Recycling

The Lagos project will create demand for sorting equipment, processing technology, and recycled material off-takers, while the highway and road upgrades promise to reduce the logistics costs that have long plagued intra-regional trade.

The anticipated 2026 deficit of 240,000 ounces is a marked improvement thanks to a 2 percent rise in total supply, driven mainly by a 10 percent increase in recycling as higher prices encourage more scrap recovery.

Polytag’s UV tags are printed onto packaging labels using standard processes, then detected by optical sorting equipment at recycling facilities.

The proposed reform focuses on creating a consistent regulatory framework across all jurisdictions, aligning packaging requirements and reducing fragmentation for businesses operating nationally.

The African plants will now serve demand across three continents, positioning them as preferred suppliers to European buyers who must demonstrate compliance across their supply chains.

The BioSupPack process transforms this low-value by-product, currently used primarily as animal feed, into high-performance bioplastics that compete with fossil-based materials on performance while delivering genuine circularity.

The company bundles these solutions in its NC-free toolbox, giving converters and brand owners a clear, practical framework for adopting circular-friendly inks without compromising performance.

Bluemint steel achieves its dramatically lower carbon footprint through a refined production process that uses specially processed steel scrap in the blast furnace, reducing reliance on CO₂‑intensive raw materials.

Once operational, the facility will produce 59,000 tonnes of PureFive resin annually, recycled polypropylene capable of serving as a drop-in replacement for virgin material in demanding applications including food packaging.

With each facility capable of processing tens of thousands of tonnes annually, the environmental impact will be substantial, transforming waste streams that might otherwise be landfilled into high-quality raw materials for manufacturing.