Cast iron company on the lookout for new sources of scrap
28 September 2024
What’s considered waste at one place, can easily be a valuable raw material in another. Therefore, the view on waste needs to be rethought in order to improve the utilization of each other’s resources. That’s the main message from the cast iron company TASSO who is looking for more and stable sources of scrap steel, that can be recycled into new products.
Every year TASSO produces 18,000 tons of cast iron, of which 14,000 tons are recycled materials such as steel scrap and shavings. This makes scrap steel a central part of the supply chain at TASSO, and it’s therefore of the utmost importance to maintain a stable supply.
- Recycling plays a vital role in our supply chain and is key to making better use of our shared natural resources in a more sustainable way. At TASSO, recycled materials make up about 75 percent in our melting processes, but we could have an even higher recycling share, if more recycled materials were available in the market. That’s why we are eager to explore how we can maximize the scrap materials already available. This might involve improving sorting and return processes for outdated products, or maybe creating entirely new partnerships we haven’t yet envisioned, says Kristian B. Pedersen, