With an increasing awareness of the impact of electronic waste (E-waste) on the global environment and specific metal, plastic, and glass markets, there is need for a current and comprehensive report on E-waste covering technologies, demand trends, projected growth, new market opportunities, and appropriate investment levels.
 
This study examines the worldwide demand for electronic recycling, its markets, and growth opportunities. This study gives a clear, quantitative picture of the supply-and-demand scenario and highlights the technological and investment opportunities in the field.

REASONS FOR DOING THE STUDY
 
E-waste is an increasing problem within the municipal solid waste (MSW) stream. A profusion of electronic devices adds tons of E-waste materials, such as metals, plastics, and silica, in landfills and incinerators. A concerted effort to reclaim discarded E-waste from the MWS is being undertaken by virtually all countries, with varying degrees of success. This study will forecast future global markets for recovery, reuse, and disposal of E-waste.
 
Part of this analysis will focus on producer responsibility for appropriate recovery and disposal. With rapidly shifting global regulatory trends, led by the European Union’s directives, worldwide changes in the material composition and end-of-life (EOL) treatment of electric and electronic (E&E) equipment are being mandated. These policies are not only compelling manufacturers to migrate to nontoxic materials, but they also require manufacturers to manage the life cycles of those materials. This report analyzes the corresponding changes in market value and global demand for the metals, plastics, silica, and other materials that comprise E&E equipment.
 
The report provides market value and growth, forecast from 2009 to 2014, for recycled E&E materials together with an analysis of the underlying technological shifts. These include the transition to nontoxic materials, such as engineered plastics and lead substitutes, and advancements in recycling technology. Material revenue forecasts are also provided for each technology by end market. In addition, a detailed breakdown of current and emerging regulatory trends and profiles of leading companies in the global E-waste industry are provided.
 
This study analyzes waste generated from EOL E&E equipment. Waste generated through raw material extraction and manufacturing is outside the scope of this report.
 
SCOPE OF THE REPORT
 
This report contains 5-year revenue growth forecasts by technology type, end market for each technology, and regional growth. An analysis of the industry structure by technology type and by region is presented. A section on regulatory issues and a patent analysis from 2000 through March 2010 is included.
 
INTENDED AUDIENCE
 
- This report is targeted primarily at those engaged in the design, manufacture, sale, use, recovery, and disposal of E&E equipment. Interested companies and organizations include the following:
- Electronics and computer equipment manufacturers
- E&E component manufacturers
- Electronics and computer equipment recyclers
- Plastics, materials, metals, and glass manufacturers and recyclers
- Companies involved in the design and construction of electronics recycling facilities and those which service these facilities
- Companies that supply equipment and services to recycling facilities, such as manufacturers of balers, conveyors, and granulators
- Financial institutions that supply money for such facilities, including banks, merchant bankers, venture capitalists, and others
- Personnel in end-user companies and industries that purchase and use recycled electronics, ranging from packaging companies to automobile manufacturers, including producers of consumer goods and industrial products
- Organizations supporting responsible environmental product stewardship
- Government agencies involved in the regulation of waste disposal and recycling
- The market analysis can be of use to senior decision-makers, business development managers, and investment professionals, including engineers, product development managers, and economic analysts.
 
METHODOLOGIES AND INFORMATION SOURCES
 
The data for this report was gathered from primary and secondary sources. Sources include industry participants; industry trade journals; the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO); industry associations and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs); company reports and press releases; and government documents. Where precise information was not available, a projection was made using reasonable assumptions and estimates based on historical data. All market data is based on manufacturers’ sales.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
    STUDY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
    REASONS FOR DOING THE STUDY 
    SCOPE OF THE REPORT
    INTENDED AUDIENCE
    METHODOLOGIES AND INFORMATION SOURCES 
    DISCLAIMER

CHAPTER TWO: SUMMARY 
  SUMMARY TABLE GLOBAL PROJECTIONS FOR REVENUES FROM
    E-WASTE MATERIALS BY MATERIAL TYPE, THROUGH 2014 ($
    MILLIONS) 
  SUMMARY FIGURE GLOBAL SALES PROJECTIONS FOR E-WASTE
    RECYCLING BY TYPE, 2008-2014 ($ MILLIONS)

