Our top stories from December 2020

By rr_test_admin, 13 January, 2021

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[caption id="attachment_15062" align="aligncenter" width="900"]iPhone charging with Apple logo on screen. News that Apple would be paying to settle a lawsuit related to battery-throttling drew attention last month. | Attila Fodemesi/Shutterstock[/caption] Copper prices, lawsuits and a processor's sorting system installation were among the articles that drew readers attention last month. The list below shows our top stories published in December in terms of unique page views. 1 | Copper prices approach eight-year high Prices for a major metal found in the electronics recycling stream have climbed high in recent weeks, largely driven by China’s economic recovery following its COVID-19 lockdown. 2 | Processor installs e-plastics sorting system URT has installed equipment at its Wisconsin headquarters allowing the company to produce clean e-plastic fractions for sale to domestic buyers. 3 | Former president of CRT processor sentenced to prison After admitting to his role in a CRT-stockpiling scheme and his company’s legal troubles, an executive at defunct 5R Processors has been ordered to serve 18 months in prison. 4 | Apple to pay $113 million in battery-throttling case Apple has agreed to settle allegations that the company concealed iPhone battery problems rather than informing customers or replacing the batteries. 5 | US-based equity firm buys Ingram Micro for $7.2 billion Electronics distributing giant Ingram Micro will be acquired by Platinum Equity, but the company does not anticipate significant changes to its ITAD division.
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