Entries by msv2016

Efficient Crushers “Made in Italy”

The Italian company Bongioanni S.p.A. is not only a producer of machines and complete lines for the primary processing of wood as well as the manufacturing of clay bricks and roofing tiles, but also a provider of equipment for the recycling industry. According to the company, which was established in 1907, the range of machines […]

A Convenient Combination for Screening and Shredding

In processing biomass and waste wood, it takes efficient purpose-designed machinery to get the best results from varying feedstocks. Komptech, an international technology supplier of machinery and systems for the mechanical and mechanical-biological treatment of solid waste and biomass, has studied different processing methods very closely regarding output quality and operating costs. In tests of […]

Grapples for Better Handling of Bulk Materials

Caterpillar’s new orange-peel grapples GSH420 and GSH520 are designed for a wide range of applications. According to the information, handling shredded scrap (long structural beams, car bodies) is as well included as handling rocks at construction sites and waste at recycling and transfer stations. The performance and efficiency of the new Cat grapples, which are […]

German Company Ordered Complete Tire Recycling Plant

Austria-based international technology Group Andritz has received an order from Pyrum Innovations AG to supply a complete tire recycling plant for their thermolysis facility in Dillingen (Germany); start-up is planned for spring 2019. As reported, the new recycling equipment from the house of Andritz will process car and truck tires with a maximum diameter of […]

Chinese Steelmaker Intends to Use more Scrap

Chinese Nanjing Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. has placed an order with Germany-based SMS group to supply new ConSo R6 injectors for the electric arc furnace No. 3 of its plant in Luhe district, one of 11 districts of Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu province. Erection and commissioning of the equipment are scheduled for 2019. […]

Befesa Expands its Recycling Services into China

Befesa S.A., a leading European company regarding steel dust and aluminum salt slags recycling services, has signed an agreement with the Jiangsu Changzhou Economic Zone to develop its recycling services business in China. According to Befesa, the company will acquire the land use right in the Chinese city of Changzhou to build its first electric […]

2018 Marks a Record Year of Sales for Eriez Eddy Current Separators

In 1969, Eriez Magnetics was the first company to patent both permanent magnetic and electromagnetic Eddy Current Separators (ECS). Just a few years before, at a product seminar held in front of Eriez Headquarters and industry guests, the world’s first Eddy Current Separator was demonstrated by Bill Benson who developed the unit alongside Eriez Research […]

Itronics Starts R&D to Recover Tin and Copper

In January this year, USA-based Itronics Inc., a producer of fertilizers and silver products, announced that it has recently started research and development to recover tin and copper from the silver bullion being produced by its printed circuit board refining pilot plant. According to the company, tin was on the list of 35 minerals deemed […]

Products with Chemically Recycled Plastics

The German chemical concern BASF has for the first-time manufactured products based on chemically recycled plastic waste, the company informed some weeks ago. According to the information, BASF wants to make a significant contribution in reducing the amount of plastic waste. “With our ChemCycling project, we are using plastic waste as a resource. In this […]

Steelanol: Converting Carbon-Containing Gas into Fuel

In January this year, the first foundation pile of the ArcelorMittal’s Steelanol plant in Belgium has been driven into the ground, the first of 1,800 piles that will support the future installations of the plant. In June last year, the international steel and mining company ArcelorMittal has begun construction of new premises at its site […]