In early 2026, Mitsubishi Materials Corporation made a minority equity investment in Colt Recycling as part of a broader strategic partnership with Elemental Group.
What this means for you: nothing changes day-to-day. You’ll keep working with the same Colt team, the same service, and the same commitment to secure, responsible electronics recycling and IT asset disposition (ITAD). What changes is the strength behind us.
Why this partnership fits
Colt collects and processes end-of-life electronics and prepares recovered materials for their next destination. Mitsubishi Materials works further downstream, with deep experience in non-ferrous metals, smelting, and refining. It has also named e-scrap and secondary raw materials as part of its long-term strategy. Elemental Group’s global urban-mining platform ties the pieces together, connecting end-of-life electronics to the recovery of valuable materials.
What the investment is meant to support
- Stronger e-waste collection networks
- Investment in recycling technology and infrastructure
- Better material recovery and expanded processing capacity
- Long-term downstream solutions
Why it matters now
Electronics contain copper, gold, silver, palladium, and other metals worth recovering. Urban mining means sourcing those materials from the computers, servers, telecom equipment, and circuit boards already around us, rather than relying only on newly mined resources. With data center growth, electrification, shorter replacement cycles, and rising demand for critical materials, the industry needs investment at every stage, from collection to refining. This partnership helps connect those stages.
Looking ahead
Colt has grown by building strong relationships and finding better ways to recover value from end-of-life materials. This investment lets us keep doing that with greater reach and resources.
Same Colt Recycling. Stronger backing. A bigger opportunity to make an impact.