Top Non-ferrous Metal Recycling And Recovery Companies

Metals are among the most commonly used materials in the industrial sector. This is particularly the case in the steel industry, aeronautics, automobile design and construction. Increasingly, specialised companies are recycling ferrous and non-ferrous metals. If you are looking for a specialist for the recycling of non-ferrous metals, here is our advice.

Why recycle non-ferrous metals?

Faced with the scarcity of natural raw materials, the recycling of scrap metals appears to be the most appropriate and sustainable solution. The approach consists of collecting, sorting and processing metal waste, most of which comes from industries. Treated non-ferrous metals can subsequently be reused in the industrial sector to, for example, manufacture machine parts, brazing or welding rods, work equipment among others.

The recycling of non-ferrous metals has many advantages from both an environmental and economic point of view, such as:

• prevents environmental damage (soil pollution, air pollution and deforestation);
• saves resources (some are becoming scarce) as well as the energy needed to extract and process the ore;
• recovers the material by recycling it and thus produces new metals more quickly which will quickly find their way onto the market.

List of types of non-ferrous metals that can be recycled

The service provided by a non-ferrous metal recycling company consists of processing and recovering metals that contain little or no steel and iron. These metals are generally aluminium, lead, nickel, zinc, copper and tin. In the industrial environment, these materials generally come from motors, wiring, machine parts, batteries and profiles.

The recovery and recycling of non-ferrous metals is carried out using the same procedure as in the treatment of ferrous metals, namely:

• Collection from different industries in various sectors, including aeronautics, automotive, steel and energy;
• Sorting: distinguishing recyclable elements from non-recyclable ones and separating them by their nature (copper, tin, aluminium or others);
• Treatment, consisting of cleaning, crushing and compacting non-ferrous metals;
• Distribution: compacted non-ferrous metals are put back on the market for reuse.

Treated and upgraded products can subsequently be used to manufacture electric cables, motors, industrial machinery, joinery (gates, doors, windows), or food containers (for aluminium).

The top companies specialising in the recycling of non-ferrous metals

There are many companies which are specialists in the recycling of non-ferrous metals. Metaconcept has developed the following fields of expertise over a period of more than 15 years:

• recovery of conventional waste;
• treatment of complex materials based on tin, lead or silver;
• provision of recovery drums for: waste, slag, scrap, dross, oxides, powders, ashes, etc.

In addition, the company provides complete support for any administration and has a supervised and safe recycling process.

Do not hesitate to contact us if you are looking for a better non-ferrous metal recycling company. We can support you in your project.