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26 May SK Ecoplant Invests USD80m in Malaysia’s Waste Management Firm

Posted at 13:03 by Jordy Leo

SK Ecoplant, the green business unit of SK Group [210980:KS], signed an agreement with the Malaysian government’s sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional Berhad to purchase a 30% stake in Cenviro Sdn Bhd, Malaysia’s first integrated waste management company, as reported by Korean Economic Daily on...

24 Feb SK Ecoplant Acquires Singaporean E-Waste Recycling Firm for USD1bn

Posted at 09:54 by Jordy Leo

SK Ecoplant, the green business unit of SK Group [210980:KS], has bought a 100% stake in Singapore-based electronic waste (e-waste) disposal and recycling firm TES Envirocorp (TES) with USD1bn, as reported by the Korea Economic Daily on February 21. The transaction will expand the South...

22 Nov Hyundai Oilbank to Produces Naphtha with Oil Made from Plastic Waste

Posted at 14:50 by Jordy Leo

South Korean petroleum and refinery company Hyundai Oilbank announced that it will start producing naphtha by adding plastic waste pyrolysis oil into the process of refining crude oil, as reported by Korea Economic Daily on November 18. The enterprise plans to supply the naphtha, which...

17 Nov Hyundai Motor Considers Acquiring South Korean Waste Treatment Firm

Posted at 10:43 by Lexy Li

Hyundai Motor Group’s construction subsidiary, Hyundai Engineering, is bidding for a South Korean waste treatment company owned by KG Group, namely KG Eco Technology Services (KG ETS), as reported by the Korea Economic Daily on November 16, citing people familiar with the matter. Other bidders...

19 Aug Singapore Sets up Plastic Recycling Association to Reduce Waste

Posted at 15:38 by Maria Ma

Singapore’s Minister for Sustainability and Environment Grace Fu officially announced the establishment of the Plastics Recycling Association of Singapore (PRAS) on August 17, as reported by CNA on the same day. PRAS will focus on increasing the country’s ability to recycle plastics and sharing knowledge...

07 Jul Singapore Launches National E-Waste Management Scheme

Posted at 15:14 by Edward Chen

Singapore’s national electrical and electronic waste (e-waste) management system took effect on July 1, according to an announcement posted by the National Environment Agency (NEA) on June 30. The new system covers common e-waste types including light bulbs, portable batteries, mobile phones, computers, and other...

15 Jan China to Improve Wastewater Recycling in Next Five Years

Posted at 12:00 by Ningjing Liu

China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and nine other departments have jointly published a guideline on January 11, to facilitate the reuse of wastewater in the country over the next five years, as reported by Sina on the next day. According to the guideline,...

09 Dec Overview of How China’s Municipal Waste is Managed

Posted at 16:47 by Lexy Li

The increasing urban population and improved living standards in recent years have significantly boosted waste generation in China. According to experts from the Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Research Center for Environmental Policies and Economics and Nanjing Institute of Meteorology, China’s urban...

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