Dive Brief:

• Kuusakoski Recycling inked a deal to purchase the remaining shares of its joint venture partnership from Vintage Tech Recyclers Inc.
• Kuusakoski Recycling is the subsidiary of a Finnish recycling firm that is based in the U.S.; Vintage Tech Recyclers is based in Romeoville, IL.
• The companies believe that the combined resources, namely technology, people, and capital investment, will expand the companies' combined capabilities to deliver value to the increased customer base.

Dive Insight:

Karrie Gibson, the founder and CEO of Vintage Tech Recyclers Inc., said, “This is the next planned step in combining Vintage Tech’s decade of customer service expertise, best-in-class collection infrastructure, asset management and CEM services with Kuusakoski Recycling’s state-of-the-art processing and materials management system and global reach.”