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International Seminar on Electronic Waste
UMICORE BRASILRicardo Rodrigues
February 22nd , 2011
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Umicore Group
Umicore Brazil
The e-scrap recycling chain
What to do in Brazil? SouthAmerica?
Conclusions
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Material technology company with focus onclean technologies
Workforce: 14,000
> 70 industrial locations worldwide
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Umicore structure
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e.g. drosses fromlead smelters,
slimes from copper
industry,
Umicore in Hoboken: processing 300,000 tpy,+ 200 different types of raw materials
By-productsfrom non-
ferrous industry
Spent
IndustrialCatalysts
SpentAutomotiveCatalysts
ElectronicScrap
By-products Recyclable products
Industrial
catalysts from oilrefining &
petrochemical
industry
e.g. printed circuitboards
end-of-life
car catalysts
Others
Precious metalbearing rawmaterials
e.g. fuel cells,
photographic
residues
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Electronic Scrap
- Printed circuit boards (PCBs)
- Cell phones( handsets )
- Connectors
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Umicore Group
Umicore Brazil
The e-scrap recycling chain
What to do in Brazil? SouthAmerica?
Conclusions
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UPMR operates in BRAZIL with the following activities:
Sampling & Assaying operation for SAC, SIC and JEWELRY SCRAP;
Handling & Warehousing for E-SCRAP.
UPMR structure is serving the South-American market;
Umicore Brazil
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Umicore Group
Umicore Brazil
The e-scrap recyclingchain
What to do in Brazil? SouthAmerica?
Conclusions
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recycled metals/elements
collectionpre-
processingdis-
mantlingmaterialsrecovery
e-scrap
separated components & fractions OEMS
SCRAPDEALERS
E-WASTEmanagementcompanies
WASTEmanagementcompanies
Logisticcompanies;
Cables; Plastics Aluminium Fe PCBs Batteries- etc.
Recycling chain
Consumer Corporative Institutions
OEMS
E-WASTE
managementcompanies
WASTEmanagementcompanies
Recyclingcompanies
Precious Metals +12 types of different
metals
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Who is a recycler? Every (serious) stakeholder in the chain is somehow a recycler.
A waste management company or a pre-processor is not a recycler of(technology) metals in the stricter sense, they prepare materials for final recovery.
Many waste management companies have their roots in bulk waste & massmetals (steel, copper, aluminium) and traditionally focus on mass throughput andcost.
Many scrap dealers and (global) traders raise the impression to do recycling.Having recycling pictures on the website or recycling in a company name is nosufficient proof for real recycling.
Only the metallurgical processes of Umicore type finally recover (isolate & refine)
the (technology) metals in a way that they can be fed back into the market. Theirsuccess depends on the quantity & quality of the feed from the upstream chain.
The structures in the recycling chain need to adapt to
todays requirements of professional, ethical andtransparent business execution.
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E-scrap: Umicores focus material
E-scrap is a complex mix of:
Ag, Au, Pd (precious metals)
Cu, Al, Ni, Sn, Zn, Fe (basemetals)
Hg, Be, Pb, Cd, As, Sb, Bi (PIAmetals)
Br, F, Cl... (halogens)
plastics (combustibles)
e-scrap contains valuable metals &resources & as such represents atrue surface mine, which must notbe wasted
sustainable processing inenvironmentally sound and robustoperations
Via Umicore Battery Recycling, wealso offer recycling solutions for
Rechargeable batteries (NiMH, Li-ion, Li-polymer)
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High Tech & Economies of Scale
Key for precious metals refining from complex materials
Focus PM-containing secondary material, input > 300 000 t/a, global customer basis
Recovery of 7 PM & 11 other metals: Au, Ag, Pt, Pd, Rh, Ru, Ir, Cu, Pb, Ni, Sn, Bi, Se,Recycled metal value 2007: 3 Bn US-$ Te, Sb, As, In, Ga.
Investments since 1997: 400 M ; Invest. for comparable green field plant: >> 1 Bn ! Complex processes, high recovery rates >> 95 % for PM, minimal waste
Umicores integrated smelter/refinery at Hoboken/Antwerp
ISO 14001 & 9001, OHSAS 18001
CollectionPre-
processingDis-
mantlingMaterialsrecovery
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backyard recycling low tech
foto: EMPA/CH
Au yield 25%
integrated metals
smelting/refininghigh tech
Umicore
Au yield >> 95%
+ high PM yields
+ special & base metals recovered
+ elimination of hazardous substances
+ high environmental standard
High losses, few metals recovered only dramaticenvironment & health impacts
Typical for most Asian & African countries
End-processors (Recyclers)
Two approaches
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Umicore Group
Umicore Brazil
The e-scrap recycling chain
What to do in Brazil?South America?
Conclusions
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What to do in Brazil?Recommendations Umicore
Create legislative framework that promotes/facilitates collection& recycling;
Define reliable supervision of recycling standards;
Determine reasonable collection and recycling targets;
Develop and implement communication program, end-user mustbe informed about what to do with e-waste;
Assure organized collection first before thinking of next steps =>If no collection => no recycling;
Mobilising relevant EoL products for proper collection instead of
stocking, landfill or incineration.
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What to do in Brazil?
Recommendations Umicore
Maximize the use of manual dismantling and minimize
mechanical pre-processing for complex products:
=> The more complex/interlinked the material, the
less selective are mechanical separation processesand the higher are losses of precious metals by co-segregation
=> Do not underestimate the job creation potential of
(WEEE)-recycling (especially in collection and pre-processing) => Recycling as a means to fightagainst poverty
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Preventing illegal exports by creating specific NCM forrelevant EoL products & increasing transparency in flows;
Create a system to control the e-waste exporting companies;
What to do in Brazil?
Recommendations Umicore
Transparency in the information is a key component for theevaluation of the program.- Quantity of collected devices?- Technical & environmental performance of pre-treatment?- Final destination of output fractions?- Quantity of metals/materials recycled?
Transfer the informal sector to FORMAL instead ofexcluding them + make use of their strengths (collection, pre-processing, );
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What to do in Brazil?
Is there a need for a precious metalssmelter/refiner in Brazil?
End-processing is crucial for final value generation & toxiccontrol;
Recycling trace elements from complex products needs
high-tech, large scale processes which cannot be duplicatedin any country (=> need for economies of scale);
End-processing technology/capacity available in Europe(Umicore):
Is sufficient to serve the Brazilian e-scrap market;
Can return more metals / more money than local refining solutions can;
Guarantees best environmental performance.
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Umicore Group
Umicore Brazil
The e-scrap recycling chain
What to do in Brazil? South
America?
Conclusions
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Conclusions
Consider recycling chain as a complex, interlinked-chain: without collection, no recycling
without a serious recycling partner, high metal losses & environmental risk
Use strengths of Brazilian recycling society: Transfer the informal sector to FORMAL
use manual labour to do focused disassembly of PCs & other complexproducts
limit mechanical pre-processing (shredding) of these to an absolute minimum
NATIONAL POLICY OF SOLID RESIDUES, must be seen as anopportunity in respect to:
job creation;
reduce emissions;
save energy and natural resources.
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Conclusions
For smelting/refining of complex (precious) metal bearingfractions, make use of best available technology, also if thistechnology is currently not located in Brazil;
EXPORTING is also an important tool to create revenues tothe country;
Umicore is the reliable, globally-active long-term partnerto process your precious metal bearing e-scraps
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