Glencore Technology has announced that it will be supplying technology to a new waste recovery plant for metal fractions of e-scrap being developed in Spain. The recycling facility is to be built in the city of Huelva by the company Atlantic Copper, which is investing €310m in the project. Atlantic Copper is a subsidiary of the US company Freeport-McMorRan, the world's second largest copper producer and the largest producer of molybdenum.
Glencore Technology explained that the project would recover metals including copper, gold, silver, platinum, palladium, tin and nickel from waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) using its "Isacycle" technology. When it becomes operational in the first quarter of 2025, the "CirCular" plant is to have the capacity to process 60,000 tonnes of e-material per year. Works are scheduled to begin this month, the metal and mineral processing technology company said....
