metal recovery

Eriez copper reduction circuit helps steelmakers recover more value from scrap

Eriez® has developed the Copper Reduction Circuit for steel mills, an integrated system that helps scrap processors produce premium low-copper shred.Built around the Eriez Shred1® Ballistic Separator...

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OSR and Cleansort take stock of their LIBS sorting operations

More than 20 000 t Sorted, 142 000 t of CO2 avoided

Avoided independent life cycle assessment by EurA AG confirms up to 98 % CO2 savings compared to primary aluminium after four years of continuous industrial operation

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Bunting Magnetics appoints Mobergs as official representative for Nordic and Baltic region

Appointment strengthens Bunting’s local support and market presence across Northern Europe

Bunting Magnetics has appointed Mobergs as its official representative for magnetic separation equipment across the Nordic and Baltic region. The partnership will strengthen Bunting’s presence in...

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Issue 05/2026 Exclusion from major Asian markets

New EU draft non-OECD list puts Europe‘s metal recyclers at risk 

Recycling Europe strongly condemns the European Commission’s proposed treatment of ferrous and non-ferrous metal waste under its draft list of non-OECD countries.

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Issue 05/2026 Process control in metal recycling

SPALECK ActiveFEED optimises sorting quality, plant ­performance and process control

Iwan Koslow GmbH & Co. KG operates the largest of its four recycling sites in Bavaria, situated directly on the A92 motorway. With around 150 employees, the family-run business has been successfully...

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Saving fuel in port operations: Stevedoring company reduces CO₂ emissions by 15 t/a

It is late April in southwestern Finland. The sun is shining over the port of Pori. But appearances can be deceiving. Just moments earlier, rain and snow showers had alternated across the harbor. Icy...

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Material handling machine with tool-change capability for grab and scrap shear

In material handling, smaller scrap yards often have to handle a wide variety of tasks with limited resources. Metal fractions are sorted, moved, loaded, and, if necessary, processed directly on site....

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Technologies for the mobile recovery of resources from IBA

Flexibility and added value for incinerator bottom ash from WtE industry

Worldwide, the demands placed on a functioning circular economy are increasing. Landfill bans, stricter environmental regulations and the desire to conserve primary raw materials are bringing new...

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Issue 04/2026 EGA and Panizzolo: a large-scale aluminium recycling project

Processing of aluminium scrap up to 185 000 t/a

A complete line for the UAE’s largest aluminium recycling plant, designed to process complex aluminium scrap and prepare it for the melting cycle through a controlled, efficient and fully integrated process.

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STEINERT expands its presence in Mexico

Sorting and separation technologies specialist for the recycling and raw material industries, STEINERT, is broadening its activities in Mexico to provide customers in the region with direct support....

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