CHAPTER THREE: OVERVIEW
  FIGURE 1 U.S. MSW STREAM BY TYPE, 2009 (%)
     WHAT IS E-WASTE?
     TRENDS IN INDUSTRY GROWTH 
  FIGURE 2 GLOBAL E-WASTE GENERATED BY REGION, 2009 (%)
     HISTORY OF E-WASTE INDUSTRY
     RECYCLING CHAIN
          COLLECTION 
          DISMANTLING
          END PROCESSING
     DEMAND DRIVERS IN E-WASTE INDUSTRY
          GROWTH IN ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT USAGE 
          SHORTER PRODUCT LIFESPANS
  TABLE 1 AVERAGE LIFE SPAN OF SELECTED ELECTRONIC
     PRODUCTS (YEARS)
  FIGURE 3 GROWTH IN GLOBAL COMPUTER, CELL PHONE, AND
     DIGITAL CAMERA USAGE, 2004­2009 (MILLION UNITS) 
          TRANSITION TO THE DIGITAL ECONOMY
          AFTERMARKET LOGISTICS TRENDS 
  TABLE 2 SELECTED U.S. RETAIL/MANUFACTURING
     PARTICIPANTS IN RECYCLING PRODUCTS, 2009
  FIGURE 4 GLOBAL ELECTRONICS RECOVERY, RECYCLING, AND
     DISPOSAL PRACTICES, 2008 (%)
  FIGURE 4 (CONTINUED)
          RULES ON E-WASTE EXPORTS ARE BECOMING STRICTER 
                Hazardous Waste Laws
                Costs of International Hazardous Waste Compliance
               Global Materials Declaration 
                     Level A and B Materials
   TABLE 3 GLOBAL MATERIAL DECLARATION: LEVEL A
     MATERIALS, 2007 
   TABLE 4 GLOBAL MATERIAL DECLARATION: LEVEL B
     MATERIALS, 2007 

CHAPTER FOUR: E-WASTE MARKET BY MATERIAL TYPE
     IMPACT OF GLOBAL RECESSION ON MATERIALS MARKETS 
     OVERALL MATERIALS MARKETS
  FIGURE 5 COMPOSITION OF EOL ELECTRONICS (%)
          COMMODITY PRICING
                Plastics
                Silica Recycling 
     PROJECTIONS FOR GLOBAL SALES 
  TABLE 5 GLOBAL SALES FORECAST OF E-WASTE MATERIALS BY
     MATERIAL TYPE, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
     RECYCLED METALS 
  TABLE 6 PROJECTED GLOBAL SALES OF RECYCLED METALS BY
     TYPE, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 
          ALUMINUM (AL)
                Pricing Trends
          COPPER (CU)
                Pricing Trends
          GOLD (AU)
                Pricing Trends
          LEAD (PB)
                Pricing Trends
          NICKEL (NI) 
                Pricing Trends
          SILVER (AG) 
                Pricing Trends
          STEEL
                Pricing Trends
          TIN (SN)
                Pricing Trends
          ZINC (ZN)
                Pricing Trends
          OTHER METALS
                Antimony (SB)
                Chromium (CR)
                Mercury (HG)
  TABLE 7 MERCURY SUBSTITUTES
          END MARKETS FOR RECYCLED METALS
   TABLE 8 ENERGY SAVINGS ESTIMATED BY THE USE OF
     RECYCLED METALS (%)
      RECYCLED PLASTICS
            POTENTIAL MARKETS FOR EOL PLASTICS
   TABLE 9 POTENTIAL MARKETS FOR EOL PLASTICS EXTRACTED
     FROM ELECTRONICS
   TABLE 9 (CONTINUED)
            CREATING PURE PLASTIC FROM RECYCLED MATERIALS
            THE RECYCLED PLASTICS MARKET
   TABLE 10 PROJECTED GLOBAL SALES OF RECYCLED PLASTICS
     BY TYPE, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 
            ABS
                    Pricing Trends
            EPOXY 
                    Pricing Trends
            PC
                    Pricing Trends
            PC/ABS
                    Pricing Trends
            PE
                    Pricing Trends
            PPE/HIPS OR PPO 
                    Pricing Trends
            PS (INCLUDING HIPS)
                    Pricing Trends
            PVC
                    Pricing Trends
            OTHER RESINS 
                    Pricing Trends
      RECYCLED SILICA
   TABLE 11 PROJECTED GLOBAL SALES OF RECYCLED SILICA,
     THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
            PRICING TRENDS 
      METALS IN CRTS
            LEAD OXIDE (PBO) 
            MERCURY (HG) 
            BARIUM (BA)
            CADMIUM (CD)

