Sage Sustainable Electronics' 2026 benchmarking report reveals a secondary IT market in transition, driven by artificial intelligence infrastructure demand and constrained semiconductor supply chains. Server resale values have reached historic highs—approximately 2.5...
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Takeways: Mitsubishi Materials investment in Elemental’s US e-scrap platform
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.
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 uneven and how its consequences will be absorbed. In continuation with 2025, elevated asset volumes continue to move through the system, yet the conditions...
Analysis: Sage Expands Beyond ITAD, Breaks into the Break-Fix Market
Sage Sustainable Electronics Expands Beyond ITAD, Breaking into the Break-Fix Market: Strategic Opportunities and...
Ingram Micro’s ITAD Business at a Crossroads: 2025 Could Be a Make-or-Break Year
I was excited to learn that Ingram Micro (IM) filed for an IPO on the last day of September. Becoming a public company...
M&A: Iron Mountain’s ITAD Acquisitions: A Strategic Move or Risky Business?
The recent news stories of Iron Mountain acquiring the Irish firm Wisetek have created a head-scratching moment. I say...
Lenovo’s Positive AI PC Momentum: Key Considerations for ITADs
I believe Lenovo is the first company to signal positive momentum in the AI PC sector on the front end. Most of the...
Intel & AMD: The Perils of Being Number One and How they will Impact ITAD and Electronic Recycling
By David Daoud: Wall Street loves companies that are number one in their respective business sector, and lead in...
SK tes continuing on its brand transition, HR challenges
SK tes is going through a transition, and as with any such event, there are always challenges to expect. From a...
Cascade Asset Management’s 2023 Report: First Take
I am very pleased to see that Cascade Asset Management is continuing to pursue transparency about its business...
May ITAD marketing efforts weaken. ERI recovers first spot, closely followed by Apto Solutions
Pure play ITAD vendors in the United States struggled to keep their marketing momentum in May. Compliance Standards’...
TES Opens Fredericksburg, VA Facility
On 13 March 2024, TES, a subsidiary of SK Ecoplant, has inaugurated an IT asset repurposing and processing facility in...
AER Worldwide opens new facility in Hillsboro, Oregon
AER Worldwide, an ITAD (IT Asset Disposition) company, has opened a new facility in Hillsboro, Oregon, aiming to...
Quantum Lifecycle Partners LP Expands in Edmonton
Period: February 2024 Transaction Type: Expansion Canada's Quantum Lifecycle Partners acquired its sixth IT Asset...
SERI buys E-Reuse Conference
Period: February 2024 Transaction Type: Acquisition Press Release: SERI ACQUIRES THE E-REUSE CONFERENCE; REBRANDS AS...
4THBIN merges with ecoTech Management
Date: January 2024 Category: Merger Specific to the merger, it consists of New York-based ITAD operator 4THBIN, Inc....
Quantum Lifecycle Partners, confirms acquisition of Paragon (Canada)
Period: January 2024 Category: Acquisition While this next transaction did not take place in the United States, but in...
Shyft Global Services acquires Cokeva in north CA
Period: January 2024 CategoryL Acquisition | Florida-based Shyft Global Services, a unit of TD SYNNEX, took control of...