp, one of the leading chemical recycling tech-nology companies headquartered in Eindhoven/The Netherlands. The part-nership will see Borealis...

Nowadays, machines have to do more than ever before: rising energy prices, variable materials and growing demands on efficiency and operational reliability are currently presenting the mechanical engineering industry with enormous challenges. Technology leader Vecoplan laid the foundation for making processes more efficient through digital control technology with the Vecoplan Smart Center (VSC) as a digital control platform.