The REDWAVE XRF fine promises precise material identification and a purer end product. | Courtesy of REDWAVE
REDWAVE released a system that sorts fine metals using a belt rather than a chute. Continue Reading
The REDWAVE XRF fine promises precise material identification and a purer end product. | Courtesy of REDWAVE
REDWAVE released a system that sorts fine metals using a belt rather than a chute. Continue Reading
The metals company now projects it will spend an additional 340 million euros ($375 million) on its Augusta, Ga. smelter. | Courtesy of Aurubis
As construction progresses “at full steam” on its secondary smelter in Georgia, Aurubis has decided to spend an additional $276 million to double the plant’s metals recovery capacity. Continue Reading
A session at the ISRI Convention in Nashville, Tenn. featured (from left) moderator Jacqueline Lotzkar, Zhang Lin and Robin Cai. | Dan Leif/E-Scrap News
Last week’s Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Convention put a focus on two issues critical to the global side of the sector: the state of recycling in China and efforts to enhance shipping protocols. Continue Reading
Lithium is selling for about $30,000 per metric ton, less than half of what it sold for in mid-2022. | Andrii Yalanskyi/Shutterstock
As demand for electric vehicles declines, prices for lithium, cobalt and copper are sliding down, potentially putting lithium-ion battery recyclers in a tight spot. Continue Reading
A view of Mitsubishi Materials’ Naoshima Smelter and Refinery on Naoshima Island in Japan. | Courtesy of Mitsubishi Materials
Metals producer Mitsubishi Materials purchased a stake in a startup working to build a smelter in Indiana. Meanwhile, the company unveiled plans to substantially increase its e-scrap recycling capacity in Japan. Continue Reading
Growing demand from Asian countries is boosting the value of copper, but experts remain cautious about the metal’s outlook. | Flegere/Shutterstock
The price of copper has continued to rise and is nearing a high not seen since June 2022.
Camston Wrather’s aggregation sites currently handle about 25 million pounds of material each year, a number the company aims to triple by 2024. | Courtesy of Camston Wrather
Camston Wrather, a company with a unique process for extracting metals from printed circuit boards, announced it is planning to grow and expand aggressively across the U.S., after years of keeping a relatively low profile.
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As the company’s inputs and outputs both return to normal, Boliden is also making efforts to reduce emissions and waste.| Courtesy of Boliden
One of the biggest e-scrap smelters in the world boosted its consumption of scrap electronics by 14% last year, achieving the highest number in four years. Continue Reading
An infusion of 3 million Canadian dollars will help extraction company enim recover precious metals from printed circuit boards. | Raigvi/Shutterstock
The Canadian government will provide millions of dollars to help a Montreal-based startup develop a pilot facility using a hydrometallurgical process to recover metals from circuit boards. Continue Reading
After allowing a Fort Wayne, Ind. land purchase agreement to expire, Exurban says it is still looking to build a $350 million e-scrap smelter somewhere else in northeast Indiana. | SevenMaps/Shutterstock
Facing an ongoing lawsuit, the company behind a planned e-scrap smelter near Fort Wayne, Ind. has decided to look to build elsewhere.