MTB Recycling announces joint venture with Erdmann of Germany

Group also constructs new manufacturing and service facility in France and introduces a hybrid shredder.

May 29, 2014
Recycling Today Staff

Equipment & Products Legislation & Regulations

MTB Group and Erdmann have partnered to create the shredder solutions company MTB Recyclingtechnik GmbH based in Germany. From left, Christian Schroll, MTB GmbH; Jean-Philippe Fusier, MTB Group; and Mickaël Bohlefeld, MTB GmbH.

During the recent IFAT exhibition held in May 2014 in Munich, shredder and recycling systems supplier MTB Recycling, based in Trept, France, announced several strategic initiatives aimed at better serving the company's worldwide customer base.

The group introduced the CRX 2000 Hybrid Shredder. This machine allows users to change shafts. The shredder can be delivered as a rotary shear with two cutting shafts or as a ripper with two massive shafts designed for breaking, according to MTB. This design makes it possible for recyclers to have two types of operations from one machine.

Also announced was the founding of MTB Recyclingtechnik GmbH. This joint venture between MTB and German company Erdmann will combine the competencies of both firms to serve customers in Germany and Austria. The new venture is intended to provide recyclers within this region with local sales and service support as well as to offer unique solutions available through MTB.

MTB Group's new facility in France.

The construction of a new state-of-the-art production facility in France also was announced. MTB reports that the new facility will support the MTB line as well as the activities of its partner companies. Operations at the new facility will include final assembly of MTB machinery as well as heavy machining for critical parts such as rotors. Featuring a high-tech turning mill, the facility is designed to allow critical, precision machining functions to be brought in-house and under MTB control.

The shredder manufacturer also profiled two of its important customers during the IFAT exhibition. One of the profiles focused on GUMI IMPEX, a Croatian tyre recycling firm which has been running an MTB production line for 10 years — 42,000 hours — with no operational problems, the company says.

OLSHAK, a munitions recycler based in Israel, was also profiled as the firm has been running the first MTB shredder sold commercially for 35 years, MTB says.

Midwest Fiber’s electronics recycling division earns certifications

Illinois company says it guarantees R2:2013 compliant handling, recycling and disposal throughout the downstream process.

May 29, 2014
Recycling Today Staff

Certification Electronics

Midwest Fiber Recycling, based in Normal, Illinois, has announced that its electronics recycling division has been independently audited and certified to the R2:2013, ISO 14001:2004 and OHSAS 18001:2007 standards for responsible management systems and procedures.

The company, which serves customers throughout central Illinois, says the three certifications focus on services involving information destruction, disassembly, sorting and recycling of electronic equipment.

“We are excited to expand Midwest Fiber Recycling’s wide range of service offerings and expertise to include electronics recycling, allowing for advanced service options from a trusted recycler,” says Marie Streenz, business development manager of the company’s electronics division.

The Responsible Recycling Practices (R2) R2:2013 Standard was developed by the R2 Solutions Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) as the next generation of the R2 Standard, which was first released in 2008 by the U.S. EPA.

R2 Solutions, Boulder, Colorado, a nonprofit organization, is the governing body that administers the R2 certification program. R2 Solutions services supports and educates companies on the opportunities associated with the certification.

R2 certification is designed to certify that electronics recycling and refurbishing facilities conform to the R2 Standard, which is based on best practices in environmental health and worker safety, data security and applicable laws.

R2:2013, the updated version of the standard, emphasizes repair and reuse, record keeping and reporting, environmental health and safety planning, data security and other updates.

ISO 14001:2004 is an environmental management standard that helps organizations minimize their processes that potentially could have a negative impact on the environment while complying with applicable laws, regulations and environmental requirements.

OHSAS 18001:2007 is an externally assessed occupational health and safety management system that ensures that safety management practices are in accordance with international standards.

Midwest Fiber Recycling operates four facilities in the Illinois cities of Bloomington-Normal, Decatur, Springfield and Peoria. In addition to processing more than 260 million pounds of recyclables per year, the company operates a confidential document destruction division and a food composting company.

Vecoplan appoints project management director

Mike LaGoe has worked as a manager in the company’s project engineering department since 2011.

May 29, 2014
Recycling Today Staff

Personnel

Vecoplan LLC, based in Archdale, North Carolina, has named Mike LaGoe director of project management. LaGoe has worked as a manager in Vecoplan’s project engineering department since 2011 and brings a total of 15 years of engineering management experience to his new position. Prior to joining Vecoplan, LaGoe worked as an engineering manager with a leading manufacturer of air pollution control systems.

