Posts Tagged ‘recycling’

2 March 2009

NewNet Investor Profile, Andrea Davi, Amplio Partnersp

Andrea Davi discusses opportunities in the water sector, his preference for building businesses from the ground up, and what he looks for in a clean energy company. 'We look for the best technical performers in the space and we like to pick a strong team that has an in-depth knowledge and can work against the clock'

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27 February 2009

Round and round: China is aiming for a circular society with the new Recycling Economy Promotion Lawp

Extravagant packaging, wasted water, lights turned on all night - all could be under threat by the Recycling Economy Promotion Law, which came into effect earlier this year, according to Melinda Xie and Chang Liu of law firm Eversheds.

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11 February 2009

Volvic, Evian launch new plastic recycling initiative

Two of Britain's bottled water brands Volvic and Evian are participating in a ‘closed loop' plastics recycling initiative, backed by the Waste & Resources Action Programme.

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10 February 2009

UK recycling and waste company New Earth Solutions receives a further £4m in funding

The UK waste and recycling business New Earth Solutions has acquired an additional £4m equity investment from Impax Asset Management, an environmental investment company.

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5 February 2009

HSBC Private Equity exits investment in Asian environmental company Modern Asia Environmental Holdings

A fund advised by HSBC Private Equity (Asia) has completed the sale of Modern Asia Environmental Holdings Inc. to Dowa Eco-system Co.

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5 February 2009

Waste Management’s Wheelabrator Technologies to build US waste energy facility

The Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority, in conjunction with the Frederick County Division of Utilities and Solid Waste Management and Carroll Country Department of Public Works, has selected Wheelabrator Technologies to construct and operate a new, waste-to-energy facility.

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3 February 2009

Schnitzer Steel Industries acquires Ponce Resources’ metal recycling business

Schnitzer Steel Industries has acquired Ponce Resources, a Puerto Rican company specialising in scrap metal recycling. Financial terms were not disclosed.

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19 January 2009

Foresight invests £5m in plastics recycling

UK asset manager Foresight Group has completed a £5m investment in London-based recycling company 2K Manufacturing.

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17 December 2008

Clean Energy Fuels Corporation wins New Jersey natural gas fueling contract

Clean Energy Fuels Corporation has been successful in achieving a five year contract for compressed natural gas fueling services by Central Jersey Waste and Recycling, based in New Jersey, US.

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5 December 2008

DEFRA awards £138m private finance initiative credits to boost waste management

The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs has awarded £138m worth of private finance initiative credits to local waste management facilities in Milton Keynes and Northamptonshire, UK, to reduce the negative environmental impact.

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5 December 2008

Hydro unveils €12m recycling furnace

Norwegian aluminium company Hydro has invested €12m to install a new recycling furnace at its plant in Hamburg, Germany, in a bid to develop natural resources in more efficient ways.

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21 November 2008

Biomass company Green Energy Resources Wins New York wood recycling contract

US biomass company Green Energy Resources has won the contract for up to 100,000 tons of New York City's woodchips. The amount of the winning bid was not disclosed.

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12 November 2008

Flipswap raises $14m in venture financing

Electronics recycling company Flipswap has raised $14m in Series B financing round, led by venture capital firmd RRE Ventures and clean energy investor NGEN.

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30 October 2008

Austrian venture capital firm Gamma Capital Partners hires cleantech expert Jürgen Wahl as venture partner

Austrian technology venture capital firm Gamma Capital Partners has hired cleantech expert and entrepreneur Jürgen Wahl. Wahl is currently the CEO of start-up consultancy Wahl & Partner. He previously worked on a forestry development project in Bhutan and for an international fast food chain to co-develop a waste collection and recycling system.

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20 October 2008

US recycling business CleanScapes closes $10m financing round

US venture capital firm SJF Ventures has invested $1.6m in investment in recycling and waste company CleanScapes as part of a $10m Series A financing. The firm made the investment from its SJF Ventures II fund.

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