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• BIR Non-Ferrous Mirror: An optimistic opening
  Non-Ferrous Metals Division world-wide monthly market updateby Robert Stein, Alter Trading (USA, President of the BIR Non-Ferrous Metals DivisionAn optimistic openingThe year starts off with optimism, in sharp contrast to what was a precarious start to 2009. Last year, many considered survival as the measure of success as we witnessed: battered financial statements; a credit squeeze; the near-desertion of our industry by the credit insurance industry; and our economies' dependence on governments...
• United Nations Climate Change Conference – BIR launches invitation campaign
   UnitedNations Climate Change Conference – BIRlaunches invitation campaign BIRhas asked for the support of its national member associations to launchawide-spread invitation campaign in the framework of the UnitedNations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen(7-18 December). BIRis looking toinvite as many official delegations to come and visit its stand (standnr. 9)at the Bright GreenExhibition that takes placeon 12 and 13 December in the ForumCopenhagen, in parallel to the UN Climate Confere...
• Indian legislation on shipment procedures: Simplified procedures agreed
   Indian legislation on shipment procedures: Simplified procedures agreed   Simplified procedures for shipments of metals scrap to India have been accepted, BIR was informed by the Metal Recycling Association in India (MRAI) and BIR’s ambassador for the Indian subcontinent, Ikbal Nathani. This agreement was reached following MRAI’s recent meetings in Delhi with the Ministry of Steel and the Ministry of Environment and Forests. Public notice no.17 2009/2...
• Paper Division: Paper recycling sector continues to be challenged
   PRESSRELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEBrussels,4th November 2009BIRAutumn Round-Table SessionsAmsterdam,26-27 October 2009PaperDivision:Paperrecycling sector continues to be challengedThe “green shoots of recovery” havebecome more apparent in recent months, not least because financialstimuli have kick-started the global economy. However, the upturn isset to be slow and a number of challenges continue to confront thepaper recycling sector, it was noted in Amsterdam by BIR PaperDivision President...
• Textiles Division: Impact of crisis not as hard as anticipated
   PRESSRELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEBrussels,4th November 2009BIRAutumn Round-Table SessionsAmsterdam,26-27 October 2009TextilesDivision:Impactof crisis not as hard as anticipatedDespite high energy costs and paymentproblems for a number of African customers, “2009 has not hit thetextiles recycling industry as hard as we feared it would”, BIRTextiles Division President Olaf Rintsch of Germany-based TextilRecycling K&A Wenkhaus GmbH told the latest Round-Table inAmsterdam. Several market r...
• Plastics Committee: Plastics Recycling – a "sunrise industry"
   PRESSRELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEBrussels,3rd November 2009BIRAutumn Round-Table SessionsAmsterdam,26-27 October 2009PlasticsCommittee:PlasticsRecycling – a “sunrise industry”“There will be a substantial increasein trade in recyclables” and, therefore, “we must be prepared fora lot of opportunities and challenges”, the BIR PlasticsRound-Table in Amsterdam was assured by its Chairman, Surendra Boradof Gemini Corporation BV in Belgium.Describing plastics recycling as a“sunrise in...
• Stainless Steel & Special Alloys Committee: Market remains fragile
   PRESSRELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEBrussels,3rd November 2009BIRAutumn Round-Table SessionsAmsterdam,26-27 October 2009StainlessSteel & Special Alloys Committee:Marketremains fragileThe forecast for global stainless steelproduction in 2009 has been reduced to around 24m tonnes “but it isdebatable whether this will be achieved”, the BIR Stainless Steel &Special Alloys Round-Table was warned in Amsterdam by its Chairman,Michael Wright of ELG Haniel Metals in the UK. While he believes a...
• International Environment Council: "End of waste" in sight
   PRESSRELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEBrussels,2nd November 2009 BIRAutumn Round-Table SessionsAmsterdam,26-27 October 2009 InternationalEnvironment Council:"Endof waste" in sightThe recycling industry must remainunited as it nears its long-held goal of extricating itsend-products, i.e. materials ready for melting or re-pulping, fromwaste legislation, delegates to the BIR’s International EnvironmentCouncil (IEC) meeting in Amsterdam were urged by its Chairman,Olivier François of Galloometal...
• Ferrous Division: Scrap prices likely to remain volatile
   PRESSRELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Brussels,30th October 2009BIRAutumn Round-Table SessionsAmsterdam,26-27 October 2009FerrousDivision: Scrapprices likely to remain volatileThe strength and sustainability of themuch-discussed economic upturn preoccupied speakers at the BIRFerrous Round-Table in Amsterdam. Divisional President Christian Rubachof Germany-based Interseroh Hansa Recycling GmbH said of therecovery: “So far, this seems to be based on restocking ofinventories and/or the result of st...
• Non Ferrous Metals Division: Industry on a better course
   PRESSRELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEBrussels,30th October 2009BIRAutumn Round-Table SessionsAmsterdam,26-27 October 2009NonFerrous Metals Division:Industryon a better courseCompared to the BIR 2008 AutumnConvention, a far greater measure of optimism permeated the latestNon-Ferrous Metals Round-Table in Amsterdam, with divisionalPresident Robert Stein of US-based Alter Trading expressing the hopethat “we’ve seen the worst of what the world has to give us”.Although some companies have “vani...