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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



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


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


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;


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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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


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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