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‘Making the most of the e-car afterlife’ – Recycling International

The electric vehicle (EV) aftermarket – covering reuse, repair and remanufacturing – could be worth EUR 4.8 billion by 2030 in Europe alone. Christoph Schön of Swiss firm LKQ Corp expects rapid growth beyond that with replacement parts having the biggest market share, mostly thanks to remanuf...

February 21st, 2023

Kirstin Linnenkoper

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‘Verzweifelt gesucht: Schrott’ – Recycling Magazine

Millionen Tonnen E-Schrott warten darauf, in den Stoffkreislauf zurückzukehren. Die effiziente Behandlung lohnt sich, die Technologien stehen bereit. Wieso geht trotzdem so viel verloren? Über diese und andere Fragen wurde auf dem International Electronics Recycling Congress in Salzburg diskutiert...

February 20th, 2023

Marius Schaub

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‘For circularity to develop, we need circular logic’

Policy makers are fundamentally caught in a linear thought process, believes Dutchman and Austria-based WEEE plastics expert Chris Slijkhuis. During the latest International Electronics Recycling Congress Salzburg, Austria, Slijkhuis was presented with the IERC Honorary Award for nearly two decades ...

January 30th, 2023

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‘Metal recovery at IERC 2023’

IERC 2023 is the leading event in the Circular Economy Electronics world. The event brings together more than 500 international professionals from production, design, promotion, business development, material supply, recycling, logistics and authorities.

January 11th, 2023

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Interview with Stephane Burban, Glencore

ICM: Present Glencore and your activity in a few words. Stephane Burban: Glencore is one of the world’s largest global diversified natural resource companies and a major producer and marketer of more than 60 responsibly-sourced commodities that advance everyday life. Through a network of assets, ...

December 16th, 2022

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‘South Africa gears up battery recycling’

‘There are no dedicated battery recycling facilities set up in South Africa so we are losing valuable materials like lithium and cobalt,’ says Lesego Siwela, applications engineer at Cwenga Technologies. The South African company is one of the first players trying to fill the country’s gap in ...

November 29th, 2022

Kirstin Linnenkoper

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27th International Congress for Battery Recycling opens in Salzburg, Austria

スイス本拠のICM主催による第27回国際電池リサイクル会議（ICBR）が、14日からオーストリア・ザルツブルグ市のコングレス・ザルツブルグにて16日まで開催された。（16日はワークショップと施設訪問ツアーのみ）今回もMIRU...

November 29th, 2022

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Preview interview with Raymond Langevoort, Boliden

ICM: Could you start by presenting Boliden and your activity in a few words? Raymond Langevoort: Boliden is a base metals company, operating 5 mining areas of which the Aitik copper mine and Garpenberg zinc mine are the two largest mines operated in Sweden. The company’s smelter division oper...

November 28th, 2022

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‘Recyclers scramble to boost battery metals market share’

The global battery recycling market was valued at EUR 10.4 billion in 2021 and is projected to reach EUR 19.2 billion by 2030. ‘The potential growth of battery driven products is incredible,’ says Laurent Cohen of Solvay. ‘However, the input recyclers provide today is but a drop in the ocean i...

November 22nd, 2022

Kirstin Linnenkoper

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