Rare earths recovery company Paladin Envirotech has announced a major expansion of its US operations to scale domestic processing capacity and strengthen critical materials recovery infrastructure.

Paladin Envirotech has acquired a shredding and mechanical processing facility in Phoenix, Arizona, marking its entry into the Southwest and bringing its total global footprint to almost 600 000 square feet. The company also recently established sites in Columbus (Ohio), Dallas (Texas) and Lacey (Washington).

The Phoenix facility adds about 93 000 square feet of processing capacity and will serve Arizona, Nevada, Southern California and New Mexico. The Columbus facility added 40 000 square feet as a core processing centre while the balance of the sites adds 15 000 square feet each to Paladin Envirotech's footprint. All the sites operate as regional collection hubs, alongside its Laurel site, in Maryland, which was opened in February.

Paladin Envirotech is working to strengthen global critical-material supply chains through the recovery of rare earth elements and strategic materials from end-of-life electronics and manufacturing waste.

Using a company called Critical Minerals Recycling's exclusive and patented Advanced Dissolution Recycling technology, the partnership provides a scalable and environmentally responsible alternative to traditional mining. Together, the organisations help keep valuable materials in circulation, reduce reliance on foreign sources, and support US and allied manufacturing, energy, defence, and technology sectors.

With the new US sites, Paladin Envirotech now has national reach to capture, process and retain high-value materials domestically. This distributed model helps close the gap between asset retirement and recovery - particularly in the fragmented "last mile" of e-waste where material is still routinely lost to low-value or offshore channels, Paladin Envirotech explains.

Organisations retiring equipment often face long transport routes, slow collections, inconsistent service, and rising logistics costs - particularly when volumes fall below the thresholds of enterprise-focused providers.

Paladin Envirotech's hub-and-satellite model solves this last-mile challenge by enabling local intake, faster service, and standardised handling, while applying the same operating controls, security standards, and reporting across every site. As demand grows, the model allows the company to expand coverage quickly without compromising compliance or chain-of-custody.