Arizona recycling start-up reveals $5m financing needs
A US-based recycling start-up has raised initial funds towards a $5m financing round.
View ArticleQuilvest sells French paper recycler Paprec to Arkéa Capital, state-backed fund
Quilvest Private Equity has exited its investment in French paper recycling business Paprec, for an undisclosed amount.
View ArticleWaste innovation stifled by lack of market understanding
Innovators in waste management technologies need a better understanding of the nature of feedstock in the sector, according to investors at a recent NewNet event.
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Recycled plastics specialist friedolaTech secures €31m
German recycled plastics processing company friedolaTech has secured €31m from technology-focused venture capital firm Silver Lake Kraftwerk.
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Eco Plastics secures £6m expansion capital
Eco Plastics has closed a £6m funding round, which the company will use for expansion over the coming year.
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BMW, Boeing collaborate to recycle carbon fibre
The BMW Group and Boeing have signed a collaboration agreement to jointly research carbon fibre recycling.
View ArticleFletcher Ray to build £185m waste-to-energy plants in Glasgow
Fletcher Ray, a UK firm of architects, has received permission to develop £180m of waste-to-energy facilities in Glasgo, Scotland.
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ArcelorMittal completes efficiency upgrade at Chicago plant
Luxemburg-headquartered steel producer ArcelorMittal has completed installation of an energy recovery and reuse boiler at a factory in East Chicago, Indiana.
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Starbucks introduces $1 sustainable coffee cup to North American stores
US coffee chain Starbucks has introduced a new cheap and durable plastic cup into its US and Canadian stores for $1, in a bid to get its customers to re-use instead dispose of packaging.
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Livingstone guides US waste management merger
US companies Lakeshore Waste Services and Recycling Systems have merged, with Livingstone acting as financial adviser on the deal.
View ArticleCT-managed fund awards finance to Ultromex
UK metal recycling specialist Ultromex has secured £550,000 from the North West Fund for Energy & Environmental, managed by CT Investment Partners.
View ArticleShanks wins £750m waste management contract, gains GIB support
Shanks has won a £750m waste management contract from Wakefield Council and will receive support from the Green Investment Bank to build a facility serving the local area.
View ArticleTyre recycler Harmonic Energy gets $10m from private investment group
Harmonic Energy, which has developed a next-generation method for recycling tyres, has closed a term sheet for $10m in funding from an unnamed private investment group paving the way for it to make a...
View ArticleLA’s Staples Center goes green
The Anschutz Entertainment Group has partnered with Waste Management to step up recycling efforts at Los Angeles’ iconic Staples Center.
View ArticleSiC Processing files for insolvency protection after €100m equity loss
SiC Processing, a recycler serving the solar and semiconductor industries owned by Nordic Capital, has filed for insolvency protection after the loss of more than half of the company's equity.
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Highland Capital made 4x return on Safety-Kleen sale
US-based private equity investor Highland Capital made a 400 per cent return on its sale of Safety-Kleen.
View ArticleVeolia, Orbite team up to provide waste management services to aluminium...
Canada’s Orbite Aluminae and Veolia Environmental have partnered to deliver waste management services to the aluminium industry.
View ArticleElectronics recycler ecoATM secures $41m in debt
ecoATM, which is commercialising an innovative way for consumers to recycle electronics, has secured $41m in debt financing.
View ArticleBritish Paralympians leave sustainability legacy
On top of coming third in the medal table, the Great Britain Paralympic team looked to leave behind a legacy of sustainability at last year’s Paralympics in London.
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MBA Polymers calls for VAT exemption on recycled plastics
UK company MBA Polymers today called on the government to suspend VAT on recycled plastics in order to encourage growth and investment in the UK’s plastics recycling industry.
View ArticleBiffa inks deal with Welsh county council
UK-based waste management business Biffa has signed a deal with Monmouthshire County Council in Wales to process 8,000 tonnes per year of co-mingled recyclable waste.
View ArticleShanks begins management of UK waste recycling facilities
UK-based company Shanks Waste Management has begun waste management services for the Wakefield District in the UK.
View ArticleUK’s Jewson strikes waste-to-energy supply deal with Biffa
Saint-Gobain Building Distribution’s Jewson has struck a deal with waste management partner Biffa that aims to push forward Jewson’s target of zero waste to landfill.
View ArticleUS-based Environmental Quality Company acquires Allstate Power Vac
US environmental services firm The Environmental Quality Company, a portfolio company of Kinderhook Industries, has acquired New Jersey-based Allstate Power Vac.
View ArticleEQT completes recycling specialist Synagro Technologies buyout
Nordic private equity firm EQT has completed the acquisition of recycling specialist Synagro Technologies a few days after its restructuring plan was approved by a bankruptcy judge.
View ArticleUK plastic waste recycling company PVC Recycling inks £500,000 investment
UK plastic waste recycling company PVC Recycling has secured £500,000 investment from The North West Fund for Energy & Environmental, managed by 350 Investment Partners.
