BIR Convention: Metals sector weighs protection and disruption
Producers and recyclers of metal in all parts of the world are seeking policy outcomes that allow them to protect and reinvest in their businesses.
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NWRA announces recipients of 2025 Chapter Leadership Awards
The awards include Member of the Year, Chapter Leadership and Distinguished Service Member.
State AGs say Plastics Pact, others are misleading consumers, violating antitrust laws
Letters signed by five state attorneys general recently were sent to the U.S. Plastics Pact, GreenBlue and the Consumer Goods Forum, expressing “collective concern” that the organizations may be violating federal and state antitrust laws through their attempts to create a circular economy for plastics.
SWDA awarded $1.5M to support new CHaRM facility in Orange Beach, Alabama
The Orange Beach CHaRM will be the third of six planned facilities across Baldwin County, Alabama, following the openings of the Fairhope and Magnolia CHaRM locations.
Aqua Metals signs MOU with MOBY Robotics to refine critical minerals
The companies will collaborate to evaluate the possibility of producing battery-grade materials from polymetallic deep-sea nodules.
Interstate Waste Services acquires Grand Sanitation Service
The acquisition continues to expand IWS’ footprint across the tristate area.
BIR Convention: India is ramping up recovered paper requirements
At the same time China enacts yet another hurdle to overseas recovered paper purchasing, India is poised to need more material from around the world.
BIR Convention: Trade barriers challenge long-distance stainless scrap markets
Protectionism-minded moves and countermeasures are pinching the cross-border trading of recycled stainless steel, according to conference panelists.
Ryerson and OIympic Steel announce merger
Metals service center Ryerson has agreed to acquire fellow service center operator Olympic Steel.
LYB reports Q3 losses in ‘challenging market environment’
The company says its cash improvement plan remains on track to deliver on a $600 million target for this year and a minimum of $1.1 billion by the end of 2026.
Hydro, University of Michigan partner to advance aluminum recycling
The collaboration establishes the Center for Recycling, Extrusion and Aluminum Technology partnership, which aims to strengthen the U.S. aluminum supply chain.
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