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KEY INSIGHTS
The global market is expected to grow at a CAGR of around 3.5% and is also estimated to reach
$80 bn by 2020
The market volume is expected to increase to 32 bn units and 3.95 mn tons by 2018 increasing
at a rate of 3.8% and 5% respectively
High demand from smartphones and media devices in consumer electronics, coupled with
resurgence in industrial automation segments, is the main growth driver.
China is the leading producer with a major market share, followed by Japan and South Korea.
PCBs constitute around 9% of weight and 4% of mass of all WEEE (Waste Electrical and
Electronic Equipment), currently of more than 10 million tones
The EU aims to recycle around 85% of WEEE by 2019 which is 10m tones or 20 kg per capita
from the current 2m tones or 4 kg per capita.