A smelter owned by metals company Boliden processed 77,000 metric tons of scrap electronics last year, down 6 percent from the year before, according to recently released data.
Boliden, a mining and smelting giant with facilities across Northern Europe, operates the Rönnskär smelter in Sweden.
The second half of 2017 saw e-scrap revenues rise for Sims Recycling Solutions, while profits fell due to European market pressures.
SRS, the electronics recycling wing of publicly traded Sims Metal Management, brought in 365 million Australian dollars (currently about $284 million) between July 1 and Dec.
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No longer receiving material from state electronics recycling programs in Washington and Oregon, processor Total Reclaim is attempting to weather recen
ATR's facility in Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Finnish recycling company Kuusakoski has refined its method for processing a key component of MRI machines and is now producing distinct streams of high-grade metals.
Most of the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machi
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An e-scrap processor is refuting allegations by Basel Action Network that the company shipped a broken monitor to Asia.
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An IT asset disposition company has received a high-profile Circulars award from the World Economic Forum.
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Four e-scrap companies have issued statements after being tagged by the Basel Action Network for allegedly exporting scrap printers and LCD monitors.
Seattle-based Basel Action Network (BAN) 
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Cascade Asset Management has released its latest annual report based on the company’s ITAD operations, and it presents positive trends over the past year and an optimistic forecast for the future.
The number of assets Madison, Wis.-headqua
Jim Levine and Neil Peters-Michaud at E-Scrap 2017. Photo credit: