Sicon technology heading to Greek recycling plant

Aeiforos SA, a subsidiary of steel manufacturer Sidenor, has announced it will process the zurik mixed metal fraction at its in-house recycling facility with new technology being provided by Sicon GmbH, headquartered in Germany.

Aeiforos SA already operates a reprocessing plant in Thessaloniki, Greece, that uses Sicon-100 system technology. For its end-of-life vehicle recycling process, Aeiforos SA is one of the first companies in Europe able to prove compliance with recycling rates established by the End-of-Life vehicles ordinance in force since the beginning of 2015, according to Sicon.

To further improve the value added from its shredder residue, the Greek recycling company says it will further process its zurik fraction (mixed shredded scrap that is predominantly stainless steel) with the new Sicon system module. “Processing of zurik is necessary to complete the ASR (auto shredder residue) recycling unit,” says Andreas Chasiotis, general manager of Aeiforos SA. “Once this upgrade is implemented, residual metal fractions of high quality will be recovered.”

In an offline operation, Aeiforos will run a zurik upgrade plant that will use the Sicon Varisort M to separate the zurik fraction into copper, stainless steel and aluminum fractions, Sicon reports.

The resulting materials “can be directly used for metallurgical applications,” the technololgy provider says.

The Aeiforos SA installation shows the benefits of the modular VW-Sicon concept, says the equipment maker. “At any given time, upgrades are possible to increase the value added. The plant concept grows in line with the requirements of the operator and can meet all customer demands,” Sicon states in a news release announcing the Aeiforos project.