ReElement Technologies, a company that specializes in refining rare earth elements and battery materials from both mined and recycled feedstock, joined the Minerals Integrity & Resilience Alliance (MIRA) in May as part of a broader effort to strengthen...
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Metals and electronics recycling firms report stronger downstream trends
Recent earnings updates from Aurubis, Umicore and Sims Limited suggest that parts of the downstream metals and electronics recycling market remain comparatively healthy heading into the remainder of 2026. The companies cited supportive precious-metal and non-ferrous pricing, strong recycling activity levels, and continued demand for high-value secondary materials, even as they warned of ongoing pressure from feedstock tightness and volatile treatment charges.
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.
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...
Secondary Market: Intel boosts margins by selling what it used to scrap
On April 27, Resource Recycling reported on Intel’s latest earnings call. But the company’s results also contained a...
Research: State of the Independent ITAD Operator in the United States
Strategic Positioning, Structural Risks, and the Coming Capital Inflection A Primary-Research-Based Strategic...
Markets: The whitebox blind spot in PC recycling
There’s a growing segment of the PC market that doesn’t show up in shipment data and in market share reports, and...
Markets: PC shipments grew in Q1, but questions remain
Two closely watched PC market reports released in April painted what looked like an encouraging picture for the device...
The PC Market’s “Memflation” Moment: Why Q1 Shipment Growth Is a Mirage
About this analysis PC shipment data from Gartner and IDC suggests a healthy market on the surface, but both firms...
Markets: Less premium smartphone inventory is reaching recyclers
Assurant’s latest mobile trade-in data shows that the best smartphones are being pulled into reuse and refurbishment...
Less premium smartphone inventory is reaching recyclers
Assurant’s latest mobile trade-in data shows that the best smartphones are being pulled into reuse and refurbishment...
ERI enters Japan through joint venture with Itochu
US-based electronics recycler and IT asset disposition (ITAD) provider ERI has formed a 50-50 joint venture with...
Client Note: Foundries Hike DRAM Prices as Automated Bots Sweep DDR5 Inventory
In this memo to clients, we note that the global memory market is showing an accelerated phase of tightening, driven...
What the NAND flash crunch means for remarketing, refurbishment and residual values
A warning from one of the storage industry’s most connected insiders is raising major concerns. Khein-Seng Pua, CEO of...
SIMS and Iron Mountain Are Repricing the ITAD and Positioning it as a Primary Growth Engine
Transcript: Two global public companies — Iron Mountain and Sims Limited — both reported roughly 70 percent...
Advisory: AI Capex Will Flood Servers and Tighten Laptop Supply: What ITAD CEOs Must Do in 2026
The latest forecast pegs 2026 IT spending at $6.15 trillion and quietly rewires the economics of end‑of‑life hardware....
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...