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News Release from: Sims Recycling Solutions
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 04 May 2007
Recycling company makes US acquisition
One of North America's largest recyclers has had its end-of-life recycling assets acquired by a UK recycling company.
Sims Recycling Solutions, a recycler of electronics goods, has formalised its acquisition of the end-of-life recycling assets of Noranda Recycling , one of North America's largest recyclers The sale was announced last month, with the agreement also seeing Sims take control of the company's California, Tennessee and Canada operations, as well as other elements of the business
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 6 Jul 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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The enlarged organisation is led by Steve Skurnac, President of Sims Recycling Solutions, in North America.
He will report into Graham Davy, Managing Director for Sims Recycling Solutions, who is based at the company's headquarters in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Looking forward following the acquisition, Davy noted: "Sims Recycling Solutions is committed to becoming the world's most innovative electronic scrap recycler for the global business to business community".
"Rightly, this is an area of huge growth - and with our commitment to commercial development and pursuing end-of-life process excellence, Sims is placed ideally to play a leading role in the burgeoning sector across the world".
"We are now North America's largest electronics recycler, boasting the strongest processing infrastructure across the continent".
"In addition, our recent acquisitions have also brought further smelting and metal refining expertise into the group, allowing us to offer a total capability for the recycling of many materials".
He concludes: "This year we will recycle 25 million computers and television sets across the world, as regions move to embrace electronic scrap legislation".
"As those numbers increase, Sims will continue to deliver innovative, responsible, and commercially astute solutions to businesses across the globe".
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