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• Effective members (with the right to vote)
  Effective members (with the right to vote) Any company, professional organisation, federation or association involved in the collecting, trading and/or processing of recyclables and in the production of recycled materials, and actually belonging to the recycling sector: 1. National Federation or National Sectoral Organisation. i.e. any national professional organisation representing one or more commodity sector(s) in the field of recycling, which is/are represented within the Association (i.e....
• BIR World Mirror on Non-Ferrous Metals - February 2012
  BIR World Mirror on Non-Ferrous Metals - February 2012 In a better place than anyone else If metals prices were the sole basis of assessment of the world’s various economies, one would think that we’re in for widespread economic euphoria, but the experts claim otherwise. The continuing crises that plagued the Euro-zone last year are still with us; the American economy is not improving despite the fact that 2012 is a Presidential Election year; and the Chinese government will temper growth in...
• BIR World Mirror on Ferrous Metals / Quarterly Report - February 2012
  BIR World Mirror on Ferrous Metals - February 2012 PRESIDENT'S OPENING REMARKSby Christian Rubach, TSR Recycling The freshly-released Worldsteel figures for 2011 show a world crude steel production record of 1.527bn tonnes, which is equivalent to an increase of 6.8% when compared to 2010. All major steel-producing countries apart from Japan and Spain showed growth last year. The upturn in Asia amounted to 7.8% such that the continent accounted for 64.7% of global steel production. Indeed, China...
• BIR World Mirror on Recovered Paper / Quarterly Report - January 2012
  BIR World Mirror on Recovered Paper / Quarterly Report - January 2012 PRESIDENT’S REPORT featuring Asia by Ranjit Baxi, J&H Sales International Ltd The financial pressures that have plagued the Euro-zone for over 18 months are exerting themselves with increased force. Germany, Europe’s largest economy, posted its biggest fall in exports in October, showing that it is also not immune to this crisis. Overseas shipments fell by 3.6% compared to September and imports also shrank. However, th...
• IAEA publishes Radiation Safety Guide for metal recyclers
  IAEA publishes Radiation Safety Guide for metal recyclers BIR wishes to inform its members that this month, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has published its Safety Standard "Control of Orphan Sources and Other Radioactive Material in the Metal Recycling and Production Industries". This Safety Standard sets out certain responsibilities of operators in the metal recycling and production industries, besides assigning responsibilities to governments and their regulatory bodies. The Bu...
• Subsidiary of a BIR Member Company
  Subsidiary of a BIR Member Company Conditions The company must be part of a group of companies and its “primary contact” must be a full-paying BIR member company. Special Benefits Reduced membership rate. All other benefits (Ordinary Member or Gold Member) are the same as those of the “BIR Primary Contact Company”.
• BIR inquiries about material thefts from containers
  BIR inquiries about material thefts from containers For some months now BIR has been receiving information on a sharp increase in material thefts from containers shipped overseas. While not geographically unique, the situation appears to be particularly noteworthy in China and more specifically in the southern part of the country. To tackle this issue, the BIR Secretariat - on behalf of its Non-Ferrous Division - has decided to email all BIR member companies asking them to complete a short quest...
• Material Theft from Containers: BIR Member Companies Share their Experience...
  Material Theft from Containers: BIR Member Companies Share their Experience... Following BIR’s initiative to question its member companies with regards to material theft from containers they might have been exposed to over the last months, many BIR affiliates promptly reacted to the inquiry. Several companies returned the filled-in questionnaire to the BIR Brussels Secretariat, with interesting details about the nature of theft, the volume and value of stolen materials, the shipping lines and...
• Update on Chinese Regulations and Criteria for Used/Waste Tyres Recycling
  Update on Chinese Regulations and Criteria for Used/Tyres Recycling The information communicated to BIR by Bryan Cave International Consulting can be downloaded here.
• BIR World Mirror on Non-Ferrous Metals - March 2012
  BIR World Mirror on Non-Ferrous Metals - March 2012 Information greatly received In a recent email to our members, as well as a news release on our website, BIR has advised its membership of a troublesome and ongoing issue with theft from containers bound for ports in the south of China. While this problem is not new, thefts are seemingly on the increase and the commercial ramifications are beginning to take hold. We have heard in the past few weeks that insurance companies are reluctant to issu...