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UK borough’s rubbish is made into newsprint
Paper rubbish produced by residents of Ashford, a borough in Kent in the south-east of the UK, is to be transformed into newspapers at Aylesford Newsprint’s paper mill as part of a borough-wide...
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Avantium spins out pharma business to focus on recyclable materials
Dutch green building materials company Avantium has spun out its pharmaceutical service and development business, leaving it ready to pilot its green materials and fuels.
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KKR invests in Australian recycling group CMA
US private equity firm KKR is to invest in Australian recycling group CMA, in a deal said to be worth $90m.
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Chinese city given the solar edge through SiC Processing deal
Germany-based SiC Processing has signed an agreement with the Chinese city of Jingdezhen to supply solar photovoltaic and semiconductor companies with cost cutting technology that will recycle...
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Metso acquires waste technology from Swiss Holzmag
Finnish waste-to-energy producer Metso is to acquire the technology of Swiss Holzmag, strengthening its position in the solid waste market.
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Foresight Environmental Fund to target London waste investments
Private equity firm Foresight Group is targeting waste and recycling investments in the UK capital through its Foresight Environmental Fund, which secured a £35m contribution from the Mayoral London...
View ArticleRenewables investor Keating Capital makes $86.8m in share offering ahead of IPO
Keating Capital, a pre-IPO fund that holds a number of cleantech businesses within its portfolio, has made $86.8m in a public offering and will now progress its plans to list on Nasdaq.
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ECO Plastics secures £24m to expand recycling plant
UK recycling business ECO Plastics has raised £24m to finance expansion plans at a facility in Hemswell, North East England.
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UK recycling fund sees strong pipeline of investment opportunities
A UK-based recycling fund has delivered total returns in excess of 40 per cent and said it sees a strong pipeline of further investment opportunities in the waste and energy sectors.
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Deal round up: Private equity appetite for cleantech shows no sign of abating
Private equity capital commitments show no sign of slowing down ahead of the usual August low with activity remaining high this week.
View ArticleOrganic Recycling looks to attract investors to £20m AD plant
Waste management specialist Organic Recycling told NewNet it was looking to attract investors for a £20m anaerobic digestion plant in Lincolnshire, UK.
View ArticleFund manager to invest £70m into the waste sector
UK green investment manager Foresight Group is looking to invest £70m in the UK waste sector via its Foresight Environmental Fund. The fund includes a £35m commitment from the London Green Fund with a...
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Swedish business makes case for industrial recycling in UK
There is a strong economic case to be made for industrial recycling that UK businesses are starting to take advantage of, according to a Swedish systems developer.
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UK campaign for recycling reform gains momentum with High Court review
A campaign launched in the UK to change the way that local authorities recycle has been granted a Judicial Review regarding the Department of Food and Rural Affairs interpretation of the EU’s Waste...
View ArticleInvestors circle waste management opportunities in the UK
As countries strive to cut emissions and reduce pollution the way that waste is managed is becoming an increasingly important issue.
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US-based Waste Management takes stake in InEnTec
US company Waste Management has taken a stake in waste-to-gas specialist InEnTec by exchanging its equity interest in S4 Energy Solutions for an equity position in InEnTec.
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Waste Management makes investment in Recycle Rewards
Waste Management has made strategic investment in Recycle Rewards, in a move that brings together Waste Management’s curbside collection infrastructure — the largest in the US — with Recyclebank’s...
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Significant opportunities exist in UK waste sector, says experts
A UK-based waste management consultancy has identified a capacity gap in the amount of residual waste treated in the country (excluding Northern Ireland) of 22.3 million tonnes.
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Waste management sector cannot rely on gate fees forever, says expert
Recycling and waste-to-energy is becoming an important driver in the cleantech revolution, with landfill sites fast becoming a thing of the past across Europe.
View ArticleMetals company bases growth strategy on ‘loyal’ shareholders
A zinc recycling company told NewNet that it aims to become the most sustainable company operating in this space but that loyal institutional shareholders have become central to it achieving its aims.
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