Electronic Waste Recovery Business

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• INTRODUCTION
  • STUDY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
  • REASONS FOR DOING THIS STUDY
  • DEFINITIONS
    • ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
    • ELECTRONIC SCRAP
    • ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT BREAKDOWN
  • CONTRIBUTION OF THE STUDY AND FOR WHOM
  • SCOPE OF STUDY
  • INFORMATION AND SOURCES
  • ANALYST'S CREDENTIALS
  • RELATED BCC REPORTS
  • BCC ONLINE SERVICES
  • DISCLAIMER
• EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • Summary Table: GLOBAL SALES FORECAST OF E-WASTE MARKET BY MATERIAL TYPE, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Summary Figure: GLOBAL SALES FORECAST OF E-WASTE MARKET BY MATERIAL TYPE, 2002-2009 ($ MILLIONS)
• OVERVIEW OF THE E-WASTE INDUSTRY
  • OVERVIEW OF THE E-WASTE INDUSTRY
  • Figure 1 E-WASTE GENERATED BY REGION, 2004 (TONS/YEAR)*
    • HISTORY OF E-WASTE INDUSTRY
      • GROWTH IN ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT USAGE
  • Figure 2 GROWTH IN THE GLOBAL ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT USAGE, BY MAJOR PRODUCT, 1999-2004 (MILLION UNITS)
    • TRANSITION TO THE DIGITAL ECONOMY
    • AFTERMARKET LOGISTICS TRENDS
  • Figure 3 ELECTRONICS RECOVERY, RECYCLING AND DISPOSAL PRACTICES, 2004 (%)
  • Figure 4 ELECTRONICS RECOVERY, RECYCLING AND DISPOSAL PRACTICES, 2009 (%)
  • Figure 4 (CONTINUED)
    • DEMAND DRIVERS
      • GROWTH IN ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT USAGE
  • Figure 5 GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF SEMICONDUCTOR CHIPS, 1994-2004 (MILLION UNITS)
  • Figure 5 (CONTINUED)
    • SHORTER PRODUCT LIFESPANS
  • Figure 6 AVERAGE LIFE SPAN OF ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS (EIA) (YEARS)
  • Figure 6 (CONTINUED)
    • STRICTER RULES ON E-WASTE EXPORTS
  • Figure 7 SHARE OF IMPORTED ELECTRONIC WASTE BY REGION, 2004 (%)
    • HAZARDOUS WASTE LAWS
    • COSTS OF INTERNATIONAL HAZARDOUS WASTE COMPLIANCE
    • GLOBAL MATERIALS DECLARATION
      • Level A Materials (Banned or Restricted)
  • Table 1 GLOBAL MATERIAL DECLARATION, LEVEL A MATERIAL
    • Level B Materials
  • Table 2 GLOBAL MATERIAL DECLARATION LEVEL B MATERIAL
• E-WASTE MARKETS BY MATERIAL TYPE
  • E-WASTE MARKETS BY MATERIAL TYPE
  • Table 3 GLOBAL SALES FORECAST OF E-WASTE MATERIALS BY MATERIAL TYPE, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
    • RECYCLED METALS
  • Table 4 GLOBAL SALES FORECAST OF RECYCLED METALS MARKET BY TYPE, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
    • ALUMINUM (AL)
      • Market Analysis
      • Pricing Trends
    • COPPER (CU)
      • Market Analysis
      • Pricing Trends
    • GOLD (AU)
      • Market Analysis
      • Pricing Trends
    • LEAD (PB)
      • Market Analysis
  • Table 5 LEAD SUBSTITUTES IN JAPANESE ELECTRONICS
    • Pricing Trends
    • SILVER (AG)
      • Market Analysis
      • Pricing Trends
  • Table 6 U.S. SILVER SCRAP: CONSUMPTION, VALUE, SUPPLY, EXPORTS, 2004
    • STEEL
      • Market Analysis
      • Pricing Trends
    • IRON (FE)
      • Market Analysis
      • Pricing Trends
    • TIN (SN)
      • Market Analysis
      • Pricing Trends
    • ZINC (ZN)
      • Market Analysis
      • Pricing Trends
    • NICKEL (NI)
      • Market Analysis
      • Pricing Trends
    • OTHER
      • Antimony (SB)
      • Chromium (CR)
      • Mercury (HG)
  • Table 7 MERCURY SUBSTITUTES
    • END MARKETS FOR RECYCLED METALS
  • Table 8 END MARKETS FOR RECYCLED METALS
    • RECYCLED PLASTICS
  • Table 9 GLOBAL SALES FORECAST OF RECYCLED PLASTICS MARKET BY TYPE, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
    • ACRYLONITRILE BUTADIENE STYRENE (ABS)
      • Market Analysis
      • Pricing Trends
    • EPOXY
      • Market Analysis
    • POLYCARBONATE (PC)
      • Market Analysis
      • Pricing Trends
