BUSINESS
Igneo Technologies
welcomes new ceo
After opening multiple
processing hubs and being
acquired by Korea Zinc in 2022,
Igneo is excited to announce it
is now being led by newly
appointed ceo Mark Pope.
Igneo’s co-founder and former ceo Danish Mir
left the company in March and Pope has
stepped into his new role. He has more than
20 years’ experience working in the industry,
seven of which have been with the Korea Zinc
(KZ) group. In that time, Pope has worked as
an executive for KZ’s Australian refinery Sun
Metals, leading the company’s green hydrogen
and renewable energy initiatives. He spear-
headed the creation of a multimillion-dollar
trucking and logistics company owned by KZ,
Townsville Logistics.
In 2022, Pope was appointed to lead KZ’s
global recycling and sustainability efforts and
moves into the position as ceo of Igneo
Technologies, heading the company as an
electronic waste recycling collection, sorting,
and processing entity.
SEEKING OPPORTUNITIES
When asked about the next steps for Igneo,
Pope states: ‘I’m concurrently working with the
team to map opportunities in our existing
operations in USA and France whilst also
expanding into other nations and continents.
The growth will include viewing opportunities
to expand materials that we already treat and
look to process others that we do not in-
house.’
FRENCH FACILITY UPGRADE
Igneo currently operates a metal recovery fur-
nace in Isbergues, France, with the capacity to
handle approximately 30 000 tonnes of elec-
tronic scrap per year. One of the first initiatives
Pope has announced is capital expenditures,
putting dollars into the facility to provide
upgrades to the equipment for overall process
improvement.
CAPACITY BOOST UNDERWAY
While exciting changes are occurring at Igneo,
there are also many noteworthy events taking
place amongst its subsidiary, evTerra
Recycling. evTerra is on the fast track with
three new facilities at Atlanta, Georgia;
Henderson, Nevada; and Elgin, Illinois in 2022
before adding a fourth in San Antonio, Texas.
The San Antonio site is currently receiving
materials and, with the shredder is under con-
struction, is set to be operational by June.
180 000 TONNES
The four locations can receive and process a
total of approximately 180 000 tonnes of elec-
tronic scrap per year. Alongside the expansion,
evTerra’s Elgin facility has recently been grant-
ed an e-Stewards certification, making it the
third facility behind Atlanta and Henderson to
receive this high notability. Additionally, all
three facilities are NAID and RIOS certified,
with Atlanta also holding the R2v3 certifica-
tion. San Antonio is currently in the certifica-
tion process and plans to receive the same
certifications as its sister locations.
www.Igneo.com – www.evTerraRecycling.comInside EvTerra’s facility at Henderson near Las Vegas.
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