Paladin Envirotech announced a major expansion of its U.S. operations, advancing new investment to scale domestic processing capacity and strengthen critical materials recovery infrastructure. As part of this expansion, Paladin has newly acquired a shredding and mechanical processing facility in Phoenix, which adds approximately 93,000 square feet of processing capacity and will serve Arizona, Nevada, Southern California, and New Mexico, anchoring Paladin’s mechanical processing capabilities in the Southwest.
In addition, a Columbus, OH site will add 40,000 square feett as a core processing center, while Dallas, TX and Lacey, WA will add 15,000 square feet each to Paladin’s footprint, both operating as regional collection hubs, alongside its Laurel, MD site announced in February. Combined, the site expansion means the company 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.
This expansion comes as control over critical materials — especially rare earth elements used in defense systems, AI infrastructure, and energy technologies — becomes increasingly tied to economic resilience and national security. At the same time, the U.S. remains heavily dependent on foreign sources for rare earth elements and permanent magnets, while domestic mine development timelines stretch decades. In this context, recovery from existing equipment represents one of the only near-term pathways to access these materials at scale…