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IRG cancels plans for Pennsylvania PRF

The $300 million plastics recycling facility, located in Erie, was expected to mechanically process 160,000 tons of PET, HDPE and PP per year.

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In memoriam: Danny Rifkin

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Sonoco cites OCC shortage for price hike in Europe

Hyundai confirms Louisiana as EAF mill site

Hyundai says it will make steel in the US

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Reworld announces executive leadership transitions

Paul Scherzer and Amy Plasha join the company in finance and human resources EVP roles.

Longtime paper industry veteran announces retirement

George Chen, president of G&T Trading International Corp. and past president of ReMA’s PSI Chapter, has retired after more than 45 years in recovered paper trading.

Aurubis CEO says its metals play vital role

CEO of Germany-based metals producer and recycler calls company’s products “central components in future technologies.”

Steelmakers await impact of tariff policy

America continued to import steel in March while the OECD says China remains a source of global overcapacity concerns.

Radius loses money, says merger on track

Recycling company says scrap flows were tight in the winter of 2024-2025, and its board has approved the firm’s sale to Toyota Tsusho America.

ReMA board to consider changes to residential dual-, single-stream MRF specifications

The ReMA MRF Specifications Committee recommends adding paper cups to inbound single- and dual-stream specifications of acceptable materials.

Trump’s ‘liberation day’ results in retaliatory tariffs

China has announced retaliatory tariffs, while the EU is considering countermeasures if its talks with the administration fail.

Commentary: Waste, CPG industries must lean into data to make sustainable packaging a reality

Real-world truths from recycling data can drive a shared understanding of the current challenges and solutions that will benefit packaging producers.

Japanese scrap can feed its EAF sector, study finds

An analysis by think tank Transition Asia says a lack of recycled steel should not serve as “a barrier to the transition” to adopt electric arc furnace technology in Japan.

Ecobat touts commissioning 3 LIB recycling plants in a year

The company says the recycling facilities are capable of processing 10,000 tons of lithium-ion batteries annually, with plans to scale capacity to 25,000 tons.