Critical Minerals Expo North America, Battery Recycling Expo North America and E-Waste World Expo North America arrive in Atlanta on October 28/29, 2026, bringing together the organizations shaping North America’s critical resource value chain.
Registration is now open for the 2026 editions of Critical Minerals Expo North America, Battery Recycling Expo North America and E-Waste World Expo North America, taking place at the Cobb Convention Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
The co-located B2B exhibitions and conferences arrive at a significant moment for North America’s industrial landscape. As investment continues across critical minerals, advanced processing, manufacturing and recycling infrastructure, industries across the economy are working to strengthen domestic production, secure reliable material supply and recover more value from end-of-life resources. From battery manufacturing and electric vehicles to semiconductors, aerospace, defense, renewable energy, telecommunications and advanced technologies, access to secure critical mineral supply chains is becoming increasingly important for the industries shaping North America’s future.
Atlanta provides a fitting backdrop for those conversations. Georgia has become one of the cornerstones of the rapidly expanding U.S. Battery Belt, with billions of dollars invested in battery and electric vehicle manufacturing in recent years. More broadly, Battery Belt states have attracted well over $48 billion in announced clean energy manufacturing investment since 2021, helping establish the Southeast as one of North America’s fastest-growing industrial regions for battery production, advanced manufacturing and critical minerals processing.
Against this backdrop, the co-located events will welcome more than 1,500 industry professionals, 150 exhibitors and 60 expert speakers, creating a meeting place for organisations involved in mining, processing, manufacturing, metals recovery, electronics recycling, IT asset disposition (ITAD), equipment supply, technology development and policymaking across the critical minerals and circular economy value chains.
A single complimentary registration provides access to all three exhibitions and conference programmes across both days, reflecting the growing connection between critical minerals, battery recycling and electronics recycling as industries work towards building more resilient domestic supply chains and a stronger circular economy.
Together, the three events provide visitors with a broader perspective of how critical minerals move through the value chain, from extraction and processing through to manufacturing, recovery and recycling. Visitors will have the opportunity to meet mining and mineral processing specialists, battery recycling companies, electronics recyclers, equipment manufacturers, technology providers and material recovery experts working across the industry’s rapidly evolving ecosystem.
Confirmed exhibitors already include SGS, Metso, Aurubis, Steinert, Primobius, Stadler, ERI, Full Circle Electronics, Umicore and Veolia, with additional exhibitors continuing to join the floorplan ahead of the event.
More than 60 industry experts will deliver technical presentations, market updates and panel discussions across three dedicated conference theatres, exploring issues including:
- Critical mineral supply chains, geopolitical risk, permitting, domestic refining capacity and investment
- Battery collection, transportation, end-of-life management, black mass processing, lithium-ion battery recycling and second-life applications
- Electronics recycling, IT asset disposition (ITAD), Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), circular economy strategies and the development of domestic recycling infrastructure
The event has already secured support from industry associations and strategic partners across the critical minerals, battery and recycling sectors. Industry partners include the Battery Council International, Critical Minerals Institute, Critical Minerals Association USA, Coalition for American Electronics Recycling, National Center for Electronics Recycling and the Georgia Manufacturing Alliance, alongside an international advisory board comprising recognised leaders from across the critical resource value chain.
Peter Sarno, Event Director at Trans-World Events, commented:
“Five years ago, these industries largely saw themselves as separate markets. Today, they’re part of one much bigger conversation. North America’s focus on strengthening domestic supply chains of critical minerals has highlighted just how connected mining, processing and recycling have become. The materials needed for tomorrow’s economy won’t come from a single source; they’ll come from a combination of responsible extraction, smarter processing and recovering more value from the resources already in circulation. That’s the conversation we’re bringing to Atlanta.”
The co-located events are designed to connect decision-makers involved in mining, refining, battery manufacturing, electronics recycling, IT asset disposition, metals recovery, equipment manufacturing, technology development and public policy.
Registration is now open.
Further announcements, including additional exhibitors, conference sessions and keynote speakers, will be released over the coming weeks.