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DOE commits federal funds toward critical minerals

Published: August 28, 2025
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Funding will target extraction of critical minerals from e-scrap, R&D to reduce mineral demand and workforce training, among other initiatives. | Tada Images/Shutterstock

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has unveiled four new funding opportunities to expand domestic production and recycling of critical minerals to strengthen the supply chains for clean-energy technologies.

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Cirba offers compliance advice as battery EPR laws expand

Published: August 28, 2025
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Cirba executive Danielle Spalding urges producers to prepare for battery EPR laws amid fire risks, reporting demands and embedded device challenges. | Windcolors/Shutterstock

Battery recycling company Cirba Solutions is positioning itself as a compliance partner for producers as state-level extended producer responsibility (EPR) rules bring new obligations across the United States.

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Closed Loop enables eastern US electronics recovery corridor

Published: August 28, 2025
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In its most recent impact report, the private equity firm explored its progress in recovery and recycling of discarded electronics. | Itummy/Shutterstock

Private equity firm Closed Loop Partners recently released its 2024 impact report, which included a summary of its work in electronics recovery.
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Tikal Industries’ Bluerock Filtration system targets rare earths

Published: August 21, 2025
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The Chicago company was a finalist in the Department of Energy’s E-SCRAP PRIZE this year, for its developments toward recovering valuable minerals from end-of-life devices. | Photo courtesy of Tikal Industries

Tikal Industries, a Chicago-based company that works to find ways to visualize industrial waste streams, has created the Bluerock Filtration system, which extracts rare-earth minerals from discarded electronics.
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Visia X-ray tech provides data on lowering fire risk

Published: August 21, 2025
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Visia’s internal analysis shows facilities that adopt the technology often record a 30% to 50% reduction in thermal events. | Photo courtesy of Visia

Visia’s effort to curb battery-related fires in recycling facilities is beginning to show measurable results, according to new data from the company’s first wave of commercial installations.

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EverMetal equity acquires CAI Custom Alloys

Published: August 21, 2025
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The new private equity group is launching a recycling platform to build US supply of critical metals for aerospace and defense applications. | Nomad Soul / Shutterstock

EverMetal Holdings has entered the US recycling market with the acquisition of CAI Custom Alloys, marking the debut of a private equity-backed platform focused on critical metals used in aerospace, defense, power generation and technology. 
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