Smelting and Recycling

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How critical mineral alliances aim to shape the future of e scrap metals

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...

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.

New Smelting and Refining Capacity in the U.S. Strategic Metals Market

Aurubis is now operating a major recycling facility in Richmond, Georgia, its first big U.S. site. Built for $800 million, the plant can handle up to 180,000 metric tons of scrap and recover copper, nickel, tin, and precious metals from things like circuit boards and...

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