Duesmann & Hensel Recycling commissions plasma smelter

Duesmann & Hensel Recycling, a company that specializes in catalytic converter recycling services, has commissioned a new plasma smelting furnace in Karlstein, Germany, with an annual capacity of 2,000 metric tons. The furnace will recover platinum, palladium and rhodium in the smelting process. 

 

Duesmann & Hensel, based in Aschaffenburg, Germany, says it is able to offer customers more flexible processing solutions for spent catalytic converters with the new smelter. 

 

“With the integration of the plasma smelting furnace in our value chain, we are significantly differentiating ourselves from classic processors in our industry. This is an investment into the future and will allow us to react flexibly to market changes as well as to customer requirements,” says Clemens Hensel, managing partner at Duesmann & Hensel Recycling. “Based on our comprehensive technical know-how, we are able to adapt and control processes specifically. The investment also gives us greater flexibility over the long term,” Hensel adds.

 

The newly implemented plasma smelting furnace has been designed to optimize the recovery of precious metals from spent automotive catalytic converters. The company says the process ensures the most efficient, environmentally sound smelting process for the material containing precious metals.

 

In addition to Germany, Duesmann & Hensel, founded in 1988, has a presence in Australia, Austria, China, the Czech Republic, France, Japan, Malaysia, Korea, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States. The company offers a complete range of services related to precious metal recycling.