Recycling news: 2026
Fresh every day from industry press, GOV.UK and research feeds — plus the historical archive. Last updated 28 Jul 2026.
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Buyers call for policy certainty amid ETS review
Members of the Climate Group’s demand-side initiative, SteelZero, are calling for policy certainty to invest in...
Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 16 Jul 2026
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Rising offers deepen Turkish scrap market struggle
The Turkish imported scrap market continues to struggle as both buyers and sellers attempt to preserve...
Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 16 Jul 2026
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Low Rhine water levels affect German steel production
A prolonged period of reduced rainfall in western Germany has seen the water levels of the...
Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 16 Jul 2026
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Paraguay’s IMS expands pipe production
Paraguay’s Grupo Schussmuller is expanding its steel welded tube processing lines. The company is investing $30...
Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 16 Jul 2026
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Chile's long steel sales decline in May
Chilean suppliers’ long steel shipments to the domestic market fell for the second consecutive month in...
Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 16 Jul 2026
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Indian rebar holds steady on thin trade
Indian rebar prices have remained largely unchanged this week as mills and buyers continued to hold...
Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 16 Jul 2026
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Egypt’s rebar output, sales jump in June
Egypt’s rebar production rose 13.1% on-month and 33.9% year-on-year to 738,700 tonnes in June, according to...
Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 16 Jul 2026
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Hoa Sen posts nine-month output of 1.32mt
Hoa Sen Group (HSG) estimates consolidated output totalled 1.32 million tonnes in the first nine months...
Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 16 Jul 2026
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Hoa Phat Long An cleared to double capacity
Hoa Phat Long An Steel Products has received a new environmental permit allowing it to double...
Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 16 Jul 2026
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ASEAN wire rod import markets soften
The ASEAN import market for Chinese wire rod remains muted, Kallanish notes. Offers for 6.5mm Q195...
Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 16 Jul 2026
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Japan develops black bark pellets for steel decarbonisation
A new biomass fuel technology in Japan could provide steelmakers with an additional pathway to reduce...
Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 16 Jul 2026
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JSW’s Piombino rail mill idled, workers to strike
The rail mill at JSW Steel's Italian subsidiary in Piombino has been idled since 16 July...
Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 16 Jul 2026
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Ferrexpo production rebounds, continues to seek share issue
Ferrexpo remains in talks with its largest shareholder to back a $100 million share issue designed...
Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 16 Jul 2026
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EU coil price hikes not travelling downstream
The recent price increase announcements by northwestern European coil mills will not result in more favourable...
Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 16 Jul 2026
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India's apex court backs government iron ore royalty
India's Supreme Court has upheld the government's method of calculating iron ore royalty, confirming that miners...
Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 16 Jul 2026
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Baosteel, Angang Group raise flats prices for August
China’s leading steel mill, Baosteel, will raise its flat-rolled steel prices by CNY 50/tonne ($7.4/t) in...
Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 16 Jul 2026
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India’s June auto retail sales hit record high
India's automobile retail sales rose 21.83% year-on-year in June to a record 2.56 million units, marking...
Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 16 Jul 2026
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Tenaris boosts clean energy production in Italy
Pipe maker Tenaris intends to boost its renewable energy production for its Italian facilities over the...
Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 16 Jul 2026
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Imported rebar hits low in Hong Kong, Singapore
The Singapore rebar import market has softened further this week amid a cloudy global economic outlook,...
Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 16 Jul 2026
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Taiwan scrap prices hit four-month low
Taiwan's scrap market has remained under pressure this week as subdued rebar demand and sluggish construction...
Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 16 Jul 2026
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Chinese steel futures stabilise despite inventory decline
Chinese rebar and hot-rolled coil futures remained stable on Thursday despite a decline in total inventories...
Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 16 Jul 2026
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Bengang Plates loss widens, Valin profit slides
Listed Bengang Steel Plates, and Valin Steel, two Chinese mills each with crude steel production capacity...
Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 16 Jul 2026
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Japan’s May steel orders plunge to nine-month low
Japanese ordinary steel orders plummeted 13.4% month-on-month in May to a nine-month low of 4.28 million...
Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 16 Jul 2026
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BHP's BMA lifts FY26 steelmaking coal output
Global miner BHP says its BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) joint venture increased steelmaking coal production by...
Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 16 Jul 2026
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BHP announces $900m Ministers North iron ore project
Global miner BHP has announced a $900 million investment (100% basis) in the Ministers North project,...
Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 16 Jul 2026
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BHP reports record fiscal 2026 iron ore output
Global miner BHP reported a 1% on-year increase in iron ore production to a record 265...
Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 16 Jul 2026
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Chinese mills' early-July crude steel production diverges
Crude steel production across China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) members remained on a downward trend...
Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 16 Jul 2026
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Southeastern US shredded scrap falls in July trade
Shredded scrap prices have declined by $10/gross ton in Alabama and the Carolinas during the July...
Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 16 Jul 2026
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AISI backs federal water infrastructure bill, ITC nominees
The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) has applauded the passage of the Water Resources Development...
Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 16 Jul 2026
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'When Nature Becomes A Security Threat': The Rest Is Politics launches podcast series on the climate and nature crisis
Former Green Party leader Caroline Lucas investigates why intelligence chiefs see climate collapse as a major threat to national security
BusinessGreen · 16 Jul 2026
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'Responsible from the bottom up': Who Gives A Crap launches electric courier services
Eco-friendly brand says partnership with Hived is 'meaningful step' in its mission to build low carbon supply chain from warehouse to WC
BusinessGreen · 16 Jul 2026
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What does a climate-resilient stadium look like?
Europe's sports and entertainment stadiums are not ready for the extreme climate conditions they will face, writes Alex Thomas from HKS Architects
BusinessGreen · 16 Jul 2026
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What does a climate-resilient stadium look like? - BusinessGreen
BusinessGreen — waste topic · 16 Jul 2026
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Multilateral development banks mobilise record $163bn in climate finance in 2025
Results suggest MDBs are on track to meet 2030 climate financing projections announced at COP29 Climate Summit
BusinessGreen · 16 Jul 2026
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Volkswagen launches 'safety first' e-bike
New e-bike features same preventative technology as cars to help cyclists anticipate vehicles, and vice versa
BusinessGreen · 16 Jul 2026
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Volkswagen launches 'safety first' e-bike - BusinessGreen
BusinessGreen — waste topic · 16 Jul 2026
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Eriez B-HC Feeders Earn ETL Listing, Achieve CSA/UL Compliance and IP65 Rating
Eriez® announced today that its B-HC high-capacity line of electromagnetic vibratory feeders has earned ETL listing through Intertek for CSA and UL compliance and has also achieved an IP65 rating, confirming dust- and water-tight performance for the most demanding processing environments. The B-HC line offers the widest capacity range in the industry. Capable of delivering controlled am…
Hub-4 (bulk handling & recycling) · 16 Jul 2026
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Global Machinery Solutions announces Willibald partnership to expand recycling offering
Global Machinery Solutions has been appointed the official distributor for Willibald across England, Scotland and Wales. The Nottinghamshire and Suffolk-based machinery dealer has added Willibald's range of high-speed shredders, screens and compost turners to its portfolio, which will compliment the existing recycling, forestry and construction machinery offering. Global Machinery Solution…
Hub-4 (bulk handling & recycling) · 16 Jul 2026
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Primark announces expansion plans in Romania with four new stores confirmed to open in 2026 - Primark Corporate
Primark newsroom · 16 Jul 2026
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Working at IKEA's San Giovanni Teatino Office - IKEA
IKEA UK newsroom · 16 Jul 2026