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Raised Aurubis guidance sends positive signal for circuit board and metals recovery markets

Aurubis raised its full-year earnings outlook after stronger second-quarter results driven in part by higher returns from recycling materials and precious metals. The company’s performance and ongoing recycling-capacity expansion projects in Germany and the U.S. are being closely watched by electronics recyclers and ITAD firms as indicators of downstream demand for complex e-scrap and recovered metals.

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New Blancco workflow targets ITAD bottleneck

Feb 4, 2026

Blancco has introduced a new tool aimed at tightening one of the more persistent gaps in ITAD operations: the handoff between certified data erasure and operating system reinstallation. The product, called Blancco Asset Reimaging, integrates Windows OS reinstallation...

Takeways: Mitsubishi Materials investment in Elemental’s US e-scrap platform

Jan 8, 2026

Recent announcements indicate that Mitsubishi Materials has agreed to acquire a significant minority stake in Elemental Group’s US e-waste platform, which operates through Colt Recycling. The transaction reflects a broader trend in which large metals and materials groups are seeking closer integration with upstream electronics recycling and pre-processing operations as part of their circular-economy strategies. A more detailed assessment of the strategic implications, execution risks, and what this transaction signals for the evolving relationship between IT asset disposition and metals recovery is available to subscribers.