By Ken McEntee Old corrugated container (OCC) prices remained relatively low during the first half of the year, but prices are showing signs of tightening in American markets, Smurfit Kappa executives said during a second…
By Rick Zettler National Sword has the industry finding new markets, searching for equipment solutions to meet tightening purity standards The recycling industry is in the midst of a seismic market shift. The world’s largest…
China accounts for 87 percent of counterfeit goods seized coming into the United States, and its intellectual property theft costs American innovators billions of dollars per year, the White House… Thank you for checking us…
China will further tighten limits on solid waste imports such as paper, plastics, scrap steel and copper and crack down on smuggling as part of the government’s “war on pollution,” according to a Reuters report…
By Ken McEntee It may not be the 1.2 million tons a month U.S. suppliers used to deliver to Chinese mills, but some American recovered paper was finding its way… Thank you for checking us…
ND Paper LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nine Dragons Paper (Holdings) Ltd., has signed a definitive agreement with Catalyst Paper Corp. to acquire Catalyst’s Rumford, Maine and Biron, Wisc. paper… Thank you for checking us…
The National Waste and Recycling Association (NWRA) has asked for Vice President Mike Pence’s help in working with China on that country’s restrictions on importation of recyclables. A letter to… Thank you for checking us…
An unnamed Chinese mill in Zhejiang Province, China, has ordered a new recycled containerboard line, announced Valmet Oyj, the vendor that will supply the equipment. Valmet said the high-speed board… Thank you for checking us…
China’s new policies regulating the importation of scrap paper and other recyclables has pushed down prices and caused international exporters to seek alternative markets, according to traders reporting national market… Thank you for checking us…
Between now and June 4, 2018, every container of scrap received from the U.S. at Chinese ports will be emptied and inspected, China Certification and Inspection Group (CCIC) North America… Thank you for checking us…
