A smelter owned by metals company Boliden processed 77,000 metric tons of scrap electronics last year, down 6 percent from the year before, according to recently released data.
A smelter owned by metals company Boliden processed 77,000 metric tons of scrap electronics last year, down 6 percent from the year before, according to recently released data.
A lithium-ion battery expert says smartphone reuse trends will hamper the ability to use mobile device batteries as a major source of cobalt.
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A Samsung lithium-ion battery manufacturing subsidiary is exploring investment in recycling companies to recover cobalt and other materials, as demand climbs for the metals.
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Market analysts say 2018 could be a golden year – or perhaps a silver and platinum one – for the prices of precious metals recovered from scrap electronics.
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The value of recovered circuit boards has risen in recent months, much to the delight of e-scrap reclaimers.
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Finnish recycling company Kuusakoski has refined its method for processing a key component of MRI machines and is now producing distinct streams of high-grade metals.
Dell has recycled e-plastics from end-of-life devices back into new electronics for years. Now, the global technology company is doing the same thing for gold.
A Houston company’s rare earth element recovery technologies could mean another future revenue stream for electronics processors.
Scientists in India are working to refine the process of using microbes to extract metals from printed circuit boards.