# Royal Mint building gold-recovery plant in Llantrisant, UK

The Royal Mint is building an advanced metal-recovery plant in Llantrisant, Glamorgan, to recycle over 3,750 tonnes of printed circuit boards from e-waste annually, recovering gold and other metals. The plant is due for completion in summer 2023 and will create up to 50 jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2023-02-10
- Where: Llantrisant, Glamorgan, United Kingdom
- Jobs: 50
- Starts operating: Q2 2023
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 3,750 tonnes of printed circuit boards per year; 500 kg of pure gold per year
- Products: gold, silver, palladium, copper
- Sectors: [Water Treatment Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/water-treatment-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [The Royal Mint](https://endata.com/companies/13118.md)
- [Rockwell Automation](https://endata.com/companies/2401.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [rockwellautomation.com](https://www.rockwellautomation.com/en-gb/company/news/press-releases/royal-mint-and-rockwell-strike-gold-with-new-recycling-process.html), 2023-02-10: "The Royal Mint is building an advanced metal-recovery plant to process more than 3,750 tonnes of printed circuit boards from electronic waste annually."

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