As a specialist metals recycling company, Scanmetals is a leader in the recovery of non-ferrous metal from incinerator bottom ash (IBA). The recovered non-ferrous metals are cleaned, separated into different fractions and sold to primary and secondary smelters, refineries, ingot makers and foundries globally.

Scanmetals has been at the forefront of developing a dry process for extracting non-ferrous metals from IBA. The IBA generated from Energy-from-Waste (EfW) facilities is first treated by third parties to extract the majority of aggregates and ferrous metal. The residual non-ferrous metal fraction is then treated by Scanmetals across the Company’s three processing sites (with an annual capacity to treat 75,000t of non-ferrous IBA). This material has a non-ferrous metal content of between 40% and 65% with the balance being aggregate and dust. Using the latest separation technology, including eddy-current, induction and X-ray sorting, the dust and aggregate is removed and individual fractions of aluminium, copper, brass, zinc, stainless steel and precious metals are recovered.

Scanmetals’ dry process has important advantages over the more traditional sink/float recovery processes used to treat non-ferrous IBA. The impact of not using large volumes of water and chemicals as well as further minimising oxidation of the metals recovered has a significant positive environmental impact on the overall metal recovery process and end product.

Contact Detials

Scanmetals (UK)

Limited 28 Bilston Lane WV13 2QF Willenhall United Kingdom

infouk@scanmetals.com

+44 1902 630720

Scanmetals Deutschland GmbH

Beim Industriehafen 39 28237 Bremen Germany

info@scanmetals.de

+49 421 64466620