Tag: The Royal Mint

Sky Medical Technology partners with the Royal Mint to recycle end-of-life electronics – supporting UK circular economy

Stuart Mitchell

Sky Medical Technology Ltd, the UK-based parent company of Firstkind Ltd and manufacturer of the innovative geko® device, has announced a landmark partnership with The Royal Mint to recycle end-of-life electronic components, furthering its commitment to sustainability and supporting the UK’s circular economy.   As part of the collaboration, Sky Medical Technology supplies redundant printed circuit boards (PCBs) from its geko and firefly® device production lines—containing traces of gold, silver, copper and other valuable metals—to The Royal Mint’s pioneering South Wales facility. Using its patented, world-first ambient-temperature chemistry, developed by…

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New Factory Extracting Gold from E-Waste Unveiled by The Royal Mint

Stuart Mitchell

A pioneering new factory that provides a more sustainable source of gold and reduces reliance on mining has been unveiled by The Royal Mint. Located at its site in south Wales, the 3,700 square metre facility uses world-first patented chemistry from Canadian clean tech company Excir, extracting gold from printed circuit boards (PCBs) found in everyday items, such as TVs, laptops and mobile phones, in minutes. Excir’s chemistry works at room temperature, creating a more energy efficient and cost-effective method of gold recovery. The factory has scaled the innovative technology…

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The Royal Mint achieves validation of its net zero goals by the Science Based Target initiative

Stuart Mitchell

As part of its commitment to sustainability, The Royal Mint has announced its science-based net zero targets have been officially validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). SBTi is the global body enabling businesses to set ambitious greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets in line with the latest climate science, to prevent the worst effects of climate change. Britain’s oldest company is transforming for the future and has committed to reaching net zero GHG emissions by 2050 across its own operations and within its supply chain, with more near…

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The Royal Mint launches local energy centre as part of its commitment to sustainability

Stuart Mitchell

As part of its ongoing commitment to sustainability, The Royal Mint has launched its local energy centre, which helps power its 38-acre manufacturing site in Llantrisant with greener electricity. After launching its daffodil-inspired wind-turbine in 2018, working with its energy partner, Infinite Renewables, the UK’s oldest company has welcomed a new solar farm, an additional wind-turbine, a combined heat and power plant and battery storage, to form The Royal Mint’s Local Energy Centre. Working towards its goal to become Net Zero by 2050, The Royal Mint is aiming to generate…

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Rockwell Automation to Support The Royal Mint’s Precious Metal Recovery Facility

Stuart Mitchell

Rockwell Automation is working with The Royal Mint to design, build, and commission a facility to safely recover valuable metals from electronic products. When fully operational in 2023, The Royal Mint’s facility in South Wales is expected to process up to 90 tons of UK-sourced circuit boards per week. Waste from electrical equipment and electronics, known as e-waste, is one of the fastest growing waste streams in the UK and the world, with less than 20% currently recycled worldwide. More than 95 tons of precious metals including gold, silver and…

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