LaGoe’s responsibilities will include directing the design and development of large scale, turnkey, mechanical systems for the processing and production of alternative fuel feedstock from biomass and waste, as well as general waste recycling and treatment systems. In order to ensure continuous quality control, he also will oversee the manufacture and implementation of projects once the engineering phase has been completed.

“Over the last three years Mike’s job performance, as both an engineer and as a manager, has been exemplary. When the need arose for a director of this department, Mike was the obvious choice to fill the role,” says to Len Beusse, COO of Vecoplan.

Vecoplan is a global leader in waste and biomass processing technologies, including receiving, size reduction, screening, separation, optical sorting, material handling, storage, metered feeding and integrated control systems.

GCE in final stages of acquisition

Company plans to acquire nonferrous scrap and catalytic recycling company.

May 29, 2014
Recycling Today Staff

Nonferrous

Houston-based Global Clean Energy Inc. (GCE) has announced it is in the final stages of its due diligence subsequent to an executed agreement to acquire a nonferrous scrap metal and catalytic recycling company in the United States.

The company, which will be majority owned by GCE, will focus on becoming a major aggregator of spent catalytic converters from end of life vehicles (ELV), which are rich in platinum group precious metals (PGM) (platinum, palladium and rhodium). GCE says PGM from used auto catalysts can be highly and efficiently recovered through a state of the art smelting process. GCE says it will be purchasing smelting technology to operate the recovery process.

Brian Levine, GCE’s COO, says he expects the deal to be complete within three months. In the meantime, due to the relative small size of the precious metals sector he says that is opting to keep the name of the company being acquired confidential.

Auto catalysts, which reduce toxic emissions in automobiles, use substantial amounts of platinum and palladium and are the largest source of demand for PGM followed by the jewelry industry and industrial applications, according to GCE. Auto catalyst canisters are fitted in more than 95 percent of new passenger cars worldwide.

"We're not alone in this industry and for good reason," Levine notes. "PGM are essential industrial precious metals with world demand growing to the point that you'll need a telescope to see how high the price of platinum will go, according to industry experts."

Through its acquisition, GCE says it will operate a vertically integrated PGM recovery facility.

The company expects to have the smelting operation set up by the third quarter of 2016.

Industrial Metals will install its first auto shredding plant

Canadian recycler purchases Wendt M6090 shredder and nonferrous downstream system.

May 29, 2014
Recycling Today Staff

Auto Shredding Equipment & Products

Industrial Metals of Winnipeg, Manitoba, has purchased an M6090 shredding plant from Wendt Corp. of Buffalo, New York.

This is Industrial Metals’ first automobile shredder and part of a corporate expansion strategy, according to the company. The third-generation, family-owned business has been serving the scrap metal industry for more than 60 years, operating two locations in Winnipeg. Cliff Chisick and his twin sons, Dan and Josh Chisick, run Industrial Metals.

The new shredder will be located on an 18-acre site within city limits that has rail spur access.

Dan Chisick says the company's interest in adding the shredder developed as volumes have increased at both locations.

“We felt like a shredder was the next logical step to help grow our business,” Chisick says. “After doing some research, we found that the Wendt M6090 shredder was the best in the market and [a] right-sized machine that could handle the tonnage we wanted to shred.”

Industrial Metals says it plans to increase its volume over time to run the shredder at its maximum capacity. The company reports it will continue to source material from local peddlers, scrap dealers and auto part yards and process a variety of cars, tin, farm material and white goods.

“Ultimately the M6090 was the most cost-effective solution, with its modular features along with an ease and timely installation,” adds Chisick. “These were all factors that contributed to our purchase decision.”

In addition to the M6090 shredding plant, Industrial Metals also purchased a single-line nonferrous recovery plant that is designed to allow the company to extract nonferrous metals, including the zorba, zorba fines and stainless steel. The nonferrous plant also is equipped to create an insulated copper wire package, Wendt reports.

“We felt that Wendt offered us additional expertise on the nonferrous side of the business. They have a team of experts and the best configurations and process to achieve maximum extraction of metal from fluff,” Chisick says.

Industrial Metals’ shredder features a 2,500-horsepower DC motor and Bowe disc rotor. The system includes an infeed conveyor, Wendt AutoDriver controls, dual magstand with electromagnetic drums, Z-box and modular design, including a prefabricated motor enclosure, remote prewired e-house and structural steel frame, allowing for the shredder to be installed on a flat concrete pad.

“We’ve had a great experience working with Wendt through the entire process thus far,” comments Chisick. “From sales to project management, we’ve been very pleased with our overall experience. We’re excited to help grow our business with the shredder purchase and become more efficient with the way we handle scrap.”

Wendt reports that the new shredding and nonferrous operation will be installed and commissioned in the fall of 2014.

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