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...
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...
Ecobat opens facility in Arizona
Period: January 2024 Category: Expansion | The fifth transaction of the month is that of Dallas-based Ecobat opening a...
EPC consolidates facilities into single site in Columbia, SC
Period: January 2024. Category: Expansion | The next transaction is that of EPC, Inc., a subsidiary of CSI Leasing,...
Sprout takes over CircleIT facilities in OK and TN
Period: January 2024 Category: Acquisition In another transaction, ITAD vendor Sprout, formerly known as SMR...
Apkudo acquires Indiana-based Mobile reCell
Period: January 2024 Category: Acquisition The second acquisition is in the area of supply chain automation, with...
Sadoff Iron & Metal Company acquires SunCoast Communications
Month: January 2024 Category: Acquisition CS Analysis: The first acquisition transaction is that of Sadoff Iron &...
ITAD Vendor Reputation Rating: A Look at the Top-Rated Vendors
We spent the past two to three years looking at companies that are liked or disliked by their customers. This was not...
ITAD Vendor Reputation Rating: A Look at the Top-Rated Vendors
We spent the past two to three years looking at companies that are liked or disliked by their customers. This was not...
Podcast: Deep dive into ITAD, a conversation with Cascade Asset Management CEO
ITAD.NATION PODCAST Deep Dive into ITAD & Electronics Recycling A discussion with Neil Peters-Michaud, CEO of...
Tough Times for the ITAD/Electronics Recycling Sector
The IT Asset Disposition space, and extending into electronics recycling are witnessing an unprecedented...
As weak commodity market puts a damper on electronic recycling, some see value in M&As, position themselves for the long run
The ITAD and electronic recycling sectors had a strong showing a growth momentum during much the first decade of 2000,...
SIMS Warning is another Sign of a Pending ITAD Sector Reconfiguration
When a company’s business unit operates in a non-core industry, it is not so difficult to assume that the business...
Will Arrow Electronics Focus on Cleaning Up its ITAD Acquisitions?
It’s been a while since the late October release of Arrow’s results for its fiscal third quarter. Arrow Electronics...