Material recovery
Valuable non-ferrous metals are separated and returned to productive industrial use.
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Recovering valuable metals for industrial production
Metalekspo recovers non-ferrous materials and supplies documented secondary raw materials to manufacturers and recycling facilities across Europe and Asia.
CIRCULAR MATERIALS
Circular metal flows
Metalekspo collects, sorts, tests and processes non-ferrous metal scrap, producing secondary raw materials. Every material undergoes quality control before returning it to industrial production.
The goal is simple but important: recovering valuable materials, maintaining traceability and supplying manufacturers with consistent recycled feedstock.
PRACTICAL PRIORITIES
Process-supported sustainability
Environmental declarations are linked to material recovery, documentation and applicable regulatory requirements.
Resource efficiency
Sorting and processing improves recovery and reduces avoidable material loss.
Batch traceability
Internal references link suppliers, materials, processing and shipment records.
MATERIAL FLOW
How material moves throughout the process
Clearly defined processes turn incoming scrap into documented secondary raw material.
Receive and identify
Information about the material, its origin and available documentation is reviewed at point of receipt.
Sort and inspect
Material is separated by type and checked for condition, grade and contamination.
Process and document
The processed material is linked to quality, processing and batch records.
Return to manufacturing
Secondary raw materials are supplied to recycling facilities and industrial manufacturers.
PROCESSING INVESTMENT
Investment in brass separation technology
Metalekspo has invested in a modern brass separation line in order to improve material purity, increase recycling efficiency and provide more consistent secondary raw materials.
The facility processes approximately 2,000 tonnes of recyclable non-ferrous metals per month. Annual capacity will be published after the relevant company and production-line figures are confirmed.
DOCUMENTATION
Traceability and environmental documentation
The availability of documentation depends on the material, shipment and destination.
Internal batch references
Material and processing records remain connected throughout the workflow.
Technical data sheets and analysis
Technical and composition information is available for relevant products.
Laboratory reports
The selected material requirements can be confirmed by approved laboratory reports.
Shipment documents
International material deliveries are confirmed by commercial and transport records.
End-of-Waste
Applicable materials can be supplied with relevant End-of-Waste documentation.
PROJECT CO-FINANCING
Supported by European Union funding
The official project-funding visual logo for the investment in brass separation technology.
MATERIAL RECOVERY
Our recycling processes
Copper cable recycling
At Metalekspo's copper cable recycling line, cables are shredded and a magnet removes iron from the material stream. A granulator then separates the copper from its insulation. Separation produces clean copper granules and a separate plastic fraction, both of which are sent for further recycling.
01Cable shredding
Cables are shredded and fed along a vibrating trough to the next processing stage.
02Magnetic separation
A belt conveyor carries the shredded material beneath an overband magnetic separator, which removes the iron-containing (ferromagnetic) fraction from the stream.
03Feeding the granulator
Once the iron has been removed, the material travels by conveyor to the granulator. It is reduced to smaller particles so that the copper separates fully from its insulation.
04Recovered copper granules
After separation from the insulation, clean copper granules are ready for further recycling and melting.
05Separated cable insulation
The shredded plastic insulation remaining after copper separation is collected separately and sent for further recycling.
Brass recycling
Mixed brass scrap, including taps, plumbing fittings and household items, often contains rubber, plastic, iron, ceramics and circuit boards. This material cannot be sold as received or effectively sorted by hand. A shredder reduces it to pieces no larger than 120 mm, releasing the brass from the other materials. Eddy-current separation and X-ray fluorescence sorting then recover clean brass.
01Material after shredding
The shredded material, with pieces no larger than 120 mm, travels by conveyor to the next sorting stage. The brass has been released from the other materials but has not yet been sorted.
02Eddy-current separation
The conveyor feeds material to a rapidly rotating magnetic rotor at the end of the belt. The rotor induces eddy currents in non-ferrous metals such as brass, copper and aluminium. Their magnetic fields repel the metal pieces, propelling them further from the belt. Non-metallic materials such as plastic, rubber and ceramics fall directly below, separating metals from non-metals.
03XRF-T sorting: clean brass
The XRF-T sorter combines two X-ray technologies. X-ray fluorescence (XRF) identifies the chemical composition of each metal piece, while X-ray transmission (T) determines its density. Precise air jets separate the brass pieces, producing clean, shredded brass ready for sale.
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