Step onto the show floor in Frankfurt this June and you’ll hear it before you see it – the low hum of machinery, the movement of materials, the rhythm of industrial systems running in real time. Conveyors in motion. Sensors scanning. Metals separating. Batteries dismantled. Data destroyed.
This is not theory. This is recovery – live.
On 17–18 June 2026, Messe Frankfurt becomes the global meeting point for the industries redefining how the world sources, secures, and recovers its most critical materials. Bringing together E-Waste World, Battery Recycling, Metal Recycling, and the ITAD & Circular Electronics Expo, the event unites the full value chain – from recyclers and manufacturers to policymakers, technologists, and compliance leaders – all working toward one shared objective: turning material scarcity into operational capability.
Across 15,000 square metres of exhibition space, Hall 3 will be alive with technical demonstrations, working machinery, and real-world solutions. With 400+ exhibitors and more than 4,500 senior decision-makers in attendance, this is where conversations move quickly from concept to implementation – and where the technologies shaping the next phase of the circular economy can be seen, tested, and evaluated first-hand.
This is where the next 12–24 months of your operation gets decided.
Your free 4-in-1 Expo Pass gives you seamless access across all four co-located events, each addressing a critical component of the global recovery challenge.
Scaling Resource Recovery at the E-Waste World Expo
Watch materials move from bulk input to refined output as advanced mechanical separation and optical sorting technologies process increasingly complex WEEE streams. Live demonstrations will show how precision systems isolate high-value fractions from mixed e-scrap – transforming discarded electronics into industrial-grade feedstock.
By integrating sensor-based intelligence with high-capacity processing, these solutions are closing the gap between waste and resource at scale.
Meet the innovators exhibiting: Aurubis, Stand D40 | Riera Nadeu, Stand F115 | FOR REC, Stand F10
Closing the Loop at the Battery Recycling Expo
From logistics to recovery, this zone brings the circular battery chain to life. See industrial-scale systems managing end-of-life EV batteries, alongside live demonstrations of lithium-ion processing and material recovery. Hydrometallurgical processes and advanced extraction technologies reveal how critical battery materials are being reclaimed with increasing efficiency and purity.
As global electrification accelerates, these are the systems enabling the industry to keep pace.
Meet the innovators exhibiting: Alfred H Knight, Stand D125 | ANDRITZ, Stand D55 | HC Starck, Stand F15
Advancing CRM Recovery at the Metal Recycling Expo
See AI-driven sensors identify complex alloys in milliseconds, and watch scrap transformed into high-grade secondary raw materials. This zone showcases the next generation of metallurgical innovation – scalable systems designed to recover value from increasingly complex and specialised streams.
As supply chains face growing geopolitical pressure, these technologies are critical to securing a stable and sustainable flow of materials.
Meet the innovators exhibiting: MAIREC, Stand M3 | Steinert, Stand F120 | Austin AI, Stand F10
Optimising Secure Asset Recovery at the ITAD & Circular Electronics Expo
Step into a world of precision-engineered data destruction and lifecycle management. Experience live demonstrations of industrial-grade sanitisation systems, alongside diagnostic and refurbishment technologies that enable enterprise hardware to be securely remarketed.
From automated testing at scale to high-security destruction, this is where data protection meets value recovery.
Meet the innovators exhibiting: Iron Mountain, Stand K55 | Phiston Technologies, Stand K5 | Paladin Envirotech, Stand K39
Across the floor, global leaders including Veolia, Atlantic Copper, Thermo Fisher Scientific, and Fraunhofer IFAM will be demonstrating how their technologies are solving real-world processing challenges – not in theory, but in practice.
This is the only environment where you can evaluate 400+ solutions side-by-side, speak directly with the engineers behind them, and compare performance in real time. It is where partnerships are formed, investments are shaped, and operational decisions are accelerated.
Missing it doesn’t mean standing still – it means falling behind.
Do not wait for the post-event report. See the systems. Test the technologies. Build the relationships that will define your next phase of growth.
Register now for your free 4-in-1 Expo Pass and experience the future of resource recovery – live in Frankfurt: https://ewaste-expo.com/register-attend
For further information on exhibiting or speaking, please contact info@trans-worldevents.com.
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