
Photo courtesy of HJHansen Recycling Group
Denmark-based scrap metal recycling company HJHansen Recycling Group is expanding its handling and loading facilities at the port of Aalborg, Denmark.
The company says it intends to operate from a new harbor site, from which it will be able to load vessels holding cargoes of up to 30,000 tons of ferrous scrap. HJ Hansen calls it a "significant gain” for regional scrap suppliers and in terms of development of the port area.
Since 1996, HJHansen has had a site at Aalborg Harbor and so far has been able to load intercoastal vessels and sea containers for regional and overseas markets.
The firm is collaborating with the Port of Aalborg to establish a new 15,600-square-meter (168,000-square-foot) site in the port’s new pier area, which HJHansen says “has been constructed to be as sustainable as possible.”
The Aalborg location will be the company’s third deep-sea terminal in Denmark. At the other two, HJHansen can ship cargoes of up to 50,000 tons several times a month.
“Aalborg is a strategically important position, not only for us and our suppliers but also the environment, since we can collect and ship more, thus minimizing the environmental impact of the scrap, as the path to recycling becomes shorter,” HJHansen Recycling Group CEO Mogens Bach Christensen says.
With the new deep-sea terminal, HJHansen says it is focusing on shipping by water when materials are sent for recycling. “With this site, we get greater capacity and a wider range of transport possibilities,” Bach Christensen says. “This flexibility will be a great strength for us.”
“For several years, we have had a close collaboration with HJHansen Recycling Group, and it is a great pleasure to see them expand significantly here at the port,” says Michael Rosenkilde Lind, chief commercial officer at the Port of Aalborg.
“They are an important part of a robust recycling industry at the port,” the port official says of HJHansen. “Their growth strengthens the whole area and thus also the other recycling companies here at the port.
“Furthermore, we are looking forward to HJHansen Recycling Group’s focus on using this new site as a traffic hub—not just for us, but also for the rest of North Jutland’s businesses,” referring to the northern section of the Danish peninsula," Rosenkilde Lind adds.
The opening of the new deep-sea terminal is expected to take place next year, according to HJHansen. Until the site can be put into use, the recycling company says it will continue to operate its current location at Aalborg Harbor.
HJHansen Recycling Group is involved in the processing and recycling of ferrous and nonferrous scrap, including wire and cable, end-of-life vehicles (including operating auto shredders), wind turbines, metal structures and electronic scrap.
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