View ArticleUK’s Biffa acquires Shanks’ solid waste business
UK-based waste management company Biffa is to acquire the majority of Shanks' UK solid waste business for £9.5m.
View ArticleChemical recycling company GlyEco raises $7.14m
Phoenix, Arizona-based glycol-recycling company GlyEco has raised $7.14m from 55 undisclosed investors.
View ArticleKPCB leads eRecycling’s $105m Series C round
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers has led a mammoth $105m Series C financing round for existing portfolio company eRecycling Group, which pays for unwanted mobile phones to sell to new users
View ArticleSaudi waste management company GEMS could sell for $350m
Emerging markets investment manager Ashmore Group could sell its majority stake in a Saudi Arabia-based waste management company Global Environmental Management Services (GEMS.
View ArticleGreen technology firm Axion buys plastic recycling assets
Green technology plastics company AXION International Holdings has launched its new subsidiary AXION Recycled Plastics Incorporated. The subsidiary recycles post-consumer and post-industrial plastics...
View ArticleWater management for oil industry firm GreenHunter Resources raises $1.46m
Grapevine, Texas-based water management for the oil industry company GreenHunter Resources has raised $1.46m in a new funding round.
View ArticleDP Electronic Recycling raises $100,000
Elkhorn, Wiskonsin-based electronics recycling company DP Electronic Recycling has raised $100,000 from a single undisclosed investor.
View ArticleBroad cleantech recovery and rise of crowdfunding to fuel cleantech rebound...
A broad cleantech recovery along with a rise in crowdfunding activity and increasing profits in the rare earth element industry will help fuel a rebound of cleantech throughout 2014, according to...
View ArticlePhiladelphia-based metals recycler Thalheimer Brothers acquires Ansam Metals
Philadelphia-based metal recycling company Thalheimer Brothers has acquired Baltimore-based Ansam Metals – a broker and processor of cupro-nickels, monels, brass mill speciality items and other metals.
View ArticleUS recycling firm Darling International to offer $874m shares
US recycling firm Darling International is to place 40 million shares of its common stock on the NYSE in a bid to raise $874m.
View ArticleShanks completes sale of solid waste business to Biffa
UK-based waste management company Biffa has completed its acquisition of the majority of Shanks’ UK solid waste business, for £9.5m.
View ArticleHouston’s Allied Alloys acquires California recycler
Houston, US-based privately held metal recycling and processing firm Allied Alloys has acquired nickel-based metals processing company Nico Alloys of California.
View ArticleVadxx Energy receives backing from Liberation Capital
Cleveland, Ohio-based high tech recycling company Vadxx Energy has closed a financing round with backing from private equity firm Liberation Capital.
View ArticleUK-based polymers from waste CO2 firm Econic raises £5.1m from Imperial...
London, UK-based developer of catalyst technology for the manufacturing of polymers from waste carbon dioxide Econic Technologies has raised £5.1m in a Series A round joined by Imperial Innovations.
View ArticleScotland building glass recycling plant after £25m investment
Scotland's Viridor will build a glass recycling plant in Lanarkshire capable of handling 150 per cent of all glass packaging collected in the country following a £25m investment.
View ArticleEurope’s ReSteel sells recycling tech to IFE
Netherlands-headquartered ReSteel is selling its recycling technologies business to Waidhofen, Austria-based IFE Aufbereitungstechnik.
View ArticleMobile device recycler Teqcycle funded by T-Venture
Munich, Germany-based mobile device trade-in and recycling firm Teqcycle Solutions has raised an undisclosed amount of investment from T-Venture and others.
View ArticleBen Goldsmith’s WHEB exits AMCS
Green investment and advisory firm WHEB has exited its stake in Advanced Manufacturer Control Systems (AMCS) whilst also making a 'significant' investment into German composites development and...
View ArticleMaori tribes make offer for Transpacific’s waste management unit
A consortium that includes two Maori tribes is reportedly set to make an offer for Transpacific Industries Group’s New Zelanad waste management unit, which is also courted by private equity major Carlyle.
View ArticleFrench waste management firm Paprec acquired Desplat
French recycling group Paprec has acquired Burgundy-based metal and waste paper recycling firm Desplat.
View ArticleeWaste Systems aims for $800,000 fundraise
London, England-based electronics recycler eWaste Systems is aiming to raise $800,000 in equity funding.
View ArticleSustainable shingles recycling and manufacture firm RTS raises $24m Series A
Shakope, Minnesota-based sustainable shingles recycling and manufacture firm Recovery Technology Solutions has raised $24m in a Series A round.
View ArticleVertex picks up refining assets from Omega Holdings in $48m deal
Environmental services company Vertex Energy has acquired used oil re-refining assets from Omega Holdings for a combination of stock, cash and other liabilities worth more than $48m.
View ArticleTroubled fracking recycling company GreenHunter raises $2.6m
Troubled fracking recycling company GreenHunter Resources has raised $2.6m selling debt ahead of a $35-40m capital markets fundraising round due to take place later this year.
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