    • POLYCARBONATE/ACRYLONITRILE BUTADIENE STYRENE BLEND (PC/ABS)
      • Market Analysis
    • POLYETHYLENE (PE)
      • Market Analysis
      • Pricing Trends
    • POLYPHENYLENE ETHER/HIGH-IMPACT POLYSTYRENE BLEND (PPE/HIPS OR PPO)
      • Market Analysis
      • Pricing Trends
    • POLYSTYRENE (INCLUDING HIGH-IMPACT POLYSTYRENE OR HIPS) (PS)
      • Market Analysis
      • Pricing Trends
    • POLYVINYL CHLORIDE (PVC)
      • Market Analysis
      • Pricing Trends
    • OTHER RESINS
    • RECYCLED SILICA
      • GLASS
  • Table 10 GLOBAL SALES FORECAST OF RECYCLED SILICA MARKET BY TYPE, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
    • METALS IN CATHODE RAY TUBES
      • Lead Oxide (PBO)
      • Mercury (HG)
      • Barium (BA)
      • Cadmium (CD)
• E-WASTE MARKETS BY TECHNOLOGY APPLICATION
  • Figure 8 SHARE OF GLOBAL E-WASTE MATERIALS MARKET BY APPLICATION, 2004 (%)
    • LARGE HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES
    • SMALL HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES
    • IT EQUIPMENT
    • ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMS
    • COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT
    • MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
    • OTHER
    • RECYCLED METALS
      • LARGE HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES
      • SMALL HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES
      • IT EQUIPMENT
        • Computers and Peripherals
        • Display Devices
        • Network Equipment
        • Office Equipment
      • ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMS
      • COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT
      • MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
      • OTHER EQUIPMENT
  • Table 11 GLOBAL SALES FORECAST OF RECYCLED METALS MARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
    • RECYCLED PLASTICS
      • LARGE HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES
      • SMALL HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES
      • IT EQUIPMENT
        • Display Devices
        • Network Equipment
        • Office Equipment
      • ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMS
      • COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT
      • MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
      • OTHER EQUIPMENT
  • Table 12 GLOBAL SALES FORECAST OF RECYCLED PLASTICS MARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
    • RECYCLED SILICA
      • LARGE HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES
      • SMALL HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES
      • IT EQUIPMENT
        • Display Devices
      • ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMS
      • COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT
      • MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
      • OTHER
  • Table 13 GLOBAL SALES FORECAST OF RECYCLED SILICA MARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
• INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
  • METALS
    • U.S. SCRAP METAL INDUSTRY
  • Table 14 U.S. SCRAP METAL RECYCLING COMPANY MARKET SHARE, 2004 (MILLION TONS, %)
  • Table 14 (CONTINUED)
  • Figure 9 U.S. SCRAP METAL RECYCLING MARKET SHARE, BY COMPANY, 2004 (%)
    • GLOBAL SCRAP METALS INDUSTRY
      • CFF Recycling
      • Sims Group
      • Befesa Medio Ambiente
      • European Metal Recycling
    • PLASTICS
      • U.S. SCRAP PLASTIC RECYCLERS
  • Table 15 U.S. SCRAP PLASTIC RECYCLING COMPANY MARKET SHARE, 2004 ($ MILLIONS, %)
  • Figure 10 U.S. SCRAP PLASTIC RECYCLING MARKET SHARE, BY COMPANY, 2004 (%)
    • GLOBAL SCRAP PLASTIC RECYCLERS
      • Hamos Gmbh
      • Keymond UK Ltd.
      • Poly C. Reclaimers
    • GLASS
      • U.S. SCRAP GLASS RECYCLERS
        • Aerc Recycling Solutions
        • Computer Recyclers of America
        • Dlubak Glass Co.
