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The Euro Report 4: Germany: Europe’s Largest Electronics Market Can’t Account for Its Own E-Waste

Germany is Europe’s largest electronics market by far — and by its own government’s measurement, one of the region’s weaker performers at collecting what it places on the market. That gap between size and system performance is where the opportunity sits for ITAD operators, recyclers, and investors. This report follows that gap into three places most country-level briefings skip: where “reusable” German electronics actually end up, the battery-recycling buildout tied to the auto industry, and the solar-panel waste wave Germany will hit before almost anyone else.

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Metals and electronics recycling firms report stronger downstream trends

May 17, 2026

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

May 17, 2026

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.