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Thermo Electron’s AA spectrometers |
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June 01, 2005.
Thermo Electron’s new AA spectrometers help detect heavy metal elements in compliance with new EU directives.
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Sold! August 2005 |
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August 01, 2005.
* J.McIntyre Machinery
UK-based TARDIS manufacturer J.McIntyre Machinery Ltd is currently putting the final touches to its ninth and tenth machines for Aluminium Bahrain. The two units will bring the total number of TARDIS aluminium dross cooling and pressing systems operating worldwide to 182. Also recently, the Nottingham-based firm has won an order for a second TARDIS for Alcoa Swansea in Wales. Over the past year, J McIntyre has invested heavily in new product development and has also expanded into other areas within the aluminium industry. The company is now able to offer quality casting machines and automatic extrusion shears.
www.jmcintyre.co.uk
* AXO Shredders
[platte tekst]AXO Shredders of Wellington, New Zealand, has sold one of its WM408 model Mobile Shredding Trucks to Katana of Geneva, Switzerland. Fitted to a Renault Midlum Cab and Chassis, the WM408-16 can handle one tonne per hour of waste office paper. It boasts an unloading time of less than one minute and a low- ... more
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International Electronics Recycling Congress: call for papers |
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August 01, 2005.
The 5th International Electronics Recycling Congress (IERC) will be held in Hamburg, Germany, on January 18-20 next year. ... more
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Thermo Electron ships its 5000th ARL 3460 spectrometer |
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August 01, 2005.
Switzerland-based Thermo Electron Corporation has shipped its 5000th ARL 3460 Optical Emission (OE) spectrometer. The landmark order was placed by the Gerdau Group for its Araucária plant in Brazil. ... more
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Shredding as entertainment |
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August 01, 2005.
When you spend your whole life doing one thing, you often forgot how interesting it might be to other people. This is what happened to SSI, a 25-year old industrial shredding company in Wilsonville, Oregon, USA.
Last year, SSI updated its website and, aside from the general re-design, added a new feature - namely movies. Go to the site (www.ssiworld.com) and you can select from scores of short films showing everything from boats to refrigerators being chewed up by shredders the size of an Abrams tank. ... more
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China set to open e-scrap recycling plant |
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August 01, 2005.
An electronic waste treatment and recovery centre, the first of its kind in north China, is scheduled to come on stream in the Tianjin Economic Development Area (TEDA) by this autumn. ... more
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UN and phone makers work out recycling plan |
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August 01, 2005.
According to news agency Reuters, the United Nations is working towards a world agreement on the recycling of metal-intensive mobile phones that could also have an effect on the cost of manufacturing the devices. ... more
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European PET bottle recycling record |
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August 01, 2005.
European collections of post-consumer PET plastic bottles reached a record high of 650 000 tonnes in 2004 - an 8.5% increase over the previous year. ... more
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EU investigates illegal plastic bag imports |
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August 01, 2005.
The European Commission has initiated anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations into imports of polyethylene plastic bags from China, Malaysia and Thailand.
The move was in response to complaints filed by more than 30 EU producers of polyethylene plastic bags. ... more
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Sims Group acquires Hugo Neu Corp. |
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August 01, 2005.
Australia-based Sims Group - the world’s largest metals recycler with companies in Australia, New Zealand, Europe and the USA - has announced an agreement to merge its metal recycling operation with New York City-based Hugo Neu Corporation. The merger, which is expected to be completed by the early autumn, follows the dissolution of a joint venture arrangement between Hugo Neu and Schnitzer Steel. ... more
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VW-SiCon shredder residue plant for BST |
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August 01, 2005.
At its Kallo deep-water port location to the north of Antwerp, Belgian Scrap Terminal (BST) is currently commissioning the first increment of its shredder light fraction recycling operation based on the VW-SiCon process. ... more
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China abolishes yuan-dollar peg |
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August 01, 2005.
In a long-awaited but unexpected move, China announced on July 21 that its currency will no longer be pegged to the US dollar. From now on the exchange rate of China’s yuan, orrenminbi, will be made in reference to a basket of currencies, the People's Bank of China (PBOC) said, adding that it marked the introduction of ‘a more flexible mechanism for the exchange rate's formation.’ ... more
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A Lead paint analyser |
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August 01, 2005.
NITON’s new XLp 300 Series lead analyzer represents the first all-new breakthroughs in lead analysis in more than 10 years, the company says. ... more
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Thermo Electron improves elemental analysis of steel |
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August 01, 2005.
