Precious metal recycling Waste Streams
Plating industry
Reducing losses from baths, rinses, and residues with efficient, compliant recycling solutions.
Recover value from every layer
Plating operations rely heavily on precious metals such as gold, silver, platinum, and palladium. Throughout the plating process, valuable metals are lost through drag-out, rinse water, and bath contamination.
At Sibanye-Stillwater Recycling operations, we specialize in recovering precious metals from plating processes, helping operators reduce losses, extend bath life, and improve cost efficiency.
With metal prices remaining high, optimizing recovery from plating lines is critical. Efficient recycling reduces raw material demand and environmental impact.
We support plating facilities with reliable, compliant recovery solutions.
Identify hidden value across
your workflow
True recovery starts with knowing where precious metals are slipping through the cracks. These commonly overlooked areas of plating operations often hold more value than expected.
Plating baths
Key recovery sources include:
- Spent plating solutions
- Bath residues and sludges
- Drag-out losses
Rinse systems
Often overlooked areas:
- Rinse water contamination
- Ion exchange resins
- Filtration systems
Surface finishing
High-value materials found in:
- Gold and silver plating residues
Spent solutions and filters
Rinse waters and sludge
Facility-wide waste
Additional recovery opportunities:
- Dust from production floors
- Used wipes, gloves, and filters
- Scrap from rework and testing
Thin layers. Strong returns.
Even microscopic coatings can translate into meaningful value when recovered efficiently.
Partner with Sibanye-Stillwater Recycling operations
When you partner with Sibanye-Stillwater Recycling operations, you gain a collaborator committed to integrity, innovation, and results you can see and measure. We invite you to explore how our expertise can support your goals – today and into the future.
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