TECHNOLOGY EXPERT
Helping Pakistani steel
recycler move forward
Based in Lahore, Mughal Iron & Steel Industries
Ltd is a leading steel company in Pakistan,
offering a wide range of products to meet the
needs of various industries. With a history of
excellence spanning more than 50 years, it is
dedicated to providing high-quality and durable
steel products.
GLOBAL INFEED
Mughal’s choice of Panizzolo as a partner was
driven by the latter’s solid reputation, high-
quality technologies and customer-oriented
approach. The partnership has proved instru-
mental in addressing operational challenges
and capitalising on improvement opportunities,
enabling the steel giant to gain a significant
enhancement of scrap treatment processes,
increased recovery of secondary raw materials
and improved operational efficiency as a result
of the innovative solutions and advanced tech-
nologies provided by Panizzolo.
As Mughal sources raw materials from scrap
from around the world, it was crucial to improve
its processes to ensure optimal resource man-
agement. Among the planned investments,
Mughal focused on the treatment of scrap from
electric motors; it was of vital importance to
introduce a dedicated grinding and separation
plant to maximise metal recovery from these
scraps and to enhance the overall process yield.
A Panizzolo hammer has a prominent role
at the Mughal facility.
MADE IN ITALY
Mughal conducted extensive market research,
with particular emphasis on two countries –
Germany and Italy – which are known for their
leadership role in recycling plants and for offer-
ing cutting-edge technologies and innovative
solutions.
In addition to Panizzolo’s solid reputation within
the scrap industry, key reasons that led Mughal
to choose this Italian partner included its tech-
nologically-advanced solutions designed to
improve the efficiency and effectiveness of
scrap treatment processes. Furthermore,
Panizzolo’s solutions cover the entire treatment
cycle from grinding to material separation,
ensuring a continuous and controlled flow. The
flexibility of the solutions on offer allowed
Mughal to adapt the processes to the specific
needs and characteristics of the scrap electric
motors to be treated, thereby maximising metal
recovery and optimising overall yield.
Use of Panizzolo’s solutions enabled Mughal to
obtain secondary raw materials of an excellent
quality, with a high content of valuable metals
and low levels of contamination, thus permit-
ting MUGHALto improve the quality of its steel
products and ensure compliance with customer
specifications.
TESTED TECHNOLOGIES
Panizzolo’s approach was based on the use of
established and tested technologies that the
company has developed and perfected over
the years. The plant at Mughal consists of five
treatment islands, each performing a specific
phase in the grinding, selection and refining of
electric motors, transforming them from scrap
into secondary raw materials. The various treat-
ment phases have been incorporated within an
8 000 sq metre building.
www.panizzolo.com
As part of its commitment to innovation and operational excellence,
Pakistan’s Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd recognises the importance of
improving its scrap treatment processes and maximising recovery of
secondary raw materials. To achieve these goals, Mughal sought a strategic
partnership with a company specialised in scrap treatment and materials
recovery. Italy’s Panizzolo Recycling Systems devised the best solution.
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