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• BIR General Assembly in Singapore : New World President elected
  
• BIR General Assembly in Singapore: New World President elected
  BIR General Assembly in Singapore: New World President elected At the 2011 General Assembly of the Bureau of International Recycling on Tuesday, 24 May 2011 in Singapore, the world recycling body elected its new President, the Swedish national Björn Grufman of Metallvärden AB. A long-standing member of the organisation, Mr Grufman was approved by the General Assembly for a first 2-year mandate, which can be extended once. In his opening address, he thanked his predecessor Dominique Maguin for...
• BIR Paper Division honours APL
  BIR World Recycling Convention & Exhibition Singapore, 23-25 May 2011 BIR Paper Division honours APL Exporting recovered paper around the globe requires the expertise of many different partners. In recognition of the importance of the role played by shipping companies, the Paper Division of the BIR world recycling organisation has awarded its latest Papyrus Prize to APL – the container transportation specialist offering services to approaching 100 ports around the world. The award was pres...
• Ferrous Division: Largely healthy outlook for ferrous scrap
  Recent BIR World Recycling Convention & Exhibition in Singapore Ferrous Division: Largely healthy outlook for ferrous scrap Raw materials guru Jim Rogers was the main attraction of the BIR Ferrous Division plenary meeting in Singapore on 23 May 2011, which counted over 300 delegates who had come to listen to the recommendations by the widely known financial commentator, investor and commodities visionary. The entertaining and thought-provoking guest presentation had been guaranteed to earn t...
• BIR Rome Convention 2012: Plastics Committee: Plenary meeting addresses problem of scrap exports from Italy (of interest to all BIR members)
  BIR Rome Convention Plastics Committee Plenary meeting addresses problem of scrap exports from Italy (of interest to all BIR members) During its upcoming plenary session in Rome on Friday, 1 June 2012 at 14.30, the BIR Plastics Committee under the chairmanship of Surendra Borad (Gemini Corporation, Belgium) will give a highly interesting update on the situation with regards to scrap exports from Italy. In April, BIR had informed its members on an Italian decree that added new requirements...
• Non-Ferrous Metals Division: “Ghosts” in the copper machine
  Recent BIR World Recycling Convention & Exhibition in Singapore Non-Ferrous Metals Division: “"Ghosts"” in the copper machine The non-ferrous metals meeting in Singapore was devoted almost entirely to a symposium entitled “Copper - the new gold?” In previewing this special event, the BIR Non-Ferrous Metals Division’s President Robert Stein of US-based Alter Trading observed that “dramatic changes” have occurred in the copper scrap business over the past decade or so. “Demand...
• BIR World Mirror on Non-Ferrous Metals - May 2011
  BIR World Mirror on Non-Ferrous Metals - April 2011 - 100th editionA unique market snapshot I would like to congratulate wholeheartedly the Non-Ferrous Metals Division on the incredible achievement of having published 100 monthly issues of the BIR Non-Ferrous Metals World Mirror. This publication is highly appreciated by our members and the trade press and, together with the Paper Mirror, has paved the way for the creation of BIR’s “Statistical Observatory”. My special thanks go to all div...
• BIR World Mirror on Stainless Steel & Special Alloys - May 2011
  BIR World Mirror on Stainless Steel & Special Alloys - May 2011 It does not seem six months ago that we were in Brussels and publishing the previous Stainless Steel & Special Alloys World Mirror, and here we are looking forward to another very successful BIR Convention in Singapore at the fabulous Shangri-La Hotel. We are delighted to have speaking at our plenary session on Monday 23rd May two of the leading analysts in the industry. The first is Dmitry Kuznetsov, Chief Analyst of Norils...
• Paper Division: Rebound in China’s fibre imports
  Recent BIR World Recycling Convention & Exhibition in Singapore Paper Division: Rebound in China’s fibre imports China, easily the world’s leading importer of recovered fibre, is expected to buy in around 26m tonnes of this vital secondary raw material in 2011 - an increase of around 3.8m tonnes over 2010. However, such a total would still fall well short of the all-time high of more than 27.6m tonnes imported by China in 2009, delegates to the BIR Paper Division meeting in Singapore on...
• General Assembly: “Mission accomplished” for Dominique Maguin
  Recent BIR World Recycling Convention & Exhibition in Singapore General Assembly: “Mission accomplished” for Dominique Maguin Dominique Maguin’s presidency of the BIR ended on a decidedly high note as he welcomed well over 1500 participants to the world recycling body’s 2011 Spring Convention, held at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore from 23 to 25 May. “Yet another jewel in the crown of BIR’s successful events,” he enthused. In Singapore, Mr Maguin was succeeded by Björn Gruf...