Malaysia eyes improvements to e-scrap import procedures
On the heels of high-profile illegal e-scrap import claims and updates to the Basel Convention, Malaysian officials said they would...
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Korea Zinc continues fighting takeover
The power struggle between South Korean smelting company Korea Zinc and a private equity firm that wants to seize control...
Trade tensions emphasize e-scrap recycling needs
As technology trade tensions between China and the U.S. escalate, bans on trading minerals used in producing LED screens, semiconductors,...
BAN sounds alarm over illegal furnace dust shipment
The Basel Action Network alerted Thai and South African regulators to the possibility of illegal shipments containing toxic electric arc...
Professor takes ABS from keyboards to cancer research
Researchers at the Nanyang Technological University-Singapore have come up with a novel product idea for recycled ABS – cell cultures...
Malaysia customs reports illegal e-scrap shipments
The Malaysian government inspected more than 300 shipping containers and found that about one-third contained e-scrap illegally imported from the...
Shredder parts excluded from Chinese import tariffs
The U.S. Trade Representative's office has extended tariff exemptions that cover certain shredder components imported from China, drawing praise from...
EPC’s owner acquires Japanese ITAD company
CSI Leasing, a global firm that owns recycling and electronics processing facilities throughout the world including EPC, has increased its...
Study: Pricing opacity hurts recycling in four countries
Nonprofit group The Circulate Initiative has published the results of first-of-its-kind research exploring recycled plastic pricing in India and three...
CSI Leasing acquires Malaysian ITAD company
The owner of EPC purchased an ITAD company in Malaysia to expand its capacity in Asia by 15,000 assets annually...
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