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French nuclear fuel company Orano has become the latest firm to commission a pilot hydrometallurgical project in Europe to recover battery metals from black mass, it announced in the week ended December 1. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Plans for a major battery metals recycling hub run by Glencore and Li-Cycle in Italy are likely to go ahead despite recent pushback from local authorities, sources told Fastmarkets this week. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The future of Glencore and Li-Cycle's major Italian hub for the recycling of key battery metals could be under threat after a request to fast-track the project was rejected by the regional government of Sardinia, southern Italy, according to a Glencore spokesperson. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Australia-based Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) has emerged as the successful bidder to acquire a 50% stake in Australia's landfill biogas company LMS Energy from Sims Limited for a transaction value of A$272.1 million ($174m). The acquisition also includes plans from PEP to support up to A$200 million in capital growth initiatives across the energy and methane abatement sectors in the US, New Zealand, and Australia. [Extracted from the article]

Major scrap company European Metal Recycling (EMR) and Swedish electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturer Northvolt have begun operations at a facility in Hamburg specializing in the recycling of EV lithium-ion batteries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

UK's largest private metal recycler borrows £200m as demand for green steel rises [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Singapore-headquartered recycler GLC Recycle is to open Southeast Asia's largest processing plant for recycled battery raw materials in August, a company official told Fastmarkets this week. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Nth Cycle, a critical materials extraction and recycling company, will commission the United States' first mixed hydroxide precipitate (MHP) production facility — to be located in Fairfield, Ohio — in November, according to a top executive. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Erasteel is one of the leaders in the field of high-speed steels and the world leader in powder metallurgical high-speed steels. Eramet completed the sale of its French metallurgy subsidiary Erasteel to Belgium-based private equity fund Syntagma Capital for an undisclosed sum. [Extracted from the article]

Global metals company, JX Nippon Mining & Metals (JX NMM) - a subsidiary of ENEOS Holdings - is set to acquire Canada-based eCycle Solutions, an electronic waste recycling solutions business for an undisclosed sum. ENEOS Holdings has 40,000 employees globally and operates across a range of sectors: renewable energy oil and gas metals Tokyo-headquartered JX's offering includes: resource development advanced metals fabrication metals processing recycling of electronic equipment eCycle Solutions collects, processes, and recycles used electronics devices, as well as providing IT asset disposition services. The transaction will "enable JX to collect and process more recyclable materials, in support of its sustainable global economic development mission" as well as ensuring a long-term solution for JX to procure recycled materials across North America. [Extracted from the article]

Deloitte, Sims and LMS Energy did not respond to IJGlobal's request for comment at the time of publication. US-based metal recycling company Sims has kicked off the sale process of its 50% stake in Australian biogas company LMS Energy, with Deloitte as the sell-side adviser. [Extracted from the article]

The inclusion of minor metals bismuth, gallium and germanium in the European Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA), announced on Thursday March 16, has the potential to boost recycling of those materials in the EU as it seeks to reduce its dependency on imports. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Sims has started the process to sell its 50% stake in Australian biogas-to-energy firm LMS Energy to focus on its core business of metal recycling. Sims announced its decision on the stake sale earlier in the week (6 March). [Extracted from the article]

The company has grown to be a leading bioenergy and methane abatement company in Australia and expanded into new markets, including the US. Alastair Field, the managing director and chief exec of Sims, said that the proposed sale is consistent with the company's business strategy to recycle capital and grow the core metals business. Sims Limited has started a process to sell its 50% stake in methane abatement and bioenergy company LMS Energy. [Extracted from the article]

The Material Recycling Association of India's annual International Metals Recycling Conference (IMRC) on February 2-4 saw the event return to southern city of Kochi for the first time since 2019 and, judging by the demand for rooms in the run-up to the event, there has been a massive increase in the numbers attending. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

With Westfield's strategic location, we have the exciting potential to further develop our carbon capture plans and our commitment to be net zero by 2040". Kevin Bradshaw, chief executive of Viridor, said: "This is a significant milestone in Viridor's growth journey to continue diverting waste away from landfill. Recycling, renewable energy and waste management company Viridor, and global investor Equitix have formed a joint venture to invest in and deliver the "Westfield Energy Recovery Facility" (ERF). [Extracted from the article]

Nth Cycle, a metals processing and recycling technology company, was awarded a $2.15 million grant from the US Department of Energy under the Battery Materials and Battery Manufacturing Funding Opportunity program of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Glencore and ACE Green Recycling announced a long-term supply agreement on Tuesday December 6 for recycled lead, as well as for several battery metal end-products recycled from lithium-ion batteries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

German metals recycling organizations have accused European steel industry association Eurofer of making a "very creative" interpretation of foreign trade statistics and export restrictions which could harm the EU recycling industry, in a joint statement on Thursday September 22. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

ReElement Technologies LLC, a majority-owned subsidiary of American Resource Corporation, has commenced engineering, planning and development for a second lithium-ion battery and rare earth magnet recycling and metal recovery facility, the Indiana-based parent company announced on Friday September 16. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Japan's steel scrap exports to China may barely increase unless China allows imports of lower-grade scrap such as H2 and shredded scrap, Genkichi Ando, chairman of the International Network Committee of Japan Iron & Steel Recycling Institute (Jisri) said at the 14th China International Metal Recycling Conference on Thursday July 28. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The bulk of scrap metal recyclers in the United Kingdom have seen their fuel costs triple in less than two months since the sector was banned from using red diesel (RD) which costs only half of normal diesel, an industry body said. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A new zero-waste circular economy smelter and refinery to be built in the US state of Indiana will be designed to set new standards for the recycling of multiple metals as well as other materials, according to two of its key management team. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

