by Anand | Jun 10, 2026 | Circular Economy, Investment Recovery, Surplus Asset Management, SUSTAINABILITY
TL;DR The market for used semiconductor equipment is on track to more than double, from roughly $4.55 billion in 2025 to about $10.59 billion by 2030, an 18.3% compound annual growth rate. Fab refresh cycles, the CHIPS-driven build-out, and surging AI chip demand are...
by Anand | Jun 2, 2026 | Circular Economy, Industry Best Practices, Investment Recovery, SUSTAINABILITY
TL;DR Scope 3 emissions account for 70 to 90 percent of a typical company’s carbon footprint, and CDP data shows supply chain emissions are 26 times larger than direct operations. CSRD, California SB 253, and the SEC climate rule all converge in 2026, making...
by Anand | May 26, 2026 | Circular Economy, Investment Recovery, Surplus Asset Management, SUSTAINABILITY
TL;DR The U.S. installed battery energy storage system fleet is on track to reach roughly 65 GW by the end of 2026, more than double its early-2025 level, which makes BESS end-of-life a near-term investment recovery priority, not a 2040 problem. Decommissioning a 1...
by Anand | May 23, 2026 | Circular Economy, Investment Recovery, Surplus Asset Management, SUSTAINABILITY
TL;DR Oil and gas decommissioning is a $7.5B market in 2026 growing at roughly 8% CAGR, with global liability now estimated at $311-362B — investment recovery teams own a defining slice of that conversation. Well abandonment, plug and abandonment, and pipeline...
by Anand | May 12, 2026 | Circular Economy, Investment Recovery, Surplus Asset Management, SUSTAINABILITY
TL;DR The commercial aircraft disassembly and recycling market is on track to grow from $9.67B in 2026 to $15.64B by 2034 (6.20% CAGR), and Airbus forecasts roughly $52B in used serviceable material (USM) value over the next two decades. Aircraft recycling can return...
by Anand | May 5, 2026 | Circular Economy, Industry Best Practices, Investment Recovery, SUSTAINABILITY
TL;DR The European wind industry’s self-imposed landfill ban on decommissioned blades took effect January 1, 2026, sending a clear signal that wind turbine blade recycling is now a corporate strategy issue, not a side project. The U.S. has more than 8,000 aging...
