Mind™: A System Wide Approach
Machinex has unveiled MIND™, a unified AI platform that adds vision, decision‑making, optimization and reporting layers to its recycling equipment. The platform powers the new MIND Airpulse™ pneumatic sorter, which can recognize over 100 material types thanks to more than 30 billion identification instances processed each year. Built in‑house, MIND integrates Machinex’s optical sorters, AI‑enhanced robots and vision systems into a single, data‑driven architecture. The company positions the solution as a way to boost plant throughput, meet tightening EPR regulations and deliver measurable profitability.
A Look Inside PMR's Gastonia Facility
PMR unveiled its new Gastonia, North Carolina facility, marking a pivotal expansion of its North American footprint. The site features a modern production floor, upgraded office space, and state‑of‑the‑art recycling equipment installed to support higher throughput. PMR emphasizes the plant...
IonicRE Partners with Advanced Magnet Lab to Supply Recycled Rare Earth Oxides
Ionic Rare Earths Ltd. (IonicRE) has signed binding sales agreements with U.S. firm Advanced Magnet Lab (AML) to supply recycled neodymium‑praseodymium and dysprosium oxides for AML’s Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) contract. The deal supports AML’s $2 million DLA award to qualify...
Boston Metal Raises $75M
Boston Metal announced a $75 million financing round, bringing its total capital raised to over $500 million. The new funds will accelerate deployment of its patented Molten Oxide Electrolysis (MOE) platform for commercial‑scale production of critical metals such as niobium, tantalum, vanadium...
Midwest Association of Rail Shippers Sets Date for Summer Meeting in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
The Midwest Association of Rail Shippers (MARS) announced its 2026 Summer Meeting will take place July 13‑14 at the Grand Geneva Resort in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. The two‑day event, themed “The State of Rail: Where We Are and What Comes Next,” will...
CommanderAI Unveils RouteIQ
CommanderAI, a Marina del Rey‑based sales intelligence firm, launched RouteIQ, an AI‑driven intelligence layer that turns routing technology into a sales growth engine for waste haulers. The platform overlays buyer‑intent data onto existing or planned routes, enabling operators to pinpoint...
Registration Open for AMI Plastics World Expos North America 2026
Free online registration is now open for the AMI Plastics World Expos North America 2026, scheduled for November 11‑12 at Cleveland's Huntington Convention Center. The event consolidates four specialized expos—Recycling, Extrusion, Compounding and Polymer Testing—into a single venue, offering attendees...
Litus, UWin Nanotech Enter MOU to Explore Projects Including Critical Mineral Recovery, Battery Recycling
Litus, a Calgary‑based critical‑minerals firm, and Taiwan’s UWin Nanotech have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore joint projects in lithium extraction, cobalt and nickel recovery, and battery recycling. The partnership will test Litus’s nanocomposite‑based LiNC direct lithium extraction platform...
April Shows Global Steel Output Retreat
Global steel production slipped in April 2026, with the World Steel Association reporting a 1.9% year‑on‑year decline to 153.4 million metric tons. Output also fell 4% month‑on‑month, driven largely by a 3.9% drop in China’s output. Six nations posted year‑on‑year gains,...
Primary Aluminum Competing with Scrap in Asia
Secondary aluminum producers across Asia are grappling with soaring scrap prices and limited supply, prompting Chinese primary aluminum makers to market aluminum wire as a substitute feedstock. The wire, produced from primary metal, is being sold to melt‑shop operators in...
Sortera Technologies Opens Tennessee Sorting Facility
Sortera Technologies has launched a second sorting plant in Lebanon, Tennessee, effectively doubling its processing capacity to an estimated 240 million pounds of mixed aluminum alloys per year. The new facility leverages the company’s AI‑driven sensor platform to separate streams such...
Steel Output Surges While Scrap Prices Languish
U.S. steel production jumped 10.3% year‑over‑year in mid‑May 2026, pushing melt‑shop utilization to 82.2%. Despite the output surge, recycled steel prices remained flat, with No. 1 HMS down $8 per ton and No. 2 shredded scrap down $2 per ton. Hot‑rolled coil...
The Wilmington Group Names New CEO
Parsippany, New Jersey‑based Wilmington Group, a recycling and managed waste services firm, has named Jeff Snyder as its new chief executive officer. Snyder arrives with more than three decades of industry experience, including senior roles at WestRock, Pratt Industries, and...
Oswego, New York, Hot Mill Outtage Continues to Affect Novelis' Earnings
Novelis Inc. reported a sharp earnings decline for fiscal 2026 as fires at its Oswego, New York hot‑mill cut rolled‑product shipments by roughly 12% in the fourth quarter and 5% for the year. The outage generated an $84 million net loss...
Canon Offers Desktop Plastic Identification Device
Canon U.S.A. introduced the TR‑A100 Raman desktop plastic analyzer across North America. The device uses non‑destructive Raman laser spectroscopy to identify a wide range of plastics, including hard‑to‑detect black polymers. By scanning multiple samples on a tray and minimizing heat,...