Sold! October 2005

* Birim Makina
Metals recycling machinery manufacturer Birim Makina of Turkey has sold two BM5 6060-V balers to the Cronimet Group of Karlsruhe in Germany. This year alone, Birim Makina has sold a total of six balers to Cronimet.
www.birimmakina.com.tr

* Argent Energy
Commercial production has begun at the world’s largest plant for converting both used cooking oil and animal fats into vehicle fuel. The Argent Energy facility at Motherwell in Scotland supplied its first load to Petroplus as part of a contract which could see up to 25 000 tonnes of biodiesel being sent each year to refineries for blending with mineral diesel. The final product is to be marketed on filling station forecourts under the Bio-plus brand.
www.argentenergy.com

* Metso Lindemann
Mervis Industries Inc. of Danville, Illinois, USA, has purchased an EC-1034-10 scrap shear from Metso Lindemann’€™s North American operations in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Metso Lindemann’€™s EC (Eta-Cut) shears feature optimised driver and control systems to reduce cycle times by more than 15%; an integrated, infinitely-variable positioning system; and increased pressure forces for compacting bulky shredder feedstock into logs.
www.metsominerals.com