Business Issues

Paper recycling is focus of 2 January webinars

A webinar presented by the Recycling Today Media Group will focus on freight while ReMA and Davis Index will cover wider paper recycling topics.

ReMA offers Superfund informational reports

Trade group will offer its reports on the environmental track record of recycled materials consumers at a discounted price from February through June 2025.

Nucor sees slimmer profits in Q4

Steelmaking and metals recycling company predicts fourth quarter earnings per share will shrink by about 40 percent compared with the prior quarter.

ReMA urges resolution of port labor-management standoff

The trade group representing recyclers in the U.S. is one of 260 groups urging a negotiated end to a standoff between container port operators and union workers.

ILA says automation is negotiation sticking point

An early December essay by an International Longshoremen’s Association officer calls semi-automated rail-mounted gantry cranes a source of “job elimination.”

Xeneta analysts see 2025 container shipping turmoil

Looming events in the United States and beyond could affect container availability and freight rates in early 2025, analysts say.

Hydro cites recycling as 2024 growth driver

Global aluminum producer is on track to consume 700,000 metric tons of what it categorizes as postconsumer scrap this year.

ICIS: One chemical recycling technique experiences pitfalls

Investments in gasification facilities have stalled, with identifiable pitfalls holding back the construction of some facilities.

Railinc tool seeks optimal rail freight paths

North Carolina-based Railinc says its TransmetriQ Rate & Route tool can help rail shippers find the best freight rail routes.

BIR Autumn 2024: Documenting recycling’s advantages

In addition to a four-page position paper on free trade, the Bureau of International Recycling is preparing a longer report in cooperation with KPMG.

BIR Autumn 2024: 5 years, unplanned

Trade barriers, global conflicts and unanticipated lifestyle trends have combined to drastically change how recovered paper flows globally.