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  1. downcycleverb

    To convert (waste materials etc.) into new materials or products of lesser quality and reduced functionality.

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  1. downcycle

    Downcycling, or cascading, is the recycling of waste where the recycled material is of lower quality and functionality than the original material. Often, this is due to the accumulation of tramp elements in secondary metals, which may exclude the latter from high-quality applications. For example, steel scrap from end-of-life vehicles is often contaminated with copper from wires and tin from coating. This contaminated scrap yields a secondary steel that does not meet the specifications for automotive steel and therefore, it is mostly applied in the construction sector.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of downcycle in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of downcycle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of downcycle in a Sentence

  1. Martin Rowe:

    I agree dry bulk looks gloomy but we feel we're much closer to the end of this part of a downcycle than we are to the beginning.

  2. Joe Morrison:

    The downgrade also reflects the uncertainty as to whether or not these factors can be improved sustainably and materially, given our expectations of a prolonged commodity downcycle, and the consequent negative sentiment impacting Noble and commodity traders in general.

  3. Chief Executive Reinhard Ploss:

    The market environment remains challenging, cyclical pressures are persisting, and we continue to steer our course through what feels like the bottom of an ordinary semi downcycle.


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