Graphite, Anode & Battery Materials Processing worked example

Scrap Recovery Value at 81% recoverable material share: a worked example in graphite, anode & battery materials processing

Push recoverable material share up to 81% and the picture changes. This example computes every intermediate figure at that operating point. Use it when deciding whether off-spec powder, oversize/fines, coating rejects, test material, or customer-returned anode material should be recovered, reprocessed, sold, or scrapped.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Recoverable scrap mass: 450 kg (unchanged)
  • Recovery value per kg: 5.5 $ / kg (unchanged)
  • Recoverable material share: 81 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 70)
  • Fixed recovery handling cost: 300 $ (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Recovered scrap value = recoverable scrap mass × recovery value per kg × recoverable material share) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 2,305 $ for net scrap recovery value, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 5.12 $ / piece for scrap recovery value per kg reviewed.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 2,005 $ for recovered scrap value.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 300 $ for fixed recovery handling cost.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where recoverable material share sits at 70% and the headline result is 2,033 $, this scenario comes in 13.39% above the baseline at 2,305 $.
  • It computes recovered scrap value as mass times value per kg times the recoverable share, then nets in fixed handling cost to give a net recovery value and an effective value per kg reviewed. The value of this scenario is the size of the gap it exposes: that gap, priced out over a year, is the budget you can justify spending to close it.

Results at a glance

  • Net scrap recovery value: 2,305 $ (headline result)
  • Scrap recovery value per kg reviewed: 5.12 $ / piece
  • Recovered scrap value: 2,005 $
  • Fixed recovery handling cost: 300 $

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Scrap Recovery Value calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.