        • Electronicycle, Inc.
      • GLOBAL SCRAP GLASS RECYCLERS
        • Citiraya Recycling Technology
        • Logical Reclaim Ltd.
        • Proventia Automation
        • Schott Glass
        • ZME Elektronikrecycling GmbH
• E-WASTE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
  • RECOVERY BY TECHNOLOGY TYPE
  • METALS
  • Table 16 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEMANUFACTURING
    • SHREDDERS
    • MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY
    • ION EXCHANGE RESINS
  • Figure 11 SHARE OF METALS RECOVERY AND REUSE BY TECHNOLOGY, 2004 (%)
    • PLASTICS
  • Figure 12 PLASTIC RECYCLING PROCESSES, USAGE BY TECHNOLOGY, 2004 (%)
    • GRINDING
    • REPELLETIZING
    • SORTING
    • COMPOUNDING
    • SOLID-STATING
    • CHEMICAL RECYCLING
    • SILICA
      • GLASS-TO-GLASS RECYCLING
      • LEAD SMELTING-GLASS RECYCLING
  • Figure 13 SHARE OF GLASS RECYCLING PROCESSES, USAGE BY TECHNOLOGY, 2004 (%)
• PATENT ANALYSIS
  • METALS
  • Table 17 METALS RECYCLING PATENTS
  • Table 17 (CONTINUED)
  • Table 17 (CONTINUED)
    • PATENTS BY ASSIGNEE
  • Table 18 METAL RECYCLING PATENTS BY ASSIGNEE, 1979-2005
    • PATENTS BY TECHNOLOGY
  • Table 19 METAL RECYCLING PATENTS BY TECHNOLOGY, 1979-2005
    • PLASTICS
  • Table 20 PLASTICS RECYCLING PATENTS, 1998-2004
  • Table 20 (CONTINUED)
  • Table 20 (CONTINUED)
  • Table 20 (CONTINUED)
  • Table 20 (CONTINUED)
  • Table 20 (CONTINUED)
    • PATENTS BY ASSIGNEE
  • Table 21 PLASTIC RECYCLING PATENTS BY ASSIGNEE, 1979-2005
    • PATENTS BY TECHNOLOGY
  • Table 22 PLASTIC RECYCLING PATENTS BY TECHNOLOGY, 1979-2005
    • GLASS
  • Table 23 GLASS RECYCLING PATENTS, 1978-2004
  • Table 23 (CONTINUED)
  • Table 23 (CONTINUED)
    • PATENTS BY ASSIGNEE
  • Table 24 GLASS RECYCLING PATENTS BY ASSIGNEE, 1979-2005
    • PATENTS BY TECHNOLOGY
  • Table 25 GLASS RECYCLING PATENTS BY TECHNOLOGY, 1979-2005
• GOVERNMENT REGULATION
  • GLOBAL INITIATIVES
    • GLOBAL MATERIALS DECLARATION
    • TCO '95
    • CONTROL OF TRANSBOUNDARY MOVEMENTS OF HAZARDOUS WASTES AND THEIR DISPOSAL-SEVENTH CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES TO THE BASEL CONVENTION
  • GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES
    • GLOBAL E-WASTE PROGRAMS
      • North America
        • Manitoba, Canada
        • Ontario, Canada
        • United States
          • eWaste Working Group
          • Plug In To eCycling Campaign
          • Jobs Through Recycling Grants
          • Electronic Products Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT)
          • WasteWise
        • United States Environmental Agencies
          • Alabama
          • Alaska
          • Arizona
          • Arkansas
          • California
          • Colorado
          • Connecticut
          • Delaware
          • District of Columbia
          • Florida
          • Georgia
          • Hawaii
          • Idaho
          • Illinois
          • Indiana
          • Iowa
          • Kansas
          • Kentucky
          • Louisiana
          • Maine
          • Maryland
          • Massachusetts
          • Michigan
          • Minnesota
          • Mississippi
          • Missouri
          • Montana
          • Nebraska
          • Nevada
          • New Hampshire
          • New Jersey
          • New Mexico
          • New York
          • North Carolina
          • North Dakota
          • Ohio
          • Oklahoma
          • Oregon
          • Pennsylvania
          • Rhode Island
          • South Carolina
          • South Dakota
          • Tennessee
          • Texas
          • Utah
          • Vermont
          • Vermont (Continued)
          • Virginia
          • Washington
          • Washington (Continued)
          • West Virginia
          • Wisconsin
          • Wyoming
      • Europe
        • European Union
        • Austria
        • Belgium
        • Denmark
        • France
        • Germany
        • Italy
        • The Netherlands
        • Norway
        • Portugal
        • Sweden
        • Switzerland
      • Asia
        • China
        • Japan
        • South Korea
        • Taiwan
      • Other Regions
        • Brazil
        • India
  • PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS
    • DESIGN FOR THE ENVIRONMENT (DFE)
    • ENERGY STAR
    • U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD)
    • U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE)
    • COMPUTERS FOR LEARNING
    • U.S. POSTAL SERVICE (USPS)
    • FEDERAL ELECTRONICS CHALLENGE (FEC)
    • EPA PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP
    • DEMANUFACTURING OF ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT FOR REUSE AND RECYCLING (DEER2)
    • ELECTRONICS PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP CANADA (EPS CANADA)
    • ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (OECD)
    • AMERICAN PLASTICS COUNCIL (APC)
  • INDUSTRY INITIATIVES
    • COMPANIES
      • Apple Computer
      • AT&T Wireless
      • Best Buy
      • Dell Computer Corp.
