ICM: Can you tell us more about the PLAST2bCLEANED project? PLAST2bCLEANED: It is an EU-funded research project in which a WEEE plastics recycling process has been successfully developed to TRL5, which means the technology is validated in an industrially relevant environment. We focus on the recycling of the most common WEEE polymers, bromine flame retardants, […]
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Interview with TotalEnergies Fluids (TEF) ICM: Please present the activities of TotalEnergies Fluids in a few words. Zubin Arora: At TotalEnergies Fluids (TEF), we are committed to developing high-purity hydrocarbon solvents striving to provide the customer with the best performance at a competitive price. We develop de-aromatized and biodegradable products with a focus on reducing the environmental impact […]
continue readingIARC is the international platform for discussing the latest developments and challenges in circular economy and automotive recycling. We bring together up to 300 decision-makers from the automotive and recycling sector, especially car manufacturers, metal suppliers, plastic scrap traders, recyclers, shredder operators, policy-makers and many more. Eventdatum: 21.06.23 – 23.06.23 Eventort: Geneva Firmenkontakt und Herausgeber […]
continue readingIERC 2023 is the leading event in the Circular Economy Electronics world. It brings together more than 500 international professionals from production, design, promotion, business development, material supply, recycling, logistics and authorities. An exhibition area with over 60 booths provides the perfect opportunity to reach key industry decision makers and to find out what’s new in […]
continue readingICM: ICM: Could you start by presenting Boliden and your activity in a few words? Raymond Langevoort: Boliden is a base metals company, operating 5 mining areas of which the Aitik copper mine and Garpenberg zinc mine are the two largest mines operated in Sweden. The company’s smelter division operates 6 smelters; a secondary lead smelter […]
continue readingThe Call for Papers for the International Automotive Recycling Congress IARC 2022 is open until 15th March 2022. The IARC 2022 is taking place in Basel, Switzerland from July 5 – 7, 2022. The conference will focus on the impact on the industry of accelerating market growth and greener waste regulations, which are gathering speed […]
continue readingThe electronics recycling community, which was unable to meet last year, returned to its traditional venue in Salzburg on 18-21 January for its annual congress. The busy exhibition hall hosted some 40 recycling solutions providers and the level of interest and activity in all areas of the congress, showed that this industry needed to meet […]
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The International Congress for Battery Recycling ICBR 2021, gathered in Geneva, has recognized the lifetime contribution to battery collection and recycling of Mr Jacques David. The ICBR Honorary award is granted to a person for remarkable commitment to, and outstanding achievements in, the battery recycling industry and its related fields: development of new battery recycling […]
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Jacques David talks about the management of the so-called Black Mass produced from the treatment of lithium batteries ahead of the workshop at ICBR 2021 in Geneva on 24th September. ICM: What is Black Mass actually? Jacques David: Black Mass is what you obtain once a battery has been processed for recycling. Batteries are composed […]
continue reading20th International Automobile Recycling Congress IARC 2021 June 23 – 25, 2021, Geneva, Switzerland The definitive programme of IARC21, the world’s leading International Automotive Recycling Congress has just been published. Keynote speaker Jean-Philippe Hermine, VP Environmental Strategy of Renault will reveal why it was important for Renault to be a pioneer in vehicle and vehicle […]
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