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Electronics: Ottawa Invests $3 Million for Metal Recycling in Anjou.

The federal government will invest $3 million in the Anjou-based start-up ‘enim,’ specializing in the recycling and extraction of metals from electronic products using hydrometallurgical processes. Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez made the announcement on February 22 at the headquarters of the Lithion battery recycling company in Anjou.

As part of the Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) program, this investment will enable ‘enim’ to recycle electronic devices that are currently buried or burned to extract metals. The Anjou-based company will contribute to reducing the environmental impact of end-of-life electronic products.

Gold in Old Devices

“When we look at our old electronic equipment, such as phones or computers, they are often perceived as waste,” said ‘enim’ CEO Simon Racicot-Daignault during the announcement. “However, there is a significant concentration of metals in this waste, especially in printed circuits, metals that our company can repurpose. So, we like to say that we are literally turning our waste into gold.”

This transformation is possible thanks to eco-responsible hydrometallurgical processes developed by Dundee Sustainable Technologies, which sort the metals in the devices and allow for the extraction of materials such as gold, zinc, and copper without any toxic emissions. These recycled metals are then sold to electronic device manufacturers, promoting a circular economy.

“There is between 10 and 100 times more gold in printed circuit boards than in the minerals extracted from the earth,” noted Mr. Racicot-Daignault. “In addition to gold, we also harvest palladium, platinum, and copper, critical and strategic minerals for Canada. We sell these metals to companies that create printed circuits or products that require metals. Manufacturers are very interested because the economic circularity we propose avoids extracting metals from the ground, which is more costly economically and environmentally.”

A First in Quebec

Citing data from the World Economic Forum, Mr. Racicot-Daignault points out that 7% of the world’s gold reserves are contained in the printed circuits of electronic devices. Yet the equivalent of 75,000 Eiffel Towers of electronic waste is thrown away and not recycled each year. It is this lack of specialization that influenced the founding of ‘enim’ – the word ‘mine’ reversed – in December 2022. It is the first Quebec company specifically dedicated to recycling metals in electronic devices.

“Thanks to this investment from the federal government, we will be able to build and operate our plant in Thetford Mines and demonstrate, on an industrial scale, the full potential of Quebec engineering. Thank you for this investment that will help create a better world for our children and future generations,” concluded the CEO.”

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Électronique: Ottawa investit 3 M$ pour le recyclage de métaux à Anjou