Metech International Opens Recycling Facility in Malaysia

Metech International, a Worchester, Mass.-based electronics recycler and asset recovery firm, have announced the opening of a new recycling facility in Penang, Malaysia.

The 25,000-square-foot, highly secured facility is designed for the de-manufacturing and certified destruction of electronics. The facility is ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14001:2004 certified.

"Our customers are international, and it is Metech's goal to provide them with the best and most secure recycling services wherever they are," Sam Advani, president of Metech, says. "We are doing this through establishing facilities and strategic partnerships worldwide to provide our customers with a local, one-stop recycling solution using the same accountable processes that Metech is known for in North America. This provides our global customers with a single supplier to handle their e-scrap for complete, documented disposal."

Metech Malaysia further extends the reach of Metech's Accountable Resource Management (ARM) program. According to Metech, its ARM program, “assures customers complete product stewardship through step-by-step tracking and accountability for all material handling.”

Metech serves customers in the automotive, electrical and electronic, jewelry and metal processing industries and offers computer and cell phone recycling programs for disposal of consumer electronics. Its three facilities in Worcester, Gilroy, Calif., and Penang are all ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14001:2004 certified.

More information is available at www.metechgroup.com.