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Urban mining potential Low loadings/unit but volume counts, e.g. in electronics 14 X250 a) Mobile phones 1300 M units/ year mg Ag ≈ X 24 mg Au ≈ X 9 mg Pd ≈ X 9 g Cu ≈ 325 t 31 t 12 t 12,000 t Ag Au Pd Cu 1300 M Li-Ion batteries X 3.8 g Co ≈ 4900 t Co Global sales, 2009 X1000mg b) PCs & laptops 300 M units/year Ag ≈ X 220 mg Au ≈ X 80 mg Pd ≈ X~500 g Cu 300 t 66 t 24 t Ag Au Pd ≈150,000 t Cu ~140 M Li-ion batteries X 65 g Co ≈ 9100 t a+b) Urban mine Versus primary production = 625 t Ag ≈ = 97 t Au ≈ = 36 t Pd ≈ = 162,000 t Cu ≈ = 14,000 t Co ≈ Tiny metal content per piece → Significant total demand Other electronic devices add even more to these figures Co 3% 4% 16% 1% 19%
Urban mining Low loadings/unit but volume counts, e.g. in cars Large total volumes 15 • • Global sales in 2010 of ~70 million cars Current car fleet of some1.3 billion Demand for “technology metals” rises in modern vehicles • • • Car electronics EV/HEV etc. Metal demand in automotive in 1000 t/a Share* of primary production steel 100,000 10 % Al 7 300 30 % Pb** 7 000 170 % Cu 1 900 12 % Ni 140 10 % … Pt*** 0.12 65 % Pd*** 0.14 > 60 % Rh*** 0.03 110 % 2008 data (rounded) * >100% → additional supply from recycling ** Pb use in batteries (mainly automotive) *** Pt, Pd, Rh mainly in autocatalysts
Page 1 and 2: “Technology” metals scarcity &
Page 3 and 4: View of Guaralhos, Brazil Increasin
Page 5 and 6: Increasing need for “technology
Page 7 and 8: Russia planting flag on North pole
Page 9 and 10: Metal scarcity issues Limited subst
Page 11 and 12: Metal scarcity issues Structural sc
Page 13: Urban mining potential “Deposits
Page 17 and 18: Umicore flagship recycling plant in
Page 19 and 20: Umicore’s involvement Exposed to
Page 21 and 22: Umicore’s involvement Recovery of
Page 23 and 24: Conclusions • • • • Increas

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