CHAPTER FIVE: E-WASTE MARKET BY TECHNOLOGY APPLICATION 
APPLICATIONS
  FIGURE 6 GLOBAL E-WASTE MATERIALS MARKET SHARE BY
     APPLICATION, 2009 (%)
          LARGE HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES
          SMALL HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES
          IT EQUIPMENT
          ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMS
          TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT 
          MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
          OTHER
     RECYCLED METALS
  TABLE 12 GLOBAL REVENUES FROM RECYCLED METALS BY
    APPLICATION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
          LARGE AND SMALL HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES 
          IT EQUIPMENT 
          COMPUTERS AND PERIPHERALS
               Display Devices 
               Network Equipment
               Office Equipment
          ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMS 
          COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT 
          MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
          OTHER EQUIPMENT
     RECYCLED PLASTICS
  TABLE 13 PROJECTED GLOBAL MARKET FOR RECYCLED
    PLASTICS, BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
          LARGE HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES
          SMALL HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES
          IT EQUIPMENT 
               Display Devices
               Network Equipment 
               Office Equipment
          ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMS 
          COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT
          MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
          OTHER EQUIPMENT
     RECYCLED SILICA
  TABLE 14 PROJECTIONS FOR GLOBAL SALES OF RECYCLED
    SILICA BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 
          LARGE HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES
          SMALL HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES
          IT EQUIPMENT 
               Display Devices
          ENTERTAINMENT EQUIPMENT
          COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT 
          MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
          OTHER

CHAPTER SIX: INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
   TABLE 15 SELECTED ACQUISITIONS IN THE RECYCLING
     MARKET, 2005­2009
   TABLE 15 (CONTINUED)
      GLOBAL SCRAP METALS INDUSTRY
   TABLE 16 TOP GLOBAL FERROUS SCRAP METAL RECYCLING
     COMPANIES AND THEIR PRODUCTION, 2008 (MILLION TONS)
      PLASTICS
           U.S. SCRAP PLASTIC RECYCLERS
           GLOBAL SCRAP PLASTIC RECYCLERS
   TABLE 17 MAJOR GLOBAL PLASTIC RECYCLERS, 2009
      GLASS
           U.S. SCRAP GLASS RECYCLERS
           GLOBAL SCRAP GLASS RECYCLERS
   TABLE 18 MAJOR ELECTRONICS GLASS RECYCLERS
     WORLDWIDE, 2009

CHAPTER SEVEN: E-WASTE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
     E-WASTE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
     METALS 
  TABLE 19 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEMANUFACTURING
          SHREDDERS
          MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY
          ION EXCHANGE RESINS
  FIGURE 7 GLOBAL MARKET SHARES OF METALS RECOVERY AND
     REUSE BY TECHNOLOGY, 2009 (%)
     PLASTICS
  FIGURE 8 GLOBAL MARKET SHARES OF PLASTIC RECYCLING
     PROCESSES BY TECHNOLOGY, 2009 (%) 
          MECHANICAL SORTING
          CHEMICAL SORTING
          FLAME RETARDANT PROCESSING
     SILICA
          GLASS-TO-GLASS RECYCLING
          LEAD SMELTING-GLASS RECYCLING 
  FIGURE 9 GLOBAL MARKET SHARES OF GLASS RECYCLING
     PROCESSES USAGE BY TECHNOLOGY, 2009 (%) 

