Metso Supplying Shredder Line to Japanese Recycler

Metso Minerals will supply a metal shredder line to Yamanaka & Co., Ltd. for its metal recycling plant in Sendai, Japan. The delivery is expected to be complete by the end of next year. The delivery will play a significant part in Yamanaka's total investment, which is about EUR 10 million (about US$12 million).

The shredder line includes a 3,000 horse power shredder line including complete downstream options with steel in-feed belt, dedusting, transport belting, ferrous, non-ferrous and shredder light fraction separation, plant control system, rotor cooling, site monitoring system and related equipment. The production is scheduled to start during the first quarter of 2007.

Yamanaka's is one of the leading companies in automobile recycling and one of the largest metal scrap processors Japan. It is also the pioneer in Japan in Auto Shredder Residue Pyrolysis.

Headquartered in Kawasaki City, Yamanaka Co., Ltd. has 16 scrap yards and processes more than 1.3 million tons of ferrous scrap annually.