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- Steering Committee meeting
This week’s PURESCRAP steering committee meeting was a reminder of the benefit of teamwork across Europe. Balancing tight timelines, different perspectives, and complex discussions is not always easy. Therefore, it’s terrific to see how each partner contributes their skills and… Read more: Steering Committee meeting - Project progress
Last Wednesday, our project steering committee came together for a productive meeting to review progress and coordinate the next steps. An important item on the agenda was the upcoming second interim report for which we discussed actions, responsibilities, and timelines… Read more: Project progress - 5th PURESCRAP newsletter
Exciting news! The 5th edition of our PURESCRAP project newsletter is here! We’re excited to share the latest updates and progress from the project with you. Here’s what you can look forward to in this issue: Stay tuned and happy… Read more: 5th PURESCRAP newsletter - ESTEP Spring Dissemination Event in Krakow
PURESCRAP in action at the ESTEP Spring Dissemination Event! Today, our colleague Marco Vannucci presented research results from the PURESCRAP project, showcasing the work of Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna and Danieli Automation DIGI&MET. His talk highlighted AI-driven Copper detection in scrap… Read more: ESTEP Spring Dissemination Event in Krakow - PURESCRAP at the INCITE Workshop!
We're excited to share that Jonas Peterson presented the PURESCRAP project this morning at the 1st INCITE workshop on innovative techniques in the iron and steel sector, by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) and EUROFER. This event took place in… Read more: PURESCRAP at the INCITE Workshop! - 1st PURESCRAP workshop
The PURESCRAP team organised a workshop on April 2nd, 2025. This event focused on the implementation of sensors for scrap anaylsis, bringing together experts, industry leaders, and researchers to share their insights. The aim of the workshop is to share… Read more: 1st PURESCRAP workshop
About PURESCRAP
Project funded by EU
PURESCRAP - purity improvement of scrap metal has been co-funded by the European Union with a total budget of 6.2 M euro. The project started 2023 and will continue until June 2026.
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Objectives
The project aims to increase the use of low-quality scrap grades (post-consumer scrap) by deploying and applying best available technologies to reduce impurities. During the project, sensor stations will be integrated in the two separate processing chains for heavy (cut) and shredded scrap to improve the impurity removal and enable a more efficient scrap processing.
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Sensor stations are being installed
The project has now entered its second phase where sensors are being installed in test stations. The shredded station is installed at Stena Recycling in the site Hallstahammar (Sweden) and the heavy station is installed at Swerim in the Luleå site (see picture). The scrap analysed in the sensor stations will be sent to partners VASD and SSAB for validation of the chemical analysis.
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This project is co-funded by the European Union, grant agreement ID 101092168.
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