Recticel closes PIR loop with new recycling plant
Recticel Group is the first PIR producer to invest in a recycled polyol reactor at this industrial scale. In a closed-loop recycling process, the PIR offcuts and production trim...
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Knauf and BSR enter gypsum recycling joint venture
The venture will build and operate a gypsum recycling plant in Bavaria, Germany. Designed to handle large volumes of gypsum waste from demolition projects, the plant will conver...
Holcim Australia completes Melbourne zero-waste project reducing landfill impact
The project aligns with the company's goals to deliver projects without environmental impacts. These include zero waste disposal to landfill, zero waster discharge incidents and...
From waste to roof: bamboo and recycled plastic signal circular building revolution
BamRe Roof produces composite roofing panels for residential, commercial and industrial construction using bamboo powder and post-consumer recycled plastic. The combination of p...
Singapore only Asian city in global top 10 for building material recycling
Tokyo was the second-highest Asian city, placing at 15, while at the top of the ranking were London, Amsterdam and Paris. The index assesses cities based on recovery and reuse r...
MAECONOMY raises EUR1.5m to turn construction materials into auditable circular assets
The company is developing the financial infrastructure to support the circular economy. Its platform allows stakeholders to track, traced and transact materials within the built...
Breakthrough in raw material extraction from incinerator bottom ash
"The IRRT process marks the dawn of a new era in the circular economy," says a convinced Dr Robert Eggersmann, head of digitalisation at Eggersman and one of the three MDs at pr...
Around 79% of Norway's construction waste enters circular economy in 2025
Of the 1.8Mt generated, demolition activities account for the largest share of 701,348t, followed by construction at 570,101t and rehabilitation at 530,942t. Construction waste ...
Sizewell C to use recycled Sizewell A concrete
The planned Sizewell C plant will be located north of the current Sizewell B plant, operated by EDF on the east Suffolk coast, UK. Decommissioning of Sizewell A is ongoing, bein...
Holcim UK completes aggregate, RMC and recycled material acquisitions
Based in Coates, near Peterborough, the acquired businesses will enable Holcim to increase its presence in the East Midlands over an area stretching from Market Harborough to St...