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Samsung Galaxy S25 Receives 2025 ReMA Design for Recycling® Award - Middle East Business News and Information
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. announced that Galaxy S25 has been honored with the 2025 Design for Recycling® Award, the highest recognition for leadership in sustainable product design presented by the Recycled Materials Association ( ReMA ), a leading industry organization dedicated to promoting recycling and circular innovation. This award recognizes Samsung's innovative efforts to scale its use of recycled materials and do more with less of the planet's natural resources. Galaxy S25 is the first Galaxy device to incorporate recycled cobalt —a critical material used in batteries—sourced through Samsung's new Circular Battery Supply Chain [1] . This system recovers cobalt from previously used Galaxy devices and batteries discarded during the manufacturing process [2] , helping to reuse valuable materials and reduce the need for newly-mined cobalt. 'Samsung is committed to embedding sustainability throughout our products' life cycle from design, to usage and disposal,' said Daniel Araujo, VP and Head of the Sustainability Management Office, Mobile eXperience(MX) Business at Samsung Electronics. 'Galaxy S25 represents an important milestone in our journey to enhance circularity in our products and operations, combining cutting-edge innovation with responsibility for the planet. We will continue expanding our efforts to create a more sustainable future for future generations.' 'Samsung has demonstrated true leadership by incorporating design for recycling principles into every phase of Galaxy S25,' said Robin Wiener, President of the Recycled Materials Association ( ReMA ). 'Their use of various recycled materials shows a clear commitment to designing the products we rely on every day with innovation and environmental responsibility.' Building on its progress in battery recycling, the Galaxy S25 features eight different recycled materials [3] across its components, including aluminum, rare earth elements like neodymium and steel. For the first time, recycled material has been integrated into armor aluminum frame [4] , ensuring that every external component of Galaxy S25 contains at least one recycled material. The Galaxy S25 series packaging box is also made with 100% recycled paper, eliminating single-use plastics. Samsung also supports consumer repairability with its Self-Repair program [5] , empowering users to extend product life and reduce e-waste. These initiatives support Samsung's broader environmental goals, including working toward transitioning to 100 percent renewable energy across global DX operations by 2027 and incorporating at least one recycled material in every module of every mobile product [6] by 2030 investing in innovative eco-conscious materials without compromising strength, aesthetics or durability. The award ceremony was held on May 14 at the ReMA Convention in San Diego, California. -Ends-
Syyaha
16-05-2025
- Business
- Syyaha
Samsung Galaxy S25 Receives 2025 ReMA Design for Recycling® Award
Prestigious award highlights company's commitment to advancing circularity and reducing environmental impact Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today announced that Galaxy S25 has been honored with the 2025 Design for Recycling® Award, the highest recognition for leadership in sustainable product design presented by the Recycled Materials Association (ReMA), a leading industry organization dedicated to promoting recycling and circular award recognizes Samsung's innovative efforts to scale its use of recycled materials and do more with less of the planet's natural resources. Galaxy S25 is the first Galaxy device to incorporate recycled cobalt —a critical material used in batteries—sourced through Samsung's new Circular Battery Supply Chain . This system recovers cobalt from previously used Galaxy devices and batteries discarded during the manufacturing process , helping to reuse valuable materials and reduce the need for newly-mined cobalt.'Samsung is committed to embedding sustainability throughout our products' life cycle from design, to usage and disposal,' said Daniel Araujo, VP and Head of the Sustainability Management Office, Mobile eXperience(MX) Business at Samsung Electronics. 'Galaxy S25 represents an important milestone in our journey to enhance circularity in our products and operations, combining cutting-edge innovation with responsibility for the planet. We will continue expanding our efforts to create a more sustainable future for future generations.''Samsung has demonstrated true leadership by incorporating design for recycling principles into every phase of Galaxy S25,' said Robin Wiener, President of the Recycled Materials Association (ReMA). 'Their use of various recycled materials shows a clear commitment to designing the products we rely on every day with innovation and environmental responsibility.'Building on its progress in battery recycling, the Galaxy S25 features eight different recycled materials across its components, including aluminum, rare earth elements like neodymium and steel. For the first time, recycled material has been integrated into armor aluminum frame , ensuring that every external component of Galaxy S25 contains at least one recycled material. The Galaxy S25 series packaging box is also made with 100% recycled paper, eliminating single-use also supports consumer repairability with its Self-Repair program , empowering users to extend product life and reduce initiatives support Samsung's broader environmental goals, including working toward transitioning to 100 percent renewable energy across global DX operations by 2027 and incorporating at least one recycled material in every module of every mobile product by 2030 investing in innovative eco-conscious materials without compromising strength, aesthetics or durability . The award ceremony will be held on May 14 at the ReMA Convention in San Diego, California.