      • Epson
      • Fujitsu Ltd. and Sony Electronics
      • Gateway
      • Hewlett Packard
      • IBM
      • Intel
      • Lexmark
      • Panasonic, Sharp, and Sony
      • Philips Electronics
      • Sharp Electronics
      • Sony Electronics
      • Staples
      • Xerox
    • ORGANIZATIONS
      • Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
      • Northwest Product Stewardship Council Electronic Equipment Workgroup
      • Western Electronic Product Stewardship Initiative (Wepsi)
      • Electronics Industries Alliance (Eia)
      • Association Connecting Electronics Industries
      • Electronic Product Recovery and Recycling (EPR2) Project
      • European Environment Bureau
      • Green 9
      • National Recycling Coalition-Electronics Recycling Initiative
      • Industry Council for Electronic Equipment Recycling
      • Intelligent Manufacturing Systems
      • International Association of Electronics Recyclers
      • Australia Industry Group
• INTERNATIONAL
  • GLOBAL E-WASTE MARKETS
  • Table 26 GLOBAL SALES FORECAST OF E-WASTE MARKET BY REGION, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Figure 14 GLOBAL SALES FORECAST OF E-WASTE MARKET BY REGION, 2002-2009 ($ MILLIONS)
    • NORTH AMERICA MARKETS
  • Table 27 NORTH AMERICA SALES FORECAST OF E-WASTE MARKET, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
    • EUROPEAN MARKETS
  • Table 28 EUROPE SALES FORECAST OF E-WASTE MARKET, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
    • ASIA MARKETS
  • Table 29 ASIA SALES FORECAST OF E-WASTE MARKET, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
    • REST OF WORLD MARKETS
  • Table 30 ROW FORECAST OF E-WASTE MARKET, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
• COMPANY DIRECTORY
  • ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLERS
    • NORTH AMERICA
      • Metals
        • Metals (Continued)
      • Plastics
        • Plastics (Continued)
      • Glass
        • Glass (Continued)
    • EUROPE
      • Metals
        • Metals (Continued)
      • Plastics
        • Plastics (Continued)
    • REST OF WORLD
      • Metals
      • Plastics
        • Plastics Continued)
      • Glass
• ORGANIZATIONS
  • NORTH AMERICA
    • NORTH AMERICA (CONTINUED)
    • NORTH AMERICA (CONTINUED)
  • EUROPE
    • EUROPE (CONTINUED)
    • EUROPE (CONTINUED)
  • REST OF WORLD
    • REST OF WORLD (CONTINUED)
    • REST OF WORLD (CONTINUED)
• APPENDIX
  • ACRONYMS
    • ACRONYMS (CONTINUED)
    • ACRONYMS (CONTINUED)
  • GLOSSARY
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  • CONFERENCES
    • CONFERENCES ...CONTINUED)
• LIST OF TABLES
• Summary Table:
• Table 1 GLOBAL MATERIAL DECLARATION, LEVEL A MATERIAL
• Table 2 GLOBAL MATERIAL DECLARATION LEVEL B MATERIAL
• Table 3 GLOBAL SALES FORECAST OF E-WASTE MATERIALS BY MATERIAL TYPE, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 4 GLOBAL SALES FORECAST OF RECYCLED METALS MARKET BY TYPE, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 5 LEAD SUBSTITUTES IN JAPANESE ELECTRONICS
