La Farga Yourcoppersolutions is a bicentennial Catalan company that manufactures semifinished
copper products. As copper is a 100% recyclable material, much of the sector’s production
comes from secondary copper, scrap, not from mined copper. In the case of La Farga, not only a
good part of its output comes from recycled copper, ...»»»»
La Farga Yourcoppersolutions is a bicentennial Catalan company that manufactures semifinished
copper products. As copper is a 100% recyclable material, much of the sector’s production
comes from secondary copper, scrap, not from mined copper. In the case of La Farga, not only a
good part of its output comes from recycled copper, but it is also a world leader in copper-recycling
technology. The objective of the paper is to describe La Farga’s business model from the point of view
of sustainability and the circular economy. What have been the causes and effects of recycling on the
business model? Regarding the methodology, the work follows the research strategy of the case study.
Both qualitative and quantitative data were collected from a variety of primary and secondary sources.
Economic, social and environmental sustainability of the firm was assessed through financial and nonfinancial
indicators; value-added generation and distribution were calculated from accounting data;
and the circular business model was analysed via a thematic analysis: its components, innovation,
enablers and barriers. Results show that the presence of barriers forces the implementation of
circularity to be gradual and to combine linear and circular models to maintain competitiveness.^^^^
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Citació Bibliogràfica:
Corral-Marfil, J., Arimany-Serrat, N., Hitchen, E.L., Viladecans-Riera, C. (2021). Recycling Technology Innovation as a Source of Competitive Advantage: The Sustainable and Circular Business Model of a Bicentennial Company. Sustainability, 13(14). https://doi.org/10.3390/su13147723