27-02-2012 Business Japan to introduce rare earth recycling legislation Japan – The Japanese government plans to enact legislation requiring consumers to actively recycle used electronic products such as mobile…
23-01-2012 Ferrous metal recycling Rare earth prices to peak next year? United States – Many professional reports published in recent weeks foresee a downtrend in rare earth metals prices in the…
08-12-2011 Business Research into rare earths from electric motors Germany – A new research project, conducted by a German-led consortium of major industrial organisations, aims to investigate the extraction…
15-11-2011 Business Fraunhofer’s focus on rare earth metal recycling Germany – Together with a consortium, German research agency Fraunhofer IST is planning an EU-funded project to develop the basics…
11-10-2011 Electronics recycling Rhodia expands rare earth recycling reach France – Chemicals specialist Rhodia has begun a recycling project involving the rare earths contained in magnets used largely in…
03-08-2011 Electronics recycling Bosch warning over rare earth scarcity Germany – The recent slight drop in rare earth material prices needs to be treated with caution as the global…
16-06-2011 Battery recycling Rare earth metals extracted from rechargeable batteries Belgium / France – Umicore of Belgium and Rhodia of France have jointly developed a process for the recycling of…
21-06-2013 Business Japan’s economic revival boosts China’s rare-earth exports China/Japan – China’s exports of rare-earth metals have rallied over the last six months owing to low prices and demand…
15-03-2012 Business China faces rare-earth legal challenge China – The EU, USA and Japan have filed a legal challenge opposing Chinese restrictions on the export of 17…
01-03-2011 Non-Ferrous metals recycling Hitachi technology to recycle rare-earth magnets Japan – In order to become more self-sufficient in rare earths, Japanese manufacturer Hitachi has developed a more efficient system…
21-03-2024 Electronics recycling UN: 82 million tonne e-scrap mountain by 2030 as recycling declines Global generation of electronic waste is increasing five times faster than documented e-waste recycling, according to a new United Nations…