• Table 6 U.S. SILVER SCRAP: CONSUMPTION, VALUE, SUPPLY, EXPORTS, 2004
• Table 7 MERCURY SUBSTITUTES
• Table 8 END MARKETS FOR RECYCLED METALS
• Table 9 GLOBAL SALES FORECAST OF RECYCLED PLASTICS MARKET BY TYPE, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 10 GLOBAL SALES FORECAST OF RECYCLED SILICA MARKET BY TYPE, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 11 GLOBAL SALES FORECAST OF RECYCLED METALS MARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 12 GLOBAL SALES FORECAST OF RECYCLED PLASTICS MARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 13 GLOBAL SALES FORECAST OF RECYCLED SILICA MARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 14 U.S. SCRAP METAL RECYCLING COMPANY MARKET SHARE, 2004 (MILLION TONS, %)
• Table 15 U.S. SCRAP PLASTIC RECYCLING COMPANY MARKET SHARE, 2004 ($ MILLIONS, %)
• Table 16 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEMANUFACTURING
• Table 17 METALS RECYCLING PATENTS
• Table 18 METAL RECYCLING PATENTS BY ASSIGNEE, 1979-2005
• Table 19 METAL RECYCLING PATENTS BY TECHNOLOGY, 1979-2005
• Table 20 PLASTICS RECYCLING PATENTS, 1998-2004
• Table 21 PLASTIC RECYCLING PATENTS BY ASSIGNEE, 1979-2005
• Table 22 PLASTIC RECYCLING PATENTS BY TECHNOLOGY, 1979-2005
• Table 23 GLASS RECYCLING PATENTS, 1978-2004
• Table 24 GLASS RECYCLING PATENTS BY ASSIGNEE, 1979-2005
• Table 25 GLASS RECYCLING PATENTS BY TECHNOLOGY, 1979-2005
• Table 26 GLOBAL SALES FORECAST OF E-WASTE MARKET BY REGION, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 27 NORTH AMERICA SALES FORECAST OF E-WASTE MARKET, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 28 EUROPE SALES FORECAST OF E-WASTE MARKET, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 29 ASIA SALES FORECAST OF E-WASTE MARKET, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 30 ROW FORECAST OF E-WASTE MARKET, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
• LIST OF FIGURES
• Summary Figure:
• Figure 1 E-WASTE GENERATED BY REGION, 2004 (TONS/YEAR)*
• Figure 2 GROWTH IN THE GLOBAL ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT USAGE, BY MAJOR PRODUCT, 1999-2004 (MILLION UNITS)
• Figure 3 ELECTRONICS RECOVERY, RECYCLING AND DISPOSAL PRACTICES, 2004 (%)
• Figure 4 ELECTRONICS RECOVERY, RECYCLING AND DISPOSAL PRACTICES, 2009 (%)
• Figure 5 GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF SEMICONDUCTOR CHIPS, 1994-2004 (MILLION UNITS)
• Figure 6 AVERAGE LIFE SPAN OF ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS (EIA) (YEARS)
• Figure 7 SHARE OF IMPORTED ELECTRONIC WASTE BY REGION, 2004 (%)
• Figure 8 SHARE OF GLOBAL E-WASTE MATERIALS MARKET BY APPLICATION, 2004 (%)
• Figure 9 U.S. SCRAP METAL RECYCLING MARKET SHARE, BY COMPANY, 2004 (%)
• Figure 10 U.S. SCRAP PLASTIC RECYCLING MARKET SHARE, BY COMPANY, 2004 (%)
• Figure 11 SHARE OF METALS RECOVERY AND REUSE BY TECHNOLOGY, 2004 (%)
• Figure 12 PLASTIC RECYCLING PROCESSES, USAGE BY TECHNOLOGY, 2004 (%)
• Figure 13 SHARE OF GLASS RECYCLING PROCESSES, USAGE BY TECHNOLOGY, 2004 (%)
• Figure 14 GLOBAL SALES FORECAST OF E-WASTE MARKET BY REGION, 2002-2009 ($ MILLIONS)