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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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News & Information
- Press release from SFG in Austria
Starting the year strong! We’re excited to kick off 2025 with fantastic news: the Steirische Wirtschaftsförderung SFG from Austria has featured the PURESCRAP project in a press release highlighting that three innovative companies from Styria - K1-MET GmbH, REDWAVE, and… Read more: Press release from SFG in Austria - Happy Holidays
The PURESCRAP team wishes you a Merry Christmas, relaxing holidays, and all the best for the New Year! - 4th PURESCRAP newsletter
Our latest newsletter is now available. We are excited to announce the release of the 4th newsletter of our project, packed with insights from the first reporting period, ongoing developments on our sensor stations and key achievements. Feel free to… Read more: 4th PURESCRAP newsletter - PURESCRAP at the 2024 ESTEP Annual Event in Linz (Austria)
On October 30th, 2024, Johannes Rieger from K1-MET presented the current status of sensor development at the industrial partner site and gave an outlook on the 2nd half of the project. Many thanks to The European Steel Technology Platform (ESTEP)… Read more: PURESCRAP at the 2024 ESTEP Annual Event in Linz (Austria) - Consortium meeting in Leoben
The two-day consortium meeting took place from September 18th to 19th at voestalpine in Leoben, Austria, and marked the projects halftime. On the first day, our coordinator Jonas gave a recap of what we had achieved and an update on… Read more: Consortium meeting in Leoben - On-Site in Hallstahammar!
Last week, Jonas and David travelled to STENA in Hallstahammar to assess the ongoing progress of our sensor stations installations. This visit ensured that our project continues to move forward as planned. Hallstahammar is not only a key location for… Read more: On-Site in Hallstahammar!
This project is co-funded by the European Union, grant agreement ID 101092168.
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