Green Transformation and Sustainable Development Prospects of Thailand's Recycled Metal Industry [Recycled Metal Forum]

At the 2025 SMM (2nd) Global Recycled Metals Industry Summit - Main Forum hosted by SMM Information & Technology Co., Ltd., Dr. Somthai Wongcharoen, Secretary General of the ASEAN Institution of Recycling (AIR), shared insights on the topic of "Green Transformation and Sustainable Development Prospects of Thailand's Recycled Metals Industry."

The Thai Recyclers Trade Association is composed of major recycling enterprises in Thailand, including smelting groups, wholesale collection groups, and import-export groups.

Metal scrap: Contains high-value metals such as copper, aluminum, lead, lead-acid batteries, and EV batteries; electronic waste such as PCB boards, from which gold, palladium, and copper can be extracted.

The recycling companies within the association recognize that the recycled metals industry is a crucial sector for Thailand's future, and thus, the metal recycling model is highly popular in the country.

Utilizing renewable resources can address the challenges posed by climate change.

The scrap collection volumes of the Wongpanit Group are as follows:

The annual scrap collection volumes of the Wongpanit Group are as follows:

Heavy steel: 283,360 mt/year; scrap: 5,566 mt/year; zinc: 5,566 mt/year; cast iron: 5,566 mt/year; thin iron: 155,594 mt/year;

White stamping iron: 96,140 mt/year; black stamping iron and steel: 6,578 mt/year; tin-plated iron and steel: 6,578 mt/year.

The total annual scrap recycling volume is 564,948 mt.

The annual recycling volume of scrap aluminum by the Wongpanit Group is as follows:

Aluminum cans: 7,286 mt/year; aluminum angles: 3,794 mt/year; automotive engines: 3,668 mt/year; radiators: 2,276 mt/year; aluminum pipes and tubes: 2,150 mt/year; heavy aluminum: 2,276 mt/year; thin aluminum: 2,276 mt/year; other aluminum: 252 mt/year.

The annual copper scrap collection volume of the Wongpanit Group is as follows:

The annual battery recycling volume of the Wongpanit Group is as follows:

Lithium batteries: 1.85 mt/year, lead: 42,000 mt/year.

Many large industrial investors have a strong demand for the substantial amounts of metals required by the EV and electronics industries, presenting both opportunities and challenges for expanding recycling operations.

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