Bureau of Middle East Recycling attracts record number of attendees to Dubai conference

BMR President Salam Al Sharif addresses attendees of the Fourth Annual Bureau of Middle East Recycling Conference.

The Bureau of Middle East Recycling (BMR), a nonprofit organization representing suppliers and traders of the Middle East recycling industry, held its fourth annual conference Feb. 27-28, 2015, at the Interncontinental Dubai Festival City Hotel, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

From left, Nasser Aboura, BMR Vice President; Keynote speaker Dr. Rashid Ahmad Bin Fahad, UAE Minister of Environment and Water; and BMR President Salam Al Sharif.

Some 300 delegates, including dignitaries, association leaders, traders and consumers attended the event. The association reports that this year’s conference surpassed last year’s event in terms of attendance, program content and value.

Addressing attendees, BMR President Engr. Salam Al Sharif, chairman of Sharif Group, stressed the importance of maintain a united platform for the recycling industry in the Middle East under the banner of BMR, since the region has become one of the most important markets for raw materials for the recycling industry. Sharif also serves as Ambassador for the Middle East for the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR), based in Brussels.

Also in attendance at the BMR conference was keynote speaker Dr. Rashid Ahmad Bin Fahad, Minister of Environment and Water for the United Arab Emirates.

Additional conference support was provided by Bee’ah, the Emirate’s first waste facility management company, as well as industry leaders of the BIR; the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc. (ISRI), based in Washington D.C.; the Metals Recycling Association of India (MRAI); and ANMA, the association representing India’s and nonferrous metals recycling industry.

The BMR’s mission is to promote the metal recycling business of the Middle East, protect the environment and share market information. The BMR also seeks to be a key resource for members of the Middle East metal scrap industry. For membership information, please visit the BMR website at www.bmr.ae or email BMR President Salam Al Sharif at president@bmr.ae.