[caption id="attachment_16007" align="aligncenter" width="1200"]From January through March of this year, U.S. companies exported 120 million pounds of mixed plastics. | Rich Lonardo / Shutterstock[/caption]
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Leaders at refiners and smelters explain the market trends they are seeing around the metals recovered from scrap electronics and point out some emerging opportunities.
Over the first several months of this year, the device-resale business was lucrative for a Dallas-area group of electronics processors. End-of-life recycling is a different story.
[caption id="attachment_15889" align="aligncenter" width="900"]Industry analysts recently offered their insights on copper markets.| Flegere / Shutterstock[/caption]
The historically high prices for copper could elevate even higher in coming years because of strong demand for manufacturing, according to analysts.
As renewable energy trends push more solar modules into the market, processors are developing strategies and SERI is considering adding the material to R2 guidance.
[caption id="attachment_15758" align="aligncenter" width="900"]An analyst says that consumers are becoming more willing to buy used electronics. | Filippo Carlot / Shutterstock[/caption]
A consultant who helps develop consumer electronics trade-in programs says the computer chip crunch is he
[caption id="attachment_15636" align="aligncenter" width="900"]A number of metals are trending down after record and near-record pricing in recent months. | BEST BACKGROUNDS/Shutterstock[/caption]
Copper and other battery inputs have fallen in price over the last month, a shift tied to China's COVID
[caption id="attachment_15401" align="aligncenter" width="1200"]Copper, a key non-ferrous metal recovered from scrap electronics, has generally been climbing in value since March 2020. | kilukilu/Shutterstock[/caption]
After reaching an eight-year record last year, the price of copper has continued to increase,
[caption id="attachment_14089" align="aligncenter" width="1280"]Sims' drive into the cloud was slowed by the coronavirus pandemic last year. | Maximumm/Shutterstock[/caption]
Sims Lifecycle Services enjoyed a year-over-year profit boost in the latter half of 2020, although COVID-19 slowed the company's push to r
From January through March of this year, U.S. companies exported 120 million pounds of mixed plastics. | Rich Lonardo / Shutterstock[/caption]
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Industry analysts recently offered their insights on copper markets.| Flegere / Shutterstock[/caption]
The historically high prices for copper could elevate even higher in coming years because of strong demand for manufacturing, according to analysts.
An analyst says that consumers are becoming more willing to buy used electronics. | Filippo Carlot / Shutterstock[/caption]
A consultant who helps develop consumer electronics trade-in programs says the computer chip crunch is he
A number of metals are trending down after record and near-record pricing in recent months. | BEST BACKGROUNDS/Shutterstock[/caption]
Copper and other battery inputs have fallen in price over the last month, a shift tied to China's COVID
Copper, a key non-ferrous metal recovered from scrap electronics, has generally been climbing in value since March 2020. | kilukilu/Shutterstock[/caption]
After reaching an eight-year record last year, the price of copper has continued to increase, 
Sims' drive into the cloud was slowed by the coronavirus pandemic last year. | Maximumm/Shutterstock[/caption]
Sims Lifecycle Services enjoyed a year-over-year profit boost in the latter half of 2020, although COVID-19 slowed the company's push to r