With the ARL 4460 high-performance optical emission spectrometer from Thermo Electron Corporation, steel producers can now achieve improved analysis of carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus and sulphur at very low levels. The increased sensitivity of this metal analyser permits the cost-effective manufacture of cleaner steels, it is claimed. ... more
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System sorts metals automatically |
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August 01, 2005.
Austin AI has introduced the QXR-M, a fully automated metal separation and sorting system designed to ensure maximum recovery and highest re-sale value of scrap materials. ... more
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Weima’s quick-change screen for four-shaft shredders |
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August 01, 2005.
The new Series ZMK-X four-shaft shredders manufactured by WEIMA Maschinenbau of Ilsfeld in Germany feature a special screen changeover device for lowering the screen and pulling it out sideways. ... more
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X-MET3000TXR analyser for RoHS compliance |
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August 01, 2005.
UK-based Oxford Instruments has launched the new X-MET3000TXR - a lightweight X-ray tube-based analyser for fast, reliable and non-destructive RoHS compliance screening. The hand-held device is designed specifically for measuring heavy metals in plastics, solder materials and printed circuit boards.
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Bollegraaf single-stream sorting system for Welsh capital |
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August 01, 2005.
Netherlands-based Bollegraaf Recycling Machinery has signed an agreement with Cardiff for the delivery of a single-stream sorting system worth € 3 million, thereby assuring Wales’ capital city of one of the most advanced recycling installations in the world. ... more
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Sold! September 2005 |
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September 01, 2005.
* Steinert
US metals recycler Metal Management is to install new Steinert sorting machines - eight eddy current systems and two MTE drum magnets - at its auto shredder facilities in Denver, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, Tucson, Chicago and Nashville. The decision to use Steinert equipment, according to General Manager - Shredders Jim Mosebach, was based on the ‘total commitment from Steinert US and Steinert GmbH in Germany to support the state-of-the-art separation technology equipment currently proving itself in dozens of shredder facilities in North America’.
www.SteinertUS.com
* Riverside Engineering
Riverside Engineering Inc. of San Antonio, Texas, USA, has sold two patent-pending Riverside ‘Revolution’ rotors - both 80-104 rotor assemblies that replace existing disc rotor assemblies.
The ‘Revolution’ rotor is a four-hammer pin rotor assembly that is said to offer the combined benefits of a disc and spider rotor design. The rotor uses a cast alloy disc with increase ... more
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Business News September 2005 |
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September 01, 2005.
* NITON
Thermo Electron Corporation’s family of NITON X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) analysers has been awarded a Gold IDEA (Industrial Design Excellence Award) in the Medical & Scientific Products category. The IDEA awards are dedicated to fostering business and public understanding of the importance of industrial design excellence to quality of life and the economy. NITON XRF analysers are used worldwide for a variety of non-destructive testing applications including RoHS and WEEE compliance, metal alloy sorting, positive material inspection and precious metals analysis.
* Granutech-Saturn
Granutech-Saturn Systems of Grand Prairie, Texas, USA, has appointed René Slangen of Netherlands-based Total Recycling Solutions (TRS) as its sales representative for much of Europe. TRS will represent Granutech-Saturn Systems throughout Europe with the exception of the UK, Ireland and the Scandinavian region.
Granutech-Saturn Systems manufactures size reduction and processing equipment and sys ... more
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Problems with WEEE Directive implementation |
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September 01, 2005.
The EU Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (the WEEE Directive) officially came into force on August 13. From that date, the EU’s electronic and electrical equipment producers have been financially responsible for the collection, treatment and disposal of their end-of-life products. ... more
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No EU packaging waste mountain in view |
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September 01, 2005.
Packaging use is growing by less than 1% per annum while EU member states appear to be on track to achieve the 2008 Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive targets, according to an ASSURRE analysis of official packaging and packaging waste statistics from 2002. ... more
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IMO to develop new ship recycling legislation |
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September 01, 2005.
The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has called for an instrument to provide legally-binding and globally-applicable regulations covering international shipping and recycling facilities. ... more
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Ametek acquires Spectro |
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September 01, 2005.
Germany-based Spectro Analytical Instruments, a leading provider of optical emission and XRF spectrometers, has been acquired by US company Ametek, a global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electric motors. ... more
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World Recycling: Shanghai 2005 |
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August 01, 2005.
From November 8 to 11 this year, Swiss congress organiser ICM is staging its first international conference and exhibition on car, electronics and battery recycling at the Hotel Shangri-La in Shanghai, China. ... more
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