ArcelorMittal is awaiting competition clearance before acquiring three German metals recycling companies from environmental services and recycling company Alba International Recycling, according to the German and Austrian competition regulators. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

UK-based international scrap metal group European Metal Recycling (EMR) has opened a new site at the Clydeport docks in Glasgow, Scotland, after a multi-million-pound investment, it has announced on its website. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This dramatic increase in demand will create a supply issue given the concentration of production and processing resources, Zimmermann added. The climate transition will exacerbate supply pressures in the critical metals needed for renewable energy projects and vehicles that are more intensive than the fossil fuel equivalents, according to analysts at Credit Suisse. Demand for "metals of the future" set to skyrocket - Credit Suisse. [Extracted from the article]

European Metal Recycling (EMR) is to transform its dock operations in Scotland with a multi-million-pound development that will make it more competitive and reduce carbon emissions, the company announced on Monday June 28. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

European Metal Recycling (EMR) will commit to a net zero carbon emissions target across all three emission scopes, the company said on June 24. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Space debris is poised to be the next frontier of recycling even while more companies attempt to make low Earth orbit safer for space industrial ecosystems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Speakers in a copper scrap-focused panel at the virtual Fastmarkets Copper Seminar on Friday March 12 highlighted how recycled material could fill in the red metal's supply gap in the future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Lead recycler Aqua Metals has partnered with German chemical company BASF to supply electrolyte, cooperate commercially, and explore technical improvements to enhance the performance of the US company's lead recycling technology, AquaRefining. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Metalico Inc will soon own both auto shredders in the Youngstown, Ohio, area after Liberty Iron & Metal Inc agreed to sell the one it owns in Girard for $13.2 million. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

With European scrap metal supply still falling short of pre-Covid-19 levels, the "high-volume, low-margins" model adopted by giant recyclers could be out-of-date, industry executives said. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Hamilton argued that this could speed the development of a two tier market in affected metals. Recycling metals will be a key factor as companies look to meet low carbon commitments in the coming years, a panel of experts has said. Recycling crucial as metals market eyes carbon transition - experts. [Extracted from the article]

China's secondary copper production will rise to 4 million tonnes in 2025, a metal recycling body said earlier this week. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

European Metal Recycling (EMR) has shut down more of its operations in the United Kingdom due to the Covid-19 pandemic, after announcing closures in March. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

David J Joseph Co (DJJ) has become more self-sufficient for raw materials in the Cincinnati region, with one of its subsidiaries purchasing metals recycling assets that include a Kentucky auto shredder. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The European Commission's (EC) antitrust authorities granted Europe's largest copper smelter Aurubis unconditional approval for the €380 million ($417 million) acquisition of Belgian-Spanish recycler Metallo Group, the company said on Monday May 4. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

European Metal Recycling (EMR) has shut down part of its operations in the UK due to the Covid-19 virus outbreak, the company said on its website on Friday March 27. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The European Commission will consider early next year whether to add cadmium to the European Union's critical raw materials list, with the aim of encouraging production and recycling of this metal widely used in batteries, and hence potentially helping the EU economy move away from fossil fuels. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Over 90% of copper scrap products currently allowed into China could be eligible for renaming as recyclable copper raw materials next year, a senior representative of China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association's (CMRA) recycling metal branch told delegates at Asia Copper Week in Shanghai. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Now under the leadership of Tom Wendt Jr, the family owned and operated Wendt Corp has served the scrap metal recycling industry for over 40 years. Bette Kovach asks him about the growth of the business founded by his father, now chairman, in 1977 and company strategy to supply ever more demanding markets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Steel Dynamics' financial results for 2021 quantify the high level of success achieved by the winner of the accolade Steel Producer of the Year in the Fastmarkets Awards for Steel Excellence 2022. Steel operations saw record operating income of $4.4 billion and steel shipments reached a record of 11.2 million tons. The company's metals recycling operations also saw a record year with $195 million of operating income, while its steel fabrication operations saw records in terms of an operating income of $365 million and shipments of 789,000 tons. [Extracted from the article]

Wieland Group will expand its copper capacity via the development of a new 92,000-square-foot production facility in Juarez, Mexico, the company announced on June 8. Germany-based Wieland is a leading supplier of semi-finished copper and copper alloy products. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the scope, scale and trends for recycling tungsten, as of April 2017. Topics include estimates about total global recycling level for tungsten made by the International Tungsten Industry Association; role of geographical and end-use basis in tungsten recycling; use of the metal in production of steel as an alloying element, and Cliff Nance, president of Tungco, a specialist in tungsten, on the supply chain.

The article reports on the growth of steel scrap metal industry, focusing on recycling of the metals, as of April 2017. Topics include impact of increase in ferrous scrap prices on the industry; the competitive pricing advantage of the metal with other steel raw materials; higher demand caused by decline in production of raw steel; and domestic ferrous scrap demand in the U.S.

A proposal by China's metal recycling lobby group to rename copper scrap and aluminium scrap, and set out a new definition for copper recyclable raw materials has been partly approved by two key government departments as of Friday October 11, Fastmarkets understands. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Australian multi-metal miner Blackstone Minerals considers Vietnam a reliable and equitable jurisdiction for nickel production and export once the Indonesian ore export ban comes into effect in January 2020, chief executive officer Scott Williamson told Fastmarkets last week. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Major swings in the prices of both nickel and tin over the past month could presage similar moves across the base metals complex, reflecting the waning influence of the US-China trade war on the metals markets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]