Metso Outotec provides a comprehensive eScrap solutions portfolio for the smelting and refining of e-scrap derived from Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE). The solutions portfolio consists of Metso Outotec’s proven smelting, refining, hydrometallurgy, and gas-cleaning technologies, all contributing to the safe and profitable recycling of e-scrap.
E-scrap, consisting of printed circuit boards and electronic devices containing copper, gold, and other valuable metals, is one of the fastest growing waste streams worldwide. Rapid technological development, especially in information technology, is one of the drivers for this change. Combined with the depletion of primary raw materials and the increasing complexity of e-scrap, the need for safe and environmentally friendly recycling and reuse of these valuable raw materials is of paramount importance.
E-Waste World Conference & Expo consisted of a two-day international five-stream conference, including a free-to-attend exhibition held on-site. The event showcased the latest recycling technologies, material-recovery solutions, circular electronics innovations, sustainable materials, non-toxic substitutes, and end-of-life strategies for electronic waste, including electric vehicle batteries and photovoltaics, as well as the regulatory and business models to help reduce the environmental impact of all forms of consumer and industrial e-waste.
The event brought together more than 85 globally renowned expert speakers from consumer and industrial electronics manufacturers and the supply chain, e-waste recyclers and waste management companies, recycling technology manufacturers, materials recovery experts, the electronics re-use, remanufacturing and refurbishment sectors, the electric vehicle battery sector (manufacturers, recyclers and raw materials recovery), specialists in sustainable materials and chemicals suppliers, science, academia, policy-makers, NGOs, research institutions and consultants.
This article is part of our Smelting Newsletter Issue 2/2021. Visit the issue front page for all articles and greetings from Lauri Närhi, Director of Sales - Smelting business line.