Yahoo
02-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
As retaliatory tariffs mount, recyclers worry what goes around, comes around
Andrew Lincoln often visits schools to teach kids to reduce waste in their daily lives. 'It's not anything new,' said Lincoln, who owns Lincoln Recycling in Erie, Pennsylvania. 'We talk about the three Rs' — reduce, reuse, recycle. But these days, telling the full story would require Lincoln to add a few more Rs, like 'retaliatory tariffs' and 'reliance on foreign imports.' President Donald Trump's 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum took effect on March 12, triggering a wave of countermeasures from foreign governments. The temporary carveouts he granted Canada and Mexico for those metals and other products are set to expire Wednesday — when Trump is set to unveil a vast new slate of tariffs on 'all countries,' including 'reciprocal' levies equalizing trade barriers around the world. The European Commission said Tuesday that it's preparing to reintroduce the retaliatory duties it had imposed during Trump's first term, as part of a broader series of levies on American products teed up for mid-April. Canada has already slapped 25% tariffs on various U.S. goods, including steel and aluminum. Tariffs can give domestic business a short-term boost, economists say, but it gets more complicated once other countries retaliate — making it tough to game out the ultimate winners and losers in an ever-evolving global trade war. For recyclers like Lincoln, levies on foreign metal imports should juice demand for domestic ones, potentially benefiting his business at least in the short term. But Lincoln isn't celebrating yet, citing the broader uncertainty unleashed by the White House's tariff agenda and the blowback it's drawn. 'We always like little movements up and down. I don't really like it when commodity prices are increasing greatly,' Lincoln said. 'There's a backside of that: It can quickly fall.' Other industry stakeholders are sounding similarly circumspect on the eve of what Trump has dubbed 'Liberation Day' on Wednesday. The Aluminum Association, for example, supports some but not all of the president's duties on the key metal. 'Increasing recycling by a few percentage points can drastically reduce our reliance on primary aluminum from foreign sources,' said Charles Johnson, CEO of the trade group, but he noted exports are crucial for the industry, too. About 20% of recycled steel and 37% of recycled aluminum are sold abroad, according to the Recycled Materials Association, or ReMA. That totaled about $26.7 billion in exports in 2023, the organization estimates, sales that foreign governments' retaliatory tariffs could choke off. In 2018, Trump's steel and aluminum tariffs excluded scrap metal, but ReMA said it hasn't been able to determine whether that will hold true this time around, including under his blanket duties on Mexico and Canada. Industry groups have voiced particular dismay that Trump picked a fight with Canada, a major U.S. supplier of both steel and aluminum. The country accounted for over 50% of aluminum imports and over 20% of steel and iron imports as of 2023, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Given these interdependencies, ReMA says it's crucial that the $11 billion worth of recycled materials continues to trade freely within North America. 'Our materials move to where there's the most demand for them,' said Adam Shaffer, vice president of international trade and global affairs at ReMA. While the Aluminum Association has long supported curbing low-cost Chinese imports of 'unfairly traded aluminum,' it opposes tariffs on Canadian aluminum. Johnson said he was optimistic that Trump would consider certain exemptions, as he did in 2018. That would help the domestic industry continue to 'secure a reliable supply of primary metals for U.S. producers,' Johnson said. The United Steelworkers has asked the administration to avoid unnecessarily antagonizing one the industry's biggest trade partners. 'While our union absolutely views tariffs as one of many important tools we need to employ to rebalance our trade relationships, we urge a measured approach that both strengthens our manufacturing sector and accounts for our relationships with our allies, like Canada, who play by the rules,' the labor union said in a Feb. 10 statement. Michael E. Hoffman, CEO of the National Waste and Recycling Association, which represents mostly consumer goods recyclers, likewise said it's common for recycled materials to move relatively freely between Mexico, Canada and the U.S. 