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Steinbeis Papier GmbH invests in new stock preparation line

Andritz has received an order from Steinbeis Papier GmbH to supply a complete stock preparation line for conventional wastepaper and special grades, featuring a capacity from 78 to 200 t/d, for its mill in Glückstadt, Germany. Start-up is planned for the end of the first quarter of 2023. The new line will process various types […]

Paper recycling rate in the United States from 1990 to 2020

The recycling rate of paper in the United States was 65.7 percent in 2020. This was a slight reduction from the previous year, when the recycling rate was 66.2 percent. Paper recycling in the U.S. has improved significantly over the past three decades. The paper recycling rate in 1990 was just 33.5 percent, and only […]

Turkey to reduce paper, plastics scrap imports

paper, plastics scrap imports

The Turkish Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning has announced that it is limiting the country’s paper and plastic scrap imports to a maximum of 50 percent of the production capacity of consuming facilities, requiring them to fulfill the rest of their infeed from domestic collections, according to a report from Brussels-based Bureau of International […]