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Near infrared identifies flexoprinting | | |
| | An increasing number of newspapers and magazines contain printing inks that are difficult to de-ink and thus have to be fished out of the flow of material.
Separating the wanted from the unwanted is a permanent challenge in the sorting of waste paper – a challenge in which modern technology is playing an ever greater role. [more ...] |
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New separator sorts small cardboard | | |
| | Last summer Wagensveld B.V. developed the Carbo Separator in co-operation with the waste paper industry. According to the Dutch company, this machine is able to remove up to 95 per cent of the remaining cardboard from the paper flow without losing large amounts of de-inking material. The machine has a capacity of approximately 15 tons per hour and sorting line. [more ...] |
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“The market is at rock bottom” | | |
| | The worst case that many paper recyclers fear has not yet eventuated but the danger of insolvency and the consolidation of the market is currently hanging like a cloud over the industry. The great crisis is now four months back, but the situation is still “more than tense,” said Ralf Witte, Managing Director of Veolia Umweltservice Wertstoffmanagement. [more ...] |
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GS-Vario sweeps waste paper | | |
| | Till now conventional sweepers often had problems dealing with loose and bulky material such as waste paper. Since the middle of last year, Grünig Industriemaschinen GmbH has been offering a new solution: the GS-Vario snap-on attachment sweeper. [more ...] |
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Getting up steam | | |
| | The paper mill in Witzenhausen has changed its energy concept. Since the beginning of the year it has been operating independent of fossil fuel supplies. [more ...] |
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Caught in the cost trap | | |
| | Paper production is known to be particularly energy-intensive, but not only the drastic increase in energy costs over the past years is having a heavy impact on the industry. The production of paper in Germany is no longer a straightforward matter. The manufacturers are groaning under the high strain, the paper mills are faced with ever-increasing costs and now there is impending trouble from Brussels to deal with. [more ...] |
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Paper bank causing “ostalgia” | | |
| | Berliner remembers the “cash for waste paper” system from the old days in the GDR.
A middle-market company revives the business model. The so-called "Sero" collection points – Sero stood for “secondary raw material collection” – paid a whole 30 pfennigs for a kilogram of paper. Last year a lot of Berliners were surprised that the “cash for waste paper” system was back again. [more ...] |
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More Waste Paper for Central Europe | | |
| | When the international waste paper market is mentioned, many people immediately think of China and India. The world market is significantly influenced by these two large emerging countries, but the further away the waste paper consumer is, the higher are the transportation costs. This is sufficient reason to take a closer look at the European paper and waste paper markets. [more ...] |
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