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Bekon to collaborate with Veolia and Séché in France
13.07.2010 - Biogas technology specialist Bekon Holding AG is entering the French market. According to Bekon, it was launching two projects in France nearly simultaneously. The Germany company, which is headquartered in Unterföhring in Bavaria was under 
more - Biogas technology specialist Bekon Holding AG is entering the French market. According to Bekon, it was launching two projects in France nearly simultaneously. The Germany company, which is headquartered in Unterföhring in Bavaria was under contract with the Fench waste management company Symove (Syndicat Mixte Oise Verte) to build a dry fermentation plant in the Départment of Oise in northern France, said Bekon. The facility is part of a comprehensive waste disposal concepts, being led Veolia Environnement's local subsidiary, Valnor. In addition, Dekon announced that it had been awarded a contract for a second biogas plant in Strasbourg. This facility also belonged to an integrated waste management concept and was realised in cooperation with the French waste management company Séché Environnement.
Envitec Biogas builds first plant in the UK
09.07.2010 - Envitec Biogas AG is entering a new geographical market and is constructing its biogas plant in the UK. The facility is to be located in Newport in Wales and will be the first of the company's plants to be powered entirely with food wastes, Envitec announced on Friday more - Envitec Biogas AG is entering a new geographical market and is constructing its biogas plant in the UK. The facility is to be located in Newport in Wales and will be the first of the company's plants to be powered entirely with food wastes, Envitec announced on Friday. The plant was being supplied to the British firm Insource Energy, which specialises in energy recovery using wastes from the food and beverage industries. The Envitec's biogas plant will be built near a factory for prepared meals and will supply about 10 per cent of its energy.
Remondis founds PPP venture with Minsk
08.07.2010 - The Remondis waste management group and the Belarusian capital of Minsk have entered an agreement on waste management. According to Remondis, a contract establishing a new joint venture, Remondis Minsk, was signed in Minsk on 6 July. Remondis is to hold a 51 per cent more - The Remondis waste management group and the Belarusian capital of Minsk have entered an agreement on waste management. According to Remondis, a contract establishing a new joint venture, Remondis Minsk, was signed in Minsk on 6 July. Remondis is to hold a 51 per cent stake in the public private partnership company, while the City of Minsk holds the remaining 49 per cent. According to Remondis, the venture is the first such privatisation in the waste management sector in the Republic of Belarus. In the coming years, traditional waste management practices in Belarus are to be transformed into a recycling-based system meeting Western European standards. The modernisation will require significant investment in the expansion of infrastructure, upgrades in the vehicle fleet, and now sorting and composting facilities, the burden of which are to be shared with partners such as Remondis.
Veolia ES opens its first commercial MRF in the UK
06.07.2010 - Veolia Environmental Services has opened its first British materials recovery facility (MRF) for commercial recyclables near Derby in England's East Midlands. Having invested £500,000 (ca. €605,000) at the site, the British subsidiary of French environmental services concern, Veolia Environnement, said it would more - Veolia Environmental Services has opened its first British materials recovery facility (MRF) for commercial recyclables near Derby in England's East Midlands. Having invested £500,000 (ca. €605,000) at the site, the British subsidiary of French environmental services concern, Veolia Environnement, said it would be able to process up to 30,000 tonnes of material per year at the Donington plant, and would accept recyclables from local authorities as well as commercial material.The MRF is designed to process comingled paper, cardboard, cans and plastics. Veolia ES has five other MRFs in the UK in Alton, Greenwich, Portsmouth, Rainham and Sheffield, all of which are designed to process primarily comingled recyclables from household collections.
Schnitzer posts hefty gains on foreign demand for scrap
01.07.2010 - With 70 per cent of its scrap sales going overseas, the US scrap processor and steel producer Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. continued to rely on scrap and steel demand from the developing world in the fiscal quarter ending 30 May. Although US mills purchased scrap early in the quarter, their demand was satisfied more - With 70 per cent of its scrap sales going overseas, the US scrap processor and steel producer Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. continued to rely on scrap and steel demand from the developing world in the fiscal quarter ending 30 May. Although US mills purchased scrap early in the quarter, their demand was satisfied prior to quarter's end, contributing to the severe price volatility during the reporting period. According to Schnitzer CEO Tamara Lundgren, there had been a spread of $120 (€98, $1. = ca. €0.82) per tonne between high and low ferrous scrap prices in the third quarter of the company's fiscal year. The average quarterly price stood at $378 per tonne, and Schnitzer shipped 1.175m tonnes of processed ferrous scrap between March and May. Schnitzer's consolidated revenues climbed by nearly one-fourth in sequential quarters to reach $704m. Income from continuing operations increased by $22m compared to the previous quarter to stand at $40m.
