Metals mining and smelter company Umicore notched all-time record revenues and earnings in 2021 due to the high prices of precious metals, with recycling revenue increasing by one-third.
Metals mining and smelter company Umicore notched all-time record revenues and earnings in 2021 due to the high prices of precious metals, with recycling revenue increasing by one-third.
As electric vehicles and lithium-ion battery devices become ever-more ubiquitous, battery recyclers are expanding their operations and improving technology. The following are updates on two startups.
Just a couple months ago, experts were predicting a continued rise in gold prices because of inflation concerns. Now, with global and domestic developments, the outlook isn’t so certain.
Mitsubishi Materials, a global e-scrap metals recovery company, has developed a software system to ease PCB shipments, assaying and purchasing.
Lithium-ion battery recycling company Battery Resourcers will open a $43 million electric vehicle battery recycling facility in Georgia, the company announced.
Glencore harvested nearly 100,000 pounds of precious metals and 60 million pounds of copper from electronic scrap last year, according to the company’s 2021 sustainability report.
Lithium-ion battery recycling facilities are being announced with greater frequency, many aiming to capture the emerging supply of end-of-life electric vehicle batteries. But a research firm says several factors will prevent this industry from ramping up until after 2030.
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An electronics reuse and recycling company is conducting trials of a technology to recover precious metals from end-of-life network and data center equipment.