CHAPTER EIGHT: GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS
    BASEL CONVENTION
    GLOBAL MATERIALS DECLARATION 
    TCO `95 
    EUROPE
            WEEE
            ROHS 
    U.S.
      COLLECTION AND RECYCLING
      EXPORTATION
      U.S. FEDERAL LEGISLATION 
      E-WASTE WORKING GROUP
      PLUG IN TO RECYCLING CAMPAIGN
      JOBS THROUGH RECYCLING GRANTS
      ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS ENVIRONMENTAL
         ASSESSMENT TOOL (EPEAT)
      WASTEWISE
U.S. STATE INITIATIVES
      CALIFORNIA
      HAWAII
      ILLINOIS
      INDIANA 
      MAINE 
      MARYLAND
      MASSACHUSETTS
      MICHIGAN
      MISSOURI 
      MINNESOTA
      NEBRASKA 
      NEW HAMPSHIRE
      NEW JERSEY
      NEW MEXICO
      NEW YORK CITY 
      NORTH CAROLINA 
      OKLAHOMA 
      OREGON 
      PENNSYLVANIA
      RHODE ISLAND 
      SOUTH CAROLINA
      TEXAS 
      UTAH 
      VERMONT
      VIRGINIA
      WASHINGTON STATE
      WEST VIRGINIA
      WISCONSIN
CHINA
      IMPORTATION OF E-WASTE
JAPAN
AUSTRALIA 
CANADA
         TAIWAN
         PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY

CHAPTER NINE: PATENT ANALYSIS
     METALS 
  TABLE 20 U.S. METALS RECYCLING PATENTS, JANUARY 2000 TO
    MARCH 2010
  TABLE 20 (CONTINUED)
  TABLE 20 (CONTINUED)
          PATENTS BY ASSIGNEE
  TABLE 21 U.S. METAL RECYCLING PATENT SHARES BY
    ASSIGNEE, JANUARY 2000 TO MARCH 2010 (NUMBER OF
    PATENTS%)
          PATENTS BY TECHNOLOGY
  TABLE 22 U.S. METAL RECYCLING PATENT SHARES BY
    TECHNOLOGY, JANUARY 2000 TO MARCH 2010 (NUMBER OF
    PATENTS/%)
     PLASTICS
  TABLE 23 U.S. PLASTICS RECYCLING PATENTS, JANUARY 2000
    TO MARCH 2010
          PATENTS BY ASSIGNEE
  TABLE 24 U.S. PLASTIC RECYCLING PATENT SHARES BY
    ASSIGNEE, JANUARY 2000 TO MARCH 2010 (NUMBER OF
    PATENTS/%)
          PATENTS BY TECHNOLOGY
  TABLE 25 U.S. PLASTIC RECYCLING PATENT SHARES BY
    TECHNOLOGY, JANUARY 2000 TO MARCH 2010 (NUMBER OF
    PASTENTS/%) 
     GLASS
  TABLE 26 U.S. GLASS RECYCLING PATENTS, JANUARY 2000 TO
    MARCH 2010
          PATENTS BY ASSIGNEE
  TABLE 27 U.S. GLASS RECYCLING PATENT SHARES BY ASSIGNEE,
    JANUARY 2000 TO MARCH 2010 (NUMBER OF PATENTS/%)
          PATENTS BY TECHNOLOGY

