A market expert recently discussed some of the effects China’s National Sword policy has had on that country’s massive paper-products industry.
A market expert recently discussed some of the effects China’s National Sword policy has had on that country’s massive paper-products industry.
Debate over source separation has carried on since the single-stream concept emerged, but it has received particular attention over the past year, because of China’s import restrictions and the ensuing market fallout.
The pricing slump continues for curbside fibers, but a number of plastics have increased in value.
A $1 million loan from the state of California will help a small manufacturer boost its production of recycled-fiber-content bottles.
Novelis, one of the world’s largest buyers of recovered aluminum, continues to increase its consumption of the material.
China’s import shifts have meant plummeting OCC prices, a fact that’s been a boon to the bottom line of U.S. mill owners. But paper executives aren’t expecting the scenario to necessarily become the new norm.
(left to right) ISRI Chair Mark Lewon of Utah Metal Works, Mike Peters of Genesee & Wyoming Railroad, and Bill Sullivan of the American Trucking Association
The sessions at last week’s ISRI2018 Convention & Exposition in Las Vegas covered the latest on China, fiber recovery, contamination and more, with speakers providing a number of perspectives on recycling’s future.
Facing rock-bottom fiber prices, Waste Management’s recycling revenues experienced a 16 percent decrease during the first quarter of 2018.
Chinese authorities plan to halt imports of more scrap categories by the end of the year, including post-industrial scrap plastic and a variety of scrap metals. The country also announced a list of even more imports it will ban by the end of 2019.
Mathy Stanislaus, who served under President Obama, says current U.S. EPA leaders aren’t fully valuing materials recovery and are harming the industry by putting a singular focus on deregulation.