Noranda Expands Electronic Recycling Business

Noranda Inc. announced that it is investing in a new electronic hardware recycling facility in Canada. The operation, the only one of its kind in Canada, will be located in an 82,200 square-foot industrial facility in Brampton, Ontario. The facility is expected to be operational by summer 2003.

The expansion is a direct response to increasing volumes of end-of-life electronics in Canada. Noranda's recycling processes ensure that unwanted hardware is recycled in a way that conserves resources and promotes sustainable development.

Capital investment in the project is expected to be about $3 million and will create about 20 new jobs during the initial start-up. Material from the new Brampton plant will be shipped to Noranda's Horne smelter in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec for further processing and metal recovery.

"The versatility of Noranda's metallurgical process, combined with its strong network of suppliers has been key to Noranda's growth as a metal recycler," said Brent Chertow, president of Noranda's Canadian Copper and Recycling business unit. "The Brampton facility will strengthen Noranda's position as North America's leading recycler of electronic materials and as the recycling partner of choice."

The facility will be called Noranda Recycling.

"Noranda has made considerable investments in developing a sustainable recycling business," said Cindy Thomas, plant Manager for Noranda Recycling. "With a growing social and environmental concern over the rising volume of waste sent for disposal in landfills, very few organizations have invested in the technical and environmental infrastructure required to recover metals in an environmentally sound and globally competitive manner."