Terex Corporation, Westport, Connecticut, has announced it is opening a new $13.5 million manufacturing facility located in Derry, Northern Ireland.

The new 105,000-square-foot facility will focus on the design, manufacture and development of Terex Ecotec (waste management and recycling) and Terex Conveying Systems (TCS) (mobile conveying) product lines.

“As part of our growth strategy, we continually review markets to identify potential opportunities. The waste management, recycling and mobile conveying sectors are areas of significant growth, and our objective is to be recognized as a leading global manufacturer in these areas,” said Kieran Hegarty, the president of Terex Materials Processing, during the announcement of the new facility in Derry. “Our Terex Campsie facility will enable us to realize this ambition.”

Terex says its Ecotec product line has grown significantly since it was established in 2014 as a way to meet the specialized needs of customers in the growing waste management and recycling sector. The Terex Campsie facility will focus on developing advanced waste management and recycling products and services for Terex Ecotec customers with the goal of becoming a global leader in the industry.

Terex Conveying Systems was established to respond to increasing demand for mobile conveying systems which, as well as being complementary to existing core Terex Materials Processing segment crushing, screening and shredding equipment, will help enable Terex to enter the port and terminal industry. The mobile conveying range is designed to offer a number of advantages to traditional wheel conveyor systems, including being cheaper to run, improved efficiency, a reduction in production costs, less of an environmental impact, improved health and safety and improved product quality. The Terex Campsie facility will manufacture four new products in the conveying range and will facilitate ongoing product development.

Work is already underway at the Terex Campsie facility and is planned to be operational later this year. The facility will initially create approximately 100 new jobs that include production operative roles, management and support roles in HR, operations and finance, as well as a skilled engineering team that will be trained to leverage the company’s engineering capabilities and lead the development of Terex Ecotec and Terex Conveying Systems product portfolios.

“Our investment of this size in a new facility will support our ongoing growth and development as we seek to build on the momentum of increased demand for our products globally,” Hegarty says.

For more information visit Terex’s website.

St. Louis-based Alter Trading Corp. has announced changes within its executive team.

Alter’s Senior Vice President and CFO Tim Oliver is promoted to president and CFO. Oliver joined the company as senior vice president in 2010 and has “played a significant role” in the growth of Alter during his tenure. Oliver will be responsible for the company’s corporate functions, administrative departments and the ferrous and nonferrous marketing groups.

Michael Goldstein, the fifth generation of his family to lead Alter, will serve as senior vice president of operations. Goldstein will be responsible for the company’s daily operations and capital allocation across its 70 locations.

Oliver and Goldstein and will both report to Alter CEO Jay Robinovitz and will work closely together as they assume their new responsibilities. The company says the changes support Alter’s growth strategy and succession planning process.

To support the changes effective March 31, Alter is also making the following promotions:

Jack Grundfest, who joined Alter last year as part of the Tenenbaum Recycling Group (TRG) acquisition, is promoted to senior vice president. In addition, he will take the newly created role of chief administrative officer (CAO). Grundfest will lead the company’s human resources, safety, environmental, and ISO quality departments. He will also continue to oversee the TRG group and the Arkansas operations.

David Klein is promoted to senior vice president of nonferrous marketing. Klein has been with Alter since 2004, and has led the company’s nonferrous business since 2016. Klein has “built a seasoned team of nonferrous professionals” and has been “instrumental in developing new products and new markets” for the company’s nonferrous commodities.

Lisa Walden, who has been with Alter since 2011, is promoted to senior vice president of finance and treasury. The company says Walden will assume more responsibility to facilitate Oliver’s transition to president.

Alter also announces the retirement of company leaders Bob “Rosie” Rosencrants and Jim Logerquist in April. Rosencrants has been a part of the company’s operations for more than 40 years and will be retiring as vice president of operations. Logerquist will retire from his post as vice president of human resources.

Gilford, New Hampshire, is asking taxpayers to approve an additional $400,000 to complete upgrades at the town’s recycling facility. Currently, the facility accepts single-stream recycling, but contamination issues led the town to construct a new building at its transfer station, where residents can drop off sorted recyclables—plastics, aluminum, glass, paper and cardboard—and electronic scrap.

Voters in 2016 approved $950,000 in bonds to pay for the recycling project, which included the construction of the building, however; due to project delays the town needs an additional $400,000 to purchase a waste compactor, a baler for sorted materials and other equipment and to complete electrical work, paving and a restroom facility, according to an article in Laconia Daily Sun.

If the project is approved, it would change the town’s current arrangement with Concord Regional Solid Waste District, which incinerates the town’s municipal solid waste (MSW). Project funds would pay for additional staff at the recycling center, including full-time and part-time employees, to handle waste and recyclables.

Upgrades at the recycling facility would allow residents to drop their waste into a compactor and deposit recyclables through various doors at the front of the facility. The town says if the project is completed, the cost of recycling will decrease.

Residents will vote on the issue March 12.

The Bear Island newsprint mill, Hanover County, Virginia, is being idled, according to a news release from the Richmond Times-Dispatch newspaper in Richmond, Virginia. 

White Birch paper Co., Greenwich, Connecticut, had restarted the mill last year after a previous shutdown in 2017. The company announced March 8 it would cease production of newsprint effective immediately. 

White Birch sold the mill to Kingsey Falls, Quebec-based Cascades Inc. in July 2018. Last year, Cascades announced plans to invest about $275 million to make recycled paper products at the Bear Island mill. Before the conversion takes place, White Birch Paper planned to temporarily operate the site as a newsprint mill under a 27-month lease.

However, Christopher Brant, president of White Birch Paper, released a statement the first week of March saying that “the idea and attempt to keep the employees of Bear Island active through the mill’s transition in ownership and grade production has come to an unfortunate and premature end.” 

“We walked into this project believing that the U.S. trade actions surrounding the uncoated groundwood paper business made the mill’s output a necessity for customers in the U.S. market for the two years planned,” Brant adds in the company statement. “A challenging restart of the mill and zero-tariff environment have forced us to weigh the viability of continuing production amidst waning market support for the mill and the perceived advantages it has to offer.”

Cascades still plans to start production of containerboard at the plant in 2021, according to a news release from the Richmond Times-Dispatch. That plan is contingent on final approval by Cascades’ board of directors.