Lower grades' prices soften on French recovered paper market
30.06.2010 - Prices for ordinary recovered paper grades have yielded in June on the French recovered paper market, amid a slowdown in exports and pressure on domestic paper mills' margins. EUWID sources agreed that collection volumes had been very low in May and were far from returning to the level seen before the economic crisis in June, as well. more - Prices for ordinary recovered paper grades have yielded in June on the French recovered paper market, amid a slowdown in exports and pressure on domestic paper mills' margins. EUWID sources agreed that collection volumes had been very low in May and were far from returning to the level seen before the economic crisis in June, as well. On the other hand, the recent slump in overseas demand has left a little more recovered paper available in France. Recycled corrugated case material producers and other converters felt that very high recovered paper prices were significantly impinging on their margins even though they had raised their own end product prices. They and other converters had launched the latest initiative to lower recovered paper prices. As a result, domestic buyers often paid up to €20 per tonne less for many ordinary grades even though demand from the paper industry in France is said to remain good.
Interseroh completes sale of French recovered paper operations
25.06.2010 - The German environmental services and raw materials trading company Interseroh SE has announced the successful completion of its negotiations with French recycling group Paprec on Friday. The two companies have signed an agreement about Paprec's acquisition of Interseroh's recovered paper operations in France, the more - The German environmental services and raw materials trading company Interseroh SE has announced the successful completion of its negotiations with French recycling group Paprec on Friday. The two companies have signed an agreement about Paprec's acquisition of Interseroh's recovered paper operations in France, the former CDI group, and their future cooperation in the international marketing of recovered paper. The value of the sales transaction was not disclosed. Interseroh's French recovered paper business, which is expected to handle 300,000 tonnes this year, generated an annual turnover of €42m in 2009.
EP Environment Committe vote on WEEE Directive
23.06.2010 - The EU member states are to use the amount of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) which is generated as basis for calculating their collection rate. From 2016, they will have to achieve a quota of at least 85 per cent of arisings, according to an amendment to the EU Commission’s proposal for recasting the WEEE Directive. more - The EU member states are to use the amount of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) which is generated as basis for calculating their collection rate. From 2016, they will have to achieve a quota of at least 85 per cent, according to an amendment to the European Commission’s proposal for recasting the EU Directive on WEEE which was adopted on Tuesday by the European Parliament’s Environment Committee. Besides other changes, the Committee also voted to require retailers to take back small appliances. The recast proposal’s first reading in the European Parliament’s plenary is currently scheduled for September.
Falling steel scrap prices in Germany
23.06.2010 - Although Turkish buyers re-entered the market last week, it was the absence of foreign demand over a prolonged period that made its mark on ferrous scrap prices in Germany in June. Compared with the prior month, prices for old scrap decreased by €50 and prices for new scrap sank €35 per tonne. As grade HMS 1/2 had now more - Although Turkish buyers re-entered the market last week, it was the absence of foreign demand over a prolonged period that made its mark on ferrous scrap prices in Germany in June. Compared with the prior month, prices for old scrap decreased by €50 and prices for new scrap sank €35 per tonne. As grade HMS 1/2 had now been bought for under €300 per tonne CIF by Turkish buyers, at a price lower than the level on the German domestic market, some traders were expecting prices to slide again by around €20 in July. Conversely, other market participants believed that fer-rous scrap prices had found their support level and were predicting a month of un-changed prices in July.
Befesa to build sulphur plant in port of Bilbao
22.06.2010 - Spanish recycling and waste management group Befesa has completed the financing to construct and operate a new plant producing sulphuric acid and oleum from sulphur waste in the port of Bilbao. The company reported on Monday that it expects the facility, which will require an overall investment of €70m, to be operational more - Spanish recycling and waste management group Befesa has completed the financing to construct and operate a new plant producing sulphuric acid and oleum from sulphur waste in the port of Bilbao. The company reported on Monday that it expects the facility, which will require an overall investment of €70m, to be operational in the fourth quarter of 2011. Annually, the new plant will be able to treat up to 120,000 tonnes of waste sulphur from the petrochemical industry and produce 350,000 tonnes of sulphuric acid and oleum.
Source: Euwid
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