Recycling

Elkem ASA, a world-leading provider of advanced silicon-based materials, has been awarded NOK 32.8 million from Innovation Norway for the development of green products through the recycling of slag and silicon materials. The project aims to materially reduce CO2 emissions and promote a circular economy for materials used in the automotive and construction industry.

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As the UK prepares for the standardisation of local authority collections in March 2026 under DEFRA’s Simpler Recycling initiative, packaging manufacturers face a blend of high-stakes challenges and strategic opportunities. Think B2B Marketing, communications specialist serving the packaging sector, shares perspective on how these upcoming changes will change how UK manufacturers compete.

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Sustainability technology leader Nextek and flexible packaging expert Coveris today announce a partnership to transform the mechanical recycling of flexible films with a breakthrough innovation – the COtooCLEAN process. Together, they aim to convert post-consumer polyolefin (PE & PP) packaging waste into high-quality food-grade recycled resins and films.

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Vianode, an advanced battery materials company, launches the first high-performance solution based on recycled graphite as part of its next-generation material series. The innovative product is based on recycled battery-grade graphite and designed to meet growing demand for sustainable electric vehicle (EV) and battery manufacturing.

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The two leading sorting solutions providers, REDWAVE and TOMRA, have announced a strategic agreement aimed at providing customers with a seamless supply of sorting systems based on XRF (x-ray fluorescence) and XRT (x-ray transmission) technology. This new arrangement will make it easier and more efficient for customers to access top-tier sorting technologies from one turnkey supplier.

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From the recycling process itself to the innovative technologies supporting it, aluminum recycling offers a myriad of benefits for producers, processors and recyclers alike. Here, Frank van de Winkel, Market Strategy Manager – Metal at TOMRA Recycling, outlines the current aluminum recycling landscape and explains how, by embracing cutting-edge sorting technology, numerous industries can pave the way for a more circular economy.

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Bakcycle Recycling successfully produces high-quality granules from post-consumer LDPE packaging waste using TOMRA’s advanced sensor-based sorting technologies, setting a new standard in the Turkish recycling industry.

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TOMRA has acquired 80% of the shares in c-trace GmbH, a German leader in digital waste management solutions.

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The Confederation of Paper Industries’ Dimitra Rappou discusses the technical and regulatory challenges shaping the growing paper-based packaging industry

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Nonwovens manufacturers were among the very first textile recyclers, and in the next few years their services will be needed more than ever.

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