Web adminMore from Web adminNetworkAuto recyclers all over the world unite for the International Round TableMay 28, 2019– Last week, representatives of the world’s leading auto recycling organizations gathered in the East Anglian city of Norfolk for the 11th annual International Roundtable (IRT) on Auto Recycling. Co-hosted by the Vehicle Recyclers’ Association (VRA) and British Vehicle Salvage Federation (BVSF), delegates discussed the problems common to the industry. They also met with […]August 23, 2019RecyclingNewco Metal & Auto Recycling installs its first shredder plantMay 28, 2019—Newco Metal & Auto Recycling has installed its first automobile shredder plant in St. John’s, Newfoundland. The facility has commissioned an M6090 modular automobile shredder plant and nonferrous separation system from auto recycling product manufacturer Wendt Corp in Buffalo, New York. Newco was originally founded in 1992, the company now has 12 stores […]August 23, 2019RecyclingSaint John Council wants AIM to relocate its shredderMay 28, 2019 – The Saint John Council in New Brunswick has reportedly put in a letter to the Province asking if the scrap recycling plant, American Iron and Metal (AIM), can relocate its metal shredder. The current two-year permit for the plant was signed in June 2017, with the renewed permit set to be […]August 23, 2019RecyclingMetal prices spike as trans-Pacific trade scrap startsMay 15, 2019 — The trade war brewing between the United States and China could have a significant impact on the price of the metals used in vehicle manufacturing. This week, the Chinese government announced it would be adding tariffs on American goods in response to more than $200 billion of tariffs announced by the […]August 23, 2019RecyclingVolvo Car Group signs multi-billion-dollar battery supply dealMay 15, 2019 — A long-term agreement has been signed between lithium-ion battery company Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) and the Volvo Car Group to ensure a multi-billion-dollar supply of lithium-ion batteries over the coming decade for the new models of Volvo and Polestar cars. As early as 2017, Volvo Cars announced its strategic decision of developing […]August 23, 2019RecyclingLithion’s process will recycle 95 percent of old lithium-ion batteries into new onesMay 15, 2019 – While OEMs are leaning more towards electric vehicles, other companies are thinking of ways to properly recycle these vehicles batteries once they’ve reached its end of life cycle. Lithion, a Quebec recycling company has developed a process to recycle 95 percent of the old lithium-ion batteries into new ones. The company’s […]August 23, 2019RecyclingManaging misfortuneBy Gideon Scanlon To the observer, Frank Serravalle of Thorold Auto Parts and Recycling seems like a man fortune has taken a shine to, inheriting an established business set and primed for the future. Rarely seen without a warm smile on his face, the 44-year-old is, by any measure, happy and successful. His business, which […]August 23, 2019RecyclingManitoba auto recycler is being asked to build a six-foot tall fence around his propertyMay 1, 2019 – The La Broquerie Council in Manitoba is ordering the owner of a car wreckage lot to build a six-foot tall fence around the property. Reeve Lewis Weiss has owned Weiss Auto for 30 years and close to 13 years ago Weiss wanted to add a bodyshop to his yard, but the […]August 23, 2019RecyclingCalgary Metal Recycling yard has its fourth fire in seven yearsMay 1, 2019 – Dark smoke filled the air in southeast Calgary last Wednesday as 13 firetruck crews put out a blaze at metal recycling scrap yard, Calgary Metal Recycling. This would be the fourth major fire at this plant in the span of seven years. In 2012 the fire burned for two weeks and […]August 23, 2019RecyclingThe impact autonomous emergency braking will have on the auto recycling industryMay 1, 2019 — With the feature of autonomous emergency braking systems in new model vehicles, auto recyclers may see an increase in bolts on parts sales and fewer supply parts, according to the managing director of Salvage Wire Andy Latham. “Auto recyclers may see an increase in bolts because there are more vehicles being […]August 23, 2019Previous PagePage 10 of 21Next Page