Ruthenium (Ru)

Oryx Metals buys ruthenium scrap for ruthenium recycling, including spent sputtering targets, ruthenium-coated anodes, chip resistor paste and ruthenium-bearing residues. Send your analysis for a written offer.

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Ruthenium recycling for electronics and chemical plants

Ruthenium is used in hard disk drive layers and semiconductor interconnects through sputtering, in ruthenium oxide paste for chip resistors, in coatings on titanium anodes for chlor-alkali plants and in chemical catalysts. Spent targets, anode coatings and paste waste all hold recoverable ruthenium, and because supply comes as a by-product of platinum mining, recycling is an important source.

FORMS WE BUY

Ruthenium scrap we buy

Stacked circular metal discs with machined surfaces and heat discoloration, resting on a wooden pallet in an industrial workshop.

Ruthenium sputtering targets

Spent targets from HDD and semiconductor lines

Used rectangular metal anodes with dark honeycomb surfaces and mounting tabs, arranged vertically on an industrial processing rack.

Coated anodes

Ruthenium-coated titanium anodes from chlor-alkali

Pile of dark gray metallic powder and coarse granules in a stainless steel tray at an industrial processing facility.

Resistor paste

RuO2 thick-film paste and screens

Used curved metal deposition chamber shields with machined edges, mounting holes, and rainbow heat discoloration, stacked in an industrial workshop.

Ruthenium powder

Off-spec and surplus ruthenium powder

Broken honeycomb catalyst fragments and dark metallic process residues collected in an industrial recycling container.

Chamber shields

Ruthenium-coated deposition chamber parts

Ruthenium residues

Process residues and spent ruthenium catalysts

HOW minor metals are PRICED

Oryx Metals makes scrap recycling easy and profitable

There's no single scrap price for minor metals. The same metal can come as clean solids or contaminated powder, and its value per kg can differ many times over. Every Oryx offer is based on your material's analysis, form and the market on the day.

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Clean, high-purity solids

Uncontaminated pieces, offcuts, ingots and production rejects

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Coated or alloyed scrap

Coated parts, alloys, turnings and mixed solids

Priced on content

Powders, sludges & residues

Value depends on metal %, contamination and moisture

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MATERIAL WE’ve BOUGHT

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Pile of broken mirrored germanium optical lens fragments

Scrap germanium lenses

Bulk bags filled with shiny titanium machining chips in a warehouse

Titanium turnings

Close up of grey extruded catalyst pellets

Spent catalyst

Dismantled aircraft jet engines stacked in an outdoor scrap yard

Scrap Jet Engines

Heap of used tungsten carbide drill bit buttons

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FAQs

Ruthenium recycling questions from electronics and chemical sellers

What ruthenium scrap do you buy for ruthenium recycling?

Spent ruthenium sputtering targets, ruthenium-coated titanium anodes, ruthenium oxide resistor paste and screens, ruthenium powder, coated chamber shields, and ruthenium-bearing residues and catalysts.

Do spent ruthenium targets still contain much ruthenium?

Yes. Only part of a target is consumed in sputtering, so spent targets keep a large share of their ruthenium. Bonded targets are accepted, and the backing plate is accounted for in the offer.

How is ruthenium scrap valued?

On assayed ruthenium content and any other platinum group metals, the ruthenium price on the agreed date and refining charges. Ruthenium refining is specialised, so charges differ from platinum and palladium. Oryx sets out terms in a written offer.

How are ruthenium-coated anodes different from iridium anodes?

Chlor-alkali anodes usually carry ruthenium-rich coatings, while oxygen-evolving anodes rely more on iridium. Many coatings contain both. We price each anode type on its actual coating, so send the application and photos.

Can a Japanese trading company sell ruthenium targets through Oryx?

Yes. We work with trading companies that collect spent targets from storage media and semiconductor plants, provide written offers for internal approval, and handle export documentation and logistics.

Why sell ruthenium scrap to Oryx Metals?

Few scrap buyers handle ruthenium, and many treat it as a minor by-product. Oryx Metals values ruthenium on its own, works with refiners that specialise in it and gives you transparent sampling and assay terms before anything ships.