Sicon Installs Scrap Fragmentizer at Albanian Steel Mill

Fragmentizer is designed to improve melt-shop performance at mini-mill.

A scrap fragmentizer has been installed at Kurum Steel’s steel mini-mill, Kombinati Metalurgijk, in Elbasan, Albania, to improve the melt shop’s performance.

Kurum Steel is based in Albania and produces a range of steel long projects. Its mini mill in Elbasan has a capacity of 50,000 metric tons per month, and Sicon, a supplier of processing solutions for the scrap industry, has installed a scrap fragmentizer within a new scrap yard at Kurum’s Elbasan location.

Kurum identified the positive impact of cleaning the incoming scrap and using shredded scrap for its production. Besides the reduction of the tap-to-tap times and energy consumption, the metallurgical yield has improved. According to Kurum, the local available scrap, as well as the imported materials, are often dirty and need reprocessing to avoid the feeding of unwanted metallurgical ingredients to the furnace.


Sicon, Hamburg, Germany, has been working with Kurum for several years within various projects. Sicon created the basic design of the new scrap yard, including the logistic planning. Implementation was carried out by local companies. Sicon also identified a suitable second-hand machine in Germany since Kurum was looking for a fast project execution.

At TSR Recycling’s Magdeburg, Germany, facility, a Lindemann Kondirator shredder was for sale. Within the project management Sicon assisted Kurum in all steps of buying, dismantling, transporting, revamping and assembling the plant at its Elbasan location.

The plant, which has been running for several months, is part of Kurum’s efforts to improve the steel plant’s performance and minimize environmental impacts.

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