Arch Enterprises, based in Mexico, Mo., has expanded its silver refining services to include the recycling of silver tungsten electrical contacts. The precious metal refiner now has the capacity to refine low- and high-grade silver electrical contacts.
“With silver trading in the $18 per troy ounce range this year, more and more companies are taking a close look at their scrap to see if it has any value,” says Julie DiNatale, national sales manager for Arch Enterprises. “Such is the case with companies making electrical contacts.”
She continues, “Many commercial grade electrical contacts contain silver and tungsten alloys that contain between 25 and 50 percent silver. Despite this, many were paying to have defective, returned and obsolete electrical contacts taken out of their facility, not aware of their value. We educate these clients on the value of this scrap and then help them set up a program to recycle them.”
According to Arch Enterprises, it uses processing technology to maximize the amount of silver extracted from the contacts.
“We have a strong history of working with industrial applications such as tungsten silver electrical contacts. Our refining facility and equipment were specifically designed to handle large amounts of industrial scrap material, and we refine everything from silver sludge from plating processes to X-ray film from hospital storage rooms,” DiNatale adds. “We are excited to forge new relationships within the electrical component manufacturing industry with our silver refining services.”
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