The historically high prices for copper could elevate even higher in coming years because of strong demand for manufacturing, according to analysts.
The historically high prices for copper could elevate even higher in coming years because of strong demand for manufacturing, according to analysts.
Lithium-ion battery recycling company Li-Cycle will build its third North American plant in the Phoenix area. The operation will be able to process up to 22 million pounds of batteries per year.
Copper and other battery inputs have fallen in price over the last month, a shift tied to China’s COVID-19 recovery.
Iowa State University engineers have developed a method that uses oxidation technology to recover pure precious metals from e-scrap.
After reaching an eight-year record last year, the price of copper has continued to increase, reaching its highest level in nearly a decade.
Sims Lifecycle Services enjoyed a year-over-year profit boost in the latter half of 2020, although COVID-19 slowed the company’s push to recycle materials associated with cloud computing.
A battery recycling company goes public, North American collection numbers are released, and a lead-acid battery technology company moves into the lithium-ion realm. Those announcements were made around National Battery Day today.
For major e-scrap smelting companies, the turbulence of 2020 brought pandemic-driven supply disruptions as well as pricing spikes for key metals.
Silver prices increased sharply over the past week, and financial analysts anticipate they will remain elevated in the near future.
Prices for a major metal found in the electronics recycling stream have climbed high in recent weeks, largely driven by China’s economic recovery following its COVID-19 lockdown.