Belgian materials technology group Umicore reported higher revenue and profit for 2025, calling it “a pivotal year for Umicore.” The company said the launch of its CORE strategy reinforced leadership in its foundation businesses while it took steps to restore value in battery materials.
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Apto, Tusaar partner on rare earths recovery
IT asset disposition provider Apto Solutions has teamed up with Tusaar, a US-based rare earth elements processor, to recover and reuse critical materials from retired technology inside the United States. The collaboration centers on capturing rare earths from shredded hard drives and sending those materials into Tusaar’s domestic processing stream rather than letting them disappear into conventional recycling and export‑oriented channels.
SIMS and Iron Mountain Are Repricing the ITAD and Positioning it as a Primary Growth Engine
In this episode, David Daoud of Compliance Standards LLC examines how Sims Limited and Iron Mountain are repositioning IT asset disposition from an operational afterthought to a primary growth engine inside publicly traded platforms. Both companies recently reported approximately 70% year-over-year growth in their ITAD divisions. More importantly, they elevated Asset Lifecycle Management and Sims Lifecycle Services in their earnings narratives, capital allocation priorities, and forward guidance.
Sims Lifecycle leverages hyperscale decommissioning
For most of its existence, Sims Lifecycle Services (SLS) has been viewed as a secondary business alongside its parent...
Apple’s Two‑Track Trade‑In Strategy: Macs Up, Mobile Down, and the ITAD Impact
On January 15, 2026, Apple quietly raised the stakes on used Macs while trimming mobile payouts, sending a clear price...
Client Brief: Iron Mountain Q4 2025 – Growth Analysis, Execution Risks, and Industry Benchmarks
Iron Mountain reported exceptional Q4 2025 results for its Asset Lifecycle Management business, with 70% total revenue...
Industry Alert: Brace For a Printer Surge as Microsoft Ends Legacy Driver Support this Year
Just as the end of Windows 10 support triggered an unusually high PC refresh cycle, Microsoft's decision to end legacy...
Blancco: Blancco Asset Reimaging
New Blancco workflow targets ITAD bottleneck
Blancco has introduced a new tool aimed at tightening one of the more persistent gaps in ITAD operations: the handoff...
The Sage Client Survey: Secondary Market Dynamics and ITAM Strategy Shifts: 2026 Outlook
Sage Sustainable Electronics' 2026 benchmarking report reveals a secondary IT market in transition, driven by...
Takeways: Mitsubishi Materials investment in Elemental’s US e-scrap platform
Mitsubishi Materials has agreed to acquire a minority stake in Elemental Group’s US e-waste platform, which operates...
Part 2: 2026 Predictions for ITAD and Electronics Recycling: Differentiation, Indigestion, and the End of Commodity Assumptions
As the ITAD and electronics recycling sectors move into 2026, the outlook is about how structural change will be...
ERI and ReElement partner on rare earth magnet recover
Dell Q3 FY2026: Strong AI Infrastructure, Long Tail For End‑Of‑Life IT Assets
Dell’s Q3 FY2026 earnings call offers a very clear, financially grounded story for end‑of‑life IT asset management...
HP’s Earnings In A Mature PC And Print Market: Managed Growth and Rising Costs
HP’s Q4 FY2025 earnings call presents a more mixed but still constructive picture for end‑of‑life IT asset management...
Compliance: What Recent BAN and EPA Actions Reveal About Systemic Compliance Weaknesses
The recent Basel Action Network findings on outbound e-waste shipments by several U.S.-based ITAD operators have...
Quarterly Results Map Out Inflection Points in IT Asset Lifecycle and Infrastructure
The third-quarter earnings reports from hardware, cloud, and lifecycle companies confirm that the decommissioning...
Iron Mountain’s Strong Q3 Performance Confirms ITAD’s Shift Toward Integrated Data and Lifecycle Governance
Iron Mountain’s third quarter results confirm that the ITAD sector is evolving into a broader infrastructure and...