Stena opts for Sennebogen Handlers
Stena Metall Group, based in Göteborg, Sweden, is using several Sennebogen material handling machines at its Stena Recycling facilities in Sweden.
The Stena Metall subsidiary consists of recycling operations in five regions in Sweden plus a network of more than 200 scrap metal collection and processing facilities in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Poland.
As part of its scrap metal processing operations, Stena has ordered several Sennebogen machines for its sites in Sweden. The machines are delivered and serviced by local distributor OP System.
According to a Sennebogen news release, a specially equipped Sennebogen 825 M is in use at the Stena Recycling site in Kiruna, the northernmost city in Sweden.
The drivers work in scrap handling and load numerous containers in temperatures as low as minus 30 degrees Celsius. For optimal operation in extreme conditions, the material handler has been equipped with electric pre-heating for the motor block and hydraulic oil formulated to offer unrestricted operation even in low temperatures. Electric cab pre-heating was also included for the driver.
The use of low-temperature oil also offers improved viscosity and enables the machine to be used in challenging extreme conditions, according to Sennebogen.
Veolia Opens New MRF in UK
The CP Group, based in the United States, has designed, manufactured and installed a material recovery facility (MRF) for Veolia near Liverpool, United Kingdom. The facility, which is capable of processing 85,000 tons per year, has been in operation since late 2011, and recently had its grand opening.
The large facility processes a mix of household recyclables including cardboard, paper, glass, cans, aluminium, mixed plastics and plastic bottles collected from Knowsley, Liverpool and St. Helens, U.K., households. The facility has the capacity to process up to 225 tonnes per day of material.
The building is described as unique by CP in that it has a combination of high-tech sorting with the latest green construction techniques. A curved roof allows natural light into the building and recycled materials were used in the construction of the building and its foundation.
“This is a truly unique recycling facility,” says George Morrison, CP Group Project Manager. “The Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority have incorporated state-of-the-art recycling technology, eye-catching architecture and community education facilities into one attractive package.”
CP and Ken Mills Engineering (CPME) developed the facility with the Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority, and CPME supports the facility with service and parts. (CPME was formed in 2009.)
The single-stream system features a dual feed into a single line and includes equipment by CP Manufacturing—a 2-deck OCC screen, a 3-deck glass breaker screen and glass cleanup system, Newscreen, VScreen, magnetic separators and accelerator screen—and an air drum separator by CP’s partner Ken Mills Engineering.
The facility has two IPS balers, including the multi-material two-ram 1052, which has a patented pre-compression lid that increases the baler’s speed and tonnages. The facility also has an IPS Conquest, a hinge-side auto-tie baler for baling all fibres.
After the materials are separated and recovered at the facility, most will be reprocessed into new products at secondary processing facilities, while some of the non-recyclable material is sent for energy conversion.
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark Visits Eldan Recycling Facility
Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II visited the Eldan Recycling production facility in Faaborg, Denmark, in early June.
During the visit, Eldan Managing Director Dr. Toni Reftman discussed the various materials Eldan recycles. The Queen also had the opportunity to help recycle copper cables in the Micro Module small capacity system.
“It was a great honour for Eldan Recycling to receive such a distinguished visit from Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II,” Reftman says. “Her Majesty was very interested in the company presence in Denmark [and] globally and what has been accomplished during the past nearly 60 years.”