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Siemens to build
EAF in Latvia * Michael Movsas
South African recycling firm Reclam has appointed Michael Movsas as its CEO in succession to
Martin van Wijngaarden, who will assume responsibility for strategic group business opportunities.
‘We are pleased that Michael will be joining Reclam as he brings years of industry experience,’ com-
ments Reclam’s Chairman Dave Kessel. ‘Michael has been instrumental in the formation and
development of The Reclamation Group.’
Mr Movsas was one of the co-founders and original shareholders of The Reclamation Group,
Reclam’s predecessor company. He served as an Executive Director at Macsteel Holdings and has
also worked for the Sims Group and the Schnitzer Group.
www.reclam.co.za
* Jonathan Allen
Jonathan Allen, an Executive Director of UK waste technology provider ReEnergy Group, has
been appointed Group Managing Director, Waste Management Services. As such, he will be
responsible for all waste management activities. Mr Allen will continue in his role as Chief
Executive Officer and Managing Director of recycling equipment provider Estech Europe Ltd, a
subsidiary of London-based ReEnergy. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, the ReEnergy
Group treats municipal solid waste using a patented technique for producing refuse-derived fuels.
www.reenergygroup.com
* Hendrik Matischak
Hendrik Matischak is to take over as Strategic Business Development Manager, International
Sales, at recycling equipment manufacturer HSM of Salem, Germany. Mr Matischak, who has
been Sales Director at ACCO Brands with responsibility for Germany, Austria and Switzerland,
will report directly to HSM’s Managing Director Irene Dengler.
www.hsm-online.de
People
An Israeli landfill, which served as a dumping
ground for the Tel Aviv region for 46 years, is to
be transformed into a model of environmental
rectitude -complete with recycling plants and a
recycling theme park.
The US$ 250 million (Euro 170 million) project
was initiated by former Israeli Prime Minister
Ariel Sharon – who has been in a coma since suf-
fering a stroke in January 2006 – and will bear his
name. The recycling complex will be 2.5 times the
size of New York’s Central Park and will take 10
to 20 years to complete.
The landfill was shut down in 1998 after hav-
ing grown so high that fears were raised of scav-
enging birds becoming caught in the engines of
planes flying into and out of the nearby interna-
tional airport. The plan is to cap the landfill with
plastic but the mound will remain as an icon,
says the park’s Director Danny Sternberg. ‘New
waste is being transferred to the Negev desert in
Israel’s south, and 63 wells have been dug into
the hill to suck out 0.3 million cubic metres of
gases a day, most of it methane and carbon diox-
ide,’ he adds.
A consortium led by the Siemens Metals
Technologies division of Austria has been awarded a con-
tract by Latvian steel producer AS Liepajas Metalurgs
to build a turn-key integrated electric steel plant.
Clinched for an undisclosed sum, the contract
involves a major modernisation of the scrap-based
steelmaking process and construction of an entirely
new rolling mill. The new plant in the city of Liepajas is
designed to achieve annual production of 810 000
tonnes of steel billets and 400 000 tonnes of steel bars
and profiles. The plant is scheduled to start up in stages
during 2010. Siemens will install an electric arc fur-
nace with a tapping weight of 100 tonnes and secondary
steelmaking facilities, including a 100-ton ladle furnace
and an alloying system, as well as a de-dusting plant.
The new facilities will increase the company’s steel-
making capacity from 540 000 to 810 000 tonnes per
year and will replace existing open-hearth furnaces.
Established in 1882, AS Liepajas Metalurgs is the
only steel producer in the Baltic States; its product
range focuses on reinforcing steels for the construc-
tion industry. The new facilities will enable the com-
pany to extend its product range to include medium-
alloy steel grades and profiles. The operation’s envi-
ronmental impact will also be considerably reduced
through the use of modern technologies.
Israeli dump to become
recycling park
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