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Techtalks
Wastecare invests in
‘vanguard’ incineration
tech
UK-based hazardous waste recycling spe-
cialist Wastecare has acquired the East
Kent High Temperature Incinerator from
Augean for almost £3.5 million (or EUR 4
million).
Wastecare has already taken over operations
at the facility, which can process up to 10 000
tonnes of waste per year at 1200 degrees Celsius.
Wastecare calls high temperature incineration
the ‘vanguard technology’ for the secure dis-
posal of difficult wastes requiring total destruc-
tion. Problematic materials include waste from
the pharmaceutical, chemical, research, border
control and medical sectors.
The deal comes after waste treatment and
compliant firm Augean announced it planned
to close the incinerator following losses in both
2018 and 2017.
Further growth awaits recycled metals market
The international recycled metal market was worth around US$ 65 billion (EUR 58 billion)
in 2018 and new market data says it will grow to around US$ 85 billion by 2025.
‘However, unorganised flow of metals and
poor scrap collection zones are anticipated to
restrict the global market size in the coming
years,’ analysts at Global Market Insights say.
They point out that one notable issue is that
most developing countries have no dedicated
zones for metal recycling.
India’s automotive industry is expected to be
worth more than US$ 280 billion by 2025. The
country’s car production went up by 7% from
2013 to 2018 with nearly 30 million vehicles
manufactured. A quarter of steel used in today’s
automobiles today has been recycled and, based
on its weight, a passenger car comprises approx-
imately 65% steel and iron.
The research found that the recycled ferrous
metal market was valued at more than US$ 850
million last year. The analysts note that the over-
all recycling rate for steel used in construction
is 98% for structural and 71% for rebar & rein-
forcement applications.
‘In terms of volume, recycled metal for in-
dustrial machinery constituted over 15% of the
total industry share in 2018,’ the new data sug-
gests. This is mainly due to extensive recycled
metal applications in the production of machin-
ery used across the pharmaceutical, chemical
and automotive industry.
Furthermore, non-ferrous metals like cop-
per, aluminium, lead and brass are increasingly
popular in such machinery. Their excellent du-
rability and corrosion-free nature will help make
a positive impact on the overall recycled steel
metal market size by 2025.
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