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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...
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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 ...
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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.
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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, ...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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‘The future of the ELV industry is at stake’

Olivier FRANCOIS, President of the steering committee IARC, and President of EuRIC, discusses topics raised during this year’s International Automotive Recycling Congress and their possible effects on the ELV industry.
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