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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Corporate Strategy: Dave Bernstein on ITAD Channels, Compliance and the Long Game in Enterprise Asset Disposition
My guest is Dave Bernstein, CEO of Anything IT, who came into the industry at Y2K and has spent decades building a channel driven, certification heavy ITAD model that now serves both Fortune grade enterprises and the US federal government in roughly equal measure.
Quantum expands plastics recovery as North American growth strategy takes shape
Canada-based Quantum Lifecycle Partners has launched an advanced plastics separation system designed to recover higher-quality polymers from end-of-life electronics, a move that reflects downstream processing investment alongside a wider shift in the company’s operating model.
Data Security: Blancco buys Tabernus, what does that mean and the challenges ahead
Corporate Strategy / M&A / Competitive Landscape | By David Daoud | Blancco has long been one of the top...
IT Product Evolution and ITAD Sector Outlook
Since 2010, with the advent of the first generation iPad, there has been a permanent discussion over the end of the...
Research Report: 2015 ITAD’s Competitive Landscape & 2016 Outlook
ITAD’s Competitive Landscape in Large US Enterprise and High-Value Verticals & 2016 Outlook PRESS RELEASE: US...
Trans-Atlantic M&A Activity : Arrow buys UK Firm, Finland’s Kuusakoski buys US Processor
M&A activity in the ITAD sector continues, with US and European firms looking to grab assets in North American and...
Sage Sustainable Electronics (SageSE): Risky Move or a Distruptive Startup?
Ongoing developments in the ITAD/eWaste sector suggest that established players in the industry are going through a...
Compliance Standards LLC Awards Data Security Firm Blancco Five-Star Excellence Rating for Vision, Execution, and Sustainability
Miami, Florida, April 15, 2014 – Compliance Standards LLC announces that data erasure expert Blancco was awarded a...
Despite no Contribution from Acquired ITAD Companies, Component and IT Distributors Plan on Spending More on ITAD
Download PDF version | The fourth quarter and the year 2013 ended with good financial results for many companies...
Moving Up the Value Chain, Regenersis Acquires Blancco
Download PDF version here | UK-based electronics services and repair company Regenersis announced that it has acquired...
Sony Phases Out PC Unit: The End of an Era, Impact on US Recycling Space
Download PDF version here | It was just a matter of time for Sony. The company is about to sell its PC business, in a...
M&A Activity to Continue in ITAD and Electronics Recycling Markets as the Number of Small Independent Firms Shrinks, Says Compliance Standards
Press Release: Miami, Florida, February 4, 2014 – Compliance Standards LLC is pleased to announce the release of an...
Arrow Acquires U.S. Micro: First Take and Implications
CS.llc OPINION: Although we have not seen a formal announcement, several indicators show that independent ITAD...
IT Asset Disposition Sector: 2014 Predictions
This year, Compliance Standards is debuting its predictions for the IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) space for the year...
Current State of ITAD and the Shape of Things to Come
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M&A Heats up in IT Equipment Recycling: Ingram Micro Acquires CloudBlue
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