'It's a North American model,' he said. A White House spokesperson didn't respond to a request for comment. Even if tariffs succeed in making domestic steel and aluminum — both newly made and recycled supplies — more competitive with foreign counterparts, global retaliation threatens to destabilize commodity markets for these products. Higher prices at home are only good for American businesses if there's enough demand to support them, Shaffer pointed out. 'It would be harmful for both the recyclers [and] also for the environment if there's no market for these materials domestically,' he said. Some Trump administration officials have said their sweeping trade policy changes could cause some short-term pain on the way to reinvigorating American industry. But even within sectors the White House is looking to bolster, there's skepticism that the gamble will pay off. 'Some things make sense to be made overseas versus here,' said Lincoln, the Pennsylvania recycling plant owner. 'I don't see the infrastructure coming immediately.' This article was originally published on
NBC News
01-04-2025
- Business
- NBC News
As retaliatory tariffs mount, recyclers worry what goes around, comes around
Other industry stakeholders are sounding similarly circumspect on the eve of what Trump has dubbed 'Liberation Day' on Wednesday. The Aluminum Association, for example, supports some but not all of the president's duties on the key metal. 'Increasing recycling by a few percentage points can drastically reduce our reliance on primary aluminum from foreign sources,' said Charles Johnson, CEO of the trade group, but he noted exports are crucial for the industry, too. About 20% of recycled steel and 37% of recycled aluminum are sold abroad, according to the Recycled Materials Association, or ReMA. That totaled about $26.7 billion in exports in 2023, the organization estimates, sales that foreign governments' retaliatory tariffs could choke off. In 2018, Trump's steel and aluminum tariffs excluded scrap metal, but ReMA said it hasn't been able to determine whether that will hold true this time around, including under his blanket duties on Mexico and Canada. Industry groups have voiced particular dismay that Trump picked a fight with Canada, a major U.S. supplier of both steel and aluminum. The country accounted for over 50% of aluminum imports and over 20% of steel and iron imports as of 2023, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Given these interdependencies, ReMA says it's crucial that the $11 billion worth of recycled materials continues to trade freely within North America. 'Our materials move to where there's the most demand for them,' said Adam Shaffer, vice president of international trade and global affairs at ReMA. While the Aluminum Association has long supported curbing low-cost Chinese imports of 'unfairly traded aluminum,' it opposes tariffs on Canadian aluminum. Johnson said he was optimistic that Trump would consider certain exemptions, as he did in 2018. That would help the domestic industry continue to 'secure a reliable supply of primary metals for U.S. producers,' Johnson said. The United Steelworkers has asked the administration to avoid unnecessarily antagonizing one the industry's biggest trade partners. 'While our union absolutely views tariffs as one of many important tools we need to employ to rebalance our trade relationships, we urge a measured approach that both strengthens our manufacturing sector and accounts for our relationships with our allies, like Canada, who play by the rules,' the labor union said in a Feb. 10 statement. Michael E. Hoffman, CEO of the National Waste and Recycling Association, which represents mostly consumer goods recyclers, likewise said it's common for recycled materials to move relatively freely between Mexico, Canada and the U.S. 'It's a North American model,' he said. A White House spokesperson didn't respond to a request for comment. Even if tariffs succeed in making domestic steel and aluminum — both newly made and recycled supplies — more competitive with foreign counterparts, global retaliation threatens to destabilize commodity markets for these products. Higher prices at home are only good for American businesses if there's enough demand to support them, Shaffer pointed out. 'It would be harmful for both the recyclers [and] also for the environment if there's no market for these materials domestically,' he said. Some Trump administration officials have said their sweeping trade policy changes could cause some short-term pain on the way to reinvigorating American industry. But even within sectors the White House is looking to bolster, there's skepticism that the gamble will pay off. 'Some things make sense to be made overseas versus here,' said Lincoln, the Pennsylvania recycling plant owner. 'I don't see the infrastructure coming immediately.'
