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THE LEGEND
LIVES ON *1913
Happy Birthday Lindemann!
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1923
The first Metal Recycling
Machine, a hydraulic Scrap
Press, left the factory.
1958
The world’s first hydraulically
operated scrap shear was
delivered to Luria Brothers,
USA.
2023
The new 1.000 t midsize Shear NxtCut
will be introduced into the market,
developed for processing different
materials with medium volumes.
1935
The mechanical Aligator shears
constituted the first model of shears, of
which 1,200 were sold worldwide over
the next 30 years.
1913
Waldemar
Lindemann
founded his
company.
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This was ArcelorMittal’s fourth acqui-
sition in the sector during 2022 and
ceo Geert Van Poelvoorde says: ‘We
have worked hard this year to secure
greater access to the input materials
we need for low-carbon emissions
steelmaking. Acquiring four specialist
scrap metal recyclers during the year
is a very positive development and
will play an important role in enhanc-
ing our ability to deliver low-carbon
emissions steel.’ The deals include
the acquisition of Riwald Recycling in
the Netherlands. Riwald Recycling
was founded in 1989 and operates
two fully certified scrap metal yards
in Almelo and Beverwijk, both of
which have direct port access. Riwald
processed over 330 000 tonnes of
ferrous scrap metal in 2021.
Canada-based American Iron & Metal
(AIM) has purchased a 50% stake in
Mexico-based scrap recycling firm
Kalischatarra (Kalisch Recycling) from
Hong Kong-based Chiho
Environmental Group. In reporting
the sale, Chiho set out how it inherit-
ed a challenging joint venture stake
in Kalischatarra in 2016 when it took
over Germany-based Scholz Holding.
Chiho says the relationship between
Scholz and the Kalisch family before
2016 ‘had been difficult and in a
deteriorating trend’.
It says it tried to improve the rela-
tionship with Kalisch Family but had
failed to deliver a viable solution to
continue the relationship. ‘There has
been strategic misalignment between
the seller [Chiho] and Kalisch family,’
it admits.
AIM is a family-owned, Canada-based
company founded in 1936 in
Montreal, Quebec. Kalischatarra is
reported to have 13 plants and sales
offices in the northern Mexican states
of Chihuahua and Sonora.
STEEL STATS
World crude steel production for the
64 countries reporting to the World
Steel Association (worldsteel) was
139.1 million tonnes (Mt) in
November 2022, down 2.6% on
November 2021. Production in
October had been 147.3 Mt,
unchanged on the total for October
2021.
China produced 74.5 Mt in
November 2022, up 7.3% on
November 2021 while India’s total
was 10.4 Mt, up 5.7%. Japan pro-
duced 7.2 Mt, down 10.7%; the
United States 6.4 Mt (-10.5%); Russia
is estimated to have produced 5.6 Mt
(- 9.6%); South Korea 4.8 Mt (-18.1%);
Germany 2.8 Mt (-17.9%. Turkey 2.4
Mt (-30.7%); Brazil 2.6 Mt (- 16.3%);
Iran 2.9 Mt (+3.9%). December’s
data, and 2022 as a whole, was due
as Recycling International went to
press.
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