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FERVER Fédération Européenne des Recycleurs de Verre
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Yesterday, our member Sibelco announced it completed its purchase of Strategic Materials, Inc. (SMI), one of North America’s largest glass recyclers. More info can be found here via this link : Sibelco completes acquisition of Strategic Materials, Inc.
Our member Sibelco entered North American glass recycling industry. They acquired Strategic Materials, Inc. (SMI), a leading glass recycler and producer of glass cullet in North America.
SMI operates a multinational network across the United States, Canada and Mexico, where the group processes a mixture of glass input materials to produce glass cullet that is…
ROMANIA JOINS CLOSE THE GLASS LOOP
Brussels & Bucharest, 21 March 2024
Romania becomes the 13th country to join Close the Glass Loop, joining ranks with other national platforms in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. The national platform will be coordinated by the Circular…
Illuminators deemed problematic
Fixed on the bottom of e.g. spirit bottles, illuminators generate light via led lamps powered by lithium batteries.
As soon as a lithium battery is damaged and its contents come into contact with oxygen in the air, it spontaneously ignites.
Position Paper of Glass for Europe
In June 2022, Glass For Europe released its position paper on the revision of the European End-of-Life Vehicle Directive via an article (link is external)on its website.
FERVER supports the position of Glass For Europe regarding the importance of a dismantling step before the shredding of a End-of-life vehicle.…