Brian Taylor, Senior Editor

Brian Taylor, Senior Editor

Senior Editor

The author is senior editor of Recycling Today and can be contacted at btaylor@gie.net.

ReMA, Germany’s VDM issue joint tariff statement

Recycling organizations call for the “free and predictable flow of materials across borders.”

Singapore EAF melt shop idled

The rolling mill downstream from the recycled-content NatSteel melt shop reportedly still is operating.

LME reports healthy trading volumes in Q1

London Metal Exchange cites double-digit first quarter 2025 increases in nickel, tin and copper trading compared with early 2024.

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Hyundai adds dealer in Wisconsin

Johnson Tractor will now offer excavators, loaders and other Hyundai construction equipment in central Wisconsin.

Study finds recycling symbols largely recognizable

A survey in the United Kingdom found that recycling-related symbols placed on packaging are understood by most household consumers.

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

The U.S. continued to import steel in March, while the OECD reports that 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, announces its board has approved the firm’s sale to Toyota Tsusho America.

Electrostatic technology vies for role in ASR sorting

Converting plastic-heavy automotive shredder residue into marketable materials can be assisted with electrostatic methods, according to a European technology provider.

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.