CHAPTER TEN: COMPANY DIRECTORY 
    METAL RECYCLERS  98
         AERC RECYCLING SOLUTIONS
              Business Overview 
            Financials
    COMMERCIAL METALS CO
            Business Overview 
            Financials
    THE DAVID J. JOSEPH CO
            Business Overview 
            Financials
    FERROUS PROCESSING AND TRADING CO
            Business Overview 
            Financials
    GERDAU AMERISTEEL
            Business Overview 
            Financials
    OMNISOURCE CORP.
            Business Overview
            Financials
    PSC METALS, INC.
            Business Overview 
            Financials
    SIMS METAL MANAGEMENT
            Business Overview 
            Financials
    SCHNITZER STEEL INDUSTRIES
            Business Overview
            Financials
    TUBE CITY IMS 
            Business Overview 
            Financials
    WASTE MANAGEMENT 
            Business Overview 
            Financials
PLASTICS
    AVANGARD INNOVATIVE 
            Business Overview 
            Financials
    BUTLER MACDONALD
            Business Overview 
            Financials
    CONIGLIARO INDUSTRIES
            Business Overview 
            Financials
    DEKKA RESINS, INC.
            Business Overview 
            Financials
    ECO INTL.
               Business Overview 
               Financials
    FORTUNE METALS AND PLASTICS
               Business Overview
               Financials
    KW PLASTICS
               Business Overview 
               Financials
    MBA POLYMERS, INC., USA
               Business Overview 
               Financials
    PARC CORP.
               Business Overview
               Financials
    PLASTINUM POLYMER TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
               Business Overview
               Financials
    UNITED PLASTIC RECYCLING
               Business Overview 
               Financials
GLASS
    AMERICAN RETROWORKS, INC. 
               Business Overview 
               Financials
    CRT RECYCLING
               Business Overview 
               Financials
    DLUBAK GLASS
               Business Overview 
               Financials
    UNIVERSAL RECYCLING TECHNOLOGIES (FORMERLY
         CRT PROCESSING, LLC) 
               Business Overview 
               Financials
REGIONAL RECYCLERS
    UNITED STATES 
               Asset Recovery Corp.
               Fox Electronics
               Midwest Electronic Recovery 
               Mid-States Recycling and Refining
               Silicon Salvage
               Total Reclaim, Inc.
               United Datatech
    EUROPEAN
          Metals
                    Alba Group (Alba R-plus GmbH)
                               Business Overview
                               Financials
                    Coolrec BV (See Van Gansewinkel)
                    Euro Metal Recycling SL (EMR)
                               Business Overview
                               Financials
                    Electrocycling GmbH 
                               Business Overview
                               Financials
                    Immark AG
                               Business Overview
                               Financials
                    Kuusakoski OY
                               Business Overview
                               Financials
                    Nickelhütte Aue GmbH (NHA) 
                               Business Overview
                               Financials
                    Stena Technoworld AB
                               Business Overview
                               Financials
                    Super Dragon Technology Co., Ltd.
                               Business Overview
                               Financials
                    Umicore
                               Business Overview
                               Financials
          Plastics
                    Axion Recycling, Ltd.
                               Business Overview
                               Financials
                    Plastic Herverwerking Brabant (See Van
                          Gansewinkel)
                    Van Gansewinkel Groep
                               Business Overview
                               Financials
SELECTED REGIONAL COMPANIES
    A.H. INTL. PVT., LTD.
    AMBIENTE-RECUPERAÇÃO DE MATERIAIS PLÁSTICOS
       S.A.
    ART RECYCLING TECHNIK GMBH
                   HI-TECH RECYCLING
                   KES METALS
                   OMAPLAST 
                   ORION BV
                   POOJA METAL INDUSTRIES
                   SHENG FOONG PLASTIC INDUSTRIES SDN BHD

APPENDIX 
    ORGANIZATIONS 
          NORTH AMERICA 
                     Aluminum Assoc.
                     American Copper Council
                     The Technology Association of America
                     American Iron & Steel Institute
                     American Chemistry Council
                     Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers
                     Basel Action Network
                     California Resource Recovery Assoc.
                     Canadian Plastics Industry Assoc.
                     Canadian Steel Producers Assoc.
                     Electronics Industry Alliance 
                     Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries 
                     Metals, Minerals and Materials Society
                     National Recycling Coalition
                     Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition 
                     Solid Waste Association of North America
                     Steel Recycling Institute
          EUROPE
                     Belgium Recycling Federation
                     British Metals Recycling Assoc. (BMRA)
                     British Plastics Federation (BPF)
                     Bureau of International Recycling (BIR)
                     European Electronic Component Manufacturers Assoc.
                          (EECA)
                     European Electronic Recyclers Assoc. (EERA)
                     European Environmental Bureau (EEB)
                     European Plastics Recyclers (EuPR)
                     Industry Council for Electronic Equipment Recycling 
                     World Steel Assoc.
                     Petcore
                     PlasticsEurope
          REST OF WORLD 
                     Aluminum Federation of South Africa
                     Asociación Nacional de Industrias del Plástico (ANIPAC) 
                     China Iron & Steel Assoc.
Chinese Society for Metals
CEMPRE 
Japan Electronics and Information Technologies
   Industries (JEITA)
Japan Institute of Metals
The Japan Plastics Industry Federation 
INARE (Instituto Nacional de Recicladores A.C.)
Latin American Iron and Steel Institute 
Manufacturers Association for Information Technology
   (MAIT)
South African Iron and Steel Institute
Southeast Asia Iron & Steel Institute