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Description
The market of vehicle recycling, purchase of scrap metal and its processing into feedstock, in which we operate, has a great potential due to the current economic and social trends. It fits directly into the UE horizontal policy on environment protection - European Parliament and Council Directive 2000/53/WE on end-of life vehicles requires that 95% of the mass of the vehicle should be recycled.
The project is about implementing a globally innovative process of the reduction of mixed-metal automotive waste, such as starters, alternators, electric engines etc., and other electronic waste. We are going to process and refine mixed-metal waste to obtain pure granule: 100% free from steel and 99% free from stainless steel. The new technological solution we have designed involves combining two technologies to obtain recycled metals purer than ever before, in the form of copper, aluminum and stainless steel granule. A technological line comprising new stainless steel separators will be purchased, and then the final products will be tested by a scientific unit. Implementing this technology will result in a 50-tone increase of processed and recycled metal waste in our company. Other environmental project results are decreasing CO2 emissions by 1,575 tones and reducing energy consumption by our company by 0,03 GW thanks to installing solar panels.
After the project is completed, we will present its results – with the help of the Polish Automotive Recyclers Forum - to NBF, the corresponding recycling association in Norway.
Summary of project results
The main problems that exist in this market for small machine efficiency, possibility of obtaining material that does not allow selling the final material, high waste disposal cost due to the metal content, high processing costs, low price of the material, lack machines enabling the separation of other non-metal waste from metal scrap - packaging scrap (steel and aluminum cans), problem with material contamination stainless steel, preventing the use of Cu for further purposes processing.
There is currently a problem with material contamination in the market stainless steel, preventing the use of Cu for further purposes processing. Special separators implemented as a result of the project stainless steel, enabling the elimination of this material from final product. The main advantages of the new solution compared to currently available solutions this includes versatility of work enabling the use of machines for processing various types of material, as well as for repeated processing refining the same material, enabling accurate separation and further separation of various materials and fractions, quick possibility of replacing screens, which in turn translates into liquidation long-term downtime of the company. Replacing the sieves takes about 30 minutes – in most competitive solutions take a few hours or even days (in case the material jams inside). The main advantages of the new solution compared to currently available solutions this includes increased metal recovery from materials, clean material final, the material is also partially upholstered with tin, less metal in waste, greater efficiency.
The necessary infrastructure was purchased (increasing the technical base in the company, in the form of purchase new fixed assets), which consists of:
1. Line for processing metal mixtures and separating municipal scrap and packaging scrap -
SELLER: OMAR s.r.l.
2. Car harness and electric cable recycling line - SELLER: Guidetti S.r.l.
3. Reloading machine - electric to operate the line with an electromagnetic plate and gripper – SELLER: PAKIET SP. Z O.O. SP. K
4. Photovoltaic installation – SELLER: INOVATIV Spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością
As a result of the project, cooperation was established with the Polish Scientific Unit - RESEARCH NETWORK ŁUKASIEWICZ – WARSAW INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 01-796 WARSAW, UL. Duchnicka
3. "Fundamental research related to the metallurgical processing of non-ferrous metal scrap and waste" Obtaining funding from the Norwegian Funds was promoted on the website and in the media social media, at conferences and in the press.
3 information and promotional events in the project:
- Speech at the EKOTECH Fair in Kielce at the meeting of the FORS association on April 10, 2024
- Hotel Trylogia - Norwegian Funds 2022 meeting
- Meeting of members of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry for Scrap Management - 2021.
Innovative technologies/solutions/processes/products were implemented in accordance with the assumptions (indicators implementation 100%)
Innovative solutions developed in the company as a result of the project were implemented in accordance with assumptions (implementation rate 100%)
Number of jobs created: a man was employed, full-time for a fixed period, age: 22.
Planned results that will be achieved by the end of 2024 as a result of a positive conclusion project:
Estimated reduction in annual CO2 emissions: 1,575.00 tons
Estimated reduction in annual electricity consumption: 0.03 GWh
Estimated annual volume of waste from the production and operation of the enterprise, which was processed, recovered or not produced: 25.00 tonnes
Estimated annual increase in annual turnover: 5 percent