Implementation of innovative, environmentally friendly technology for recovery of metals

Project facts

Project promoter:
Wtor – Steel Sp. z o.o.
Project Number:
PL18-0026
Target groups
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME),
Entrepreneurs
Status:
Completed
Initial project cost:
€3,225,000
Final project cost:
€3,335,912
From Norway Grants:
€ 1,315,000
The project is carried out in:
Tarnobrzeski

Description

Project description: Wtór-steel’s main activity is a reception of waste, including: post industrial waste, scrap metal, bulky waste, municipal waste. The objective of the project is improved and more efficient use of resources as well as managing pollution of soil by better waste management. The main outcome of the project is to improve technology of sorting to increase number of recovered metals, introduce new and improved products on the market: non-ferrous metals, PCB, cooper wires and stainless steel. Partners: The project will be implemented in cooperation with Tomra Sorting Solution. Project objectives: • Support of know-how transfer • Creation of new sorting line • Implementation of innovative technology for recovery of metals Outcome indicators: • Number of environmental technologies successfully applied for use in new areas - 1 • Green jobs created – 2 new green jobs • Reduction in CO2 emissions – 13 808 tones/ year

Summary of project results

In cooperation with a Norwegian company TOMRA Sorting AS, a modern metal recovery centre was created, using highly efficient technologies of post-shredder waste sorting. That enabled significant improvement of the efficiency of metal recovery, as well as introduction of new, improved products to the market. The new technology line improves the quality of acceleration slip regulation (ASR) what have an impact on recycling of automotive parts, especially on regional level. This is important due to the large number of second hand cars used in Poland that rather quickly reach end-of-life status and should be recycled in a more efficient way. Implementation of the new technology will enable effective recovery of aluminium what indirectly leads to reduction of CO2 (emission related with production of aluminium). The project also results in reduction of SO2 (17,1 tons/year), NOX (11,2 tons/year) and also dust (0,8 ton/year).

Summary of bilateral results

At the design stage Project Promoter had the opportunity to repeatedly use Tomra’s test centre in Germany, where it acquired extensive knowledge in the area of automation and efficiency of processes of metals recovery from waste produced in the own plant. That enabled to create today’s installation using state-of-the-art waste sorting solutions. In the future, this cooperation with Tomra will continue.