Robin Latchem

For more than seven decades, Lefort has been shaping the future of metal recycling. What began as a small Belgian workshop has grown into a global force, designing and manufacturing high performance balers, shears and shredders that turn scrap into valuable resources.

Europe's annual Best Polymer Producers Awards have been cancelled this year with the organisers blaming ‘turmoil' in the polymer and plastic supply chain.

The wars in Ukraine and Iran are having serious repercussions for the industry, steel producers and exporters have been told.

Quantum Lifecycle Partners (QLP) has opened its Advanced Plastics Recovery Line, calling it a significant step forward in the country's ability to process and recover value from end-of-life electronics plastics.

Hyundai's Louisiana Steel division has selected Italy's Danieli as its technology partner for the construction of a new integrated steel plant in Louisiana, USA.

Containers detained for up to two years by Malaysian customs authorities are reported to be ‘showing signs of movement'.

Non-ferrous scrap traders in the Middle East are likely to focus more on local processing and supply security in the wake of the USA-Iran conflict, according to an expert on regional markets.

Stainless steel producers in Europe are reporting improved business conditions during the first quarter of 2026, compared to 2025.

A ‘highly volatile' trading environment has hit the recovery of the recycled steel industry just as it was getting back on its feet, according to the Bureau of International Recycling.

The US-Iran conflict has forced BIR to relocate its October convention from the Middle East to a European city.