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2H23: Some Signs to Support ITAD Executives’ Optimism for a Better Outlook

Jul 12, 2023

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We have just entered the third quarter of 2023 and many industry executives question whether the second half of the year could bring a better market environment following a dismal first half. Although forecasting what’s to come is no trivial exercise, we are seeing optimism among industry executives and among those who report the data that suggest the potential for a better period ahead. However, we still must remain cautious as there are plenty of headwinds.  Please click on the link below to access this ITAD Market Pulse analysis by Compliance Standards.

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Analyst/Author: Emilie Wiseman

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Corporate Strategy: Paladin EnviroTech: Strategic Positioning in the Critical Materials Recovery Market

Eighteen months after its founding, Paladin EnviroTech is targeting rare earths and other metals that conventional refiners don’t currently report or pay out on — an estimated 15 to 22 metals present in e-scrap waste streams. The company’s joint venture with Critical Materials Recycling is scaling rare earth recovery from 40 to 300 metric tons a year, why precious-metals refining still runs through Japan, and where Paladin’s managed-services business fits into its pitch to hyperscalers. This report unpacks the strategy, the execution risk, and what it means for corporate and OEM buyers evaluating Paladin as a partner.

Corporate Strategy: Inside ERI’s Global Playbook. What Vietnam Reveals About the Company’s Next Moves

ERI is betting on Asia because the region combines fast-growing IT hardware volumes with a shortage of formal, enterprise-grade disposition infrastructure. After expanding its U.S. footprint, ERI’s next growth opportunity lies in markets such as Japan and Vietnam, where data-center buildout, electronics manufacturing and digitalization are increasing equipment retirements faster than secure, transparent ITAD capacity. By partnering with ITOCHU and VSD Holdings, ERI gains local market access while bringing its own data-security, traceability and closed-loop recycling model to markets still shaped in part by informal recycling.

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