A U.S. startup called Valor is developing electrochemical liquid extraction technology to recover copper and other metals from ores and electronic waste. The process aims to reduce energy use and pollution compared with conventional smelting. The company plans to build its first commercial facility in Houston.

Overall, supply in China’s petroleum coke market continued to tighten, while downstream demand remained generally stable with support, and supply and demand fundamentals provided two-way support to the market. Coupled with recent fluctuations in crude oil prices and intensified cost-side bargaining, SMM expected that in the short term, the petroleum coke market would mainly remain in consolidation, with prices of different categories continuing to diverge.

To standardize the recycling and treatment of waste electrical and electronic products and effectively prevent and reduce environmental pollution, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment recently issued the "Technical Specification for Pollution Control in the Treatment of Waste Electrical and Electronic Products" (HJ 527—2026). The specification is expected to take effect on March 1 this year.

The diffusion conditions in Qinhuangdao City improved in the afternoon of February 28, and the pollution level eased.

The Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) received a disturbing video early on June 24, 2024, showing the greenish-coloured, polluted waters of the Rio Cobre at Zephyrton, St. Catherine.

Tangshan Heavy Pollution Weather Response Headquarters issued an announcement on March 1 that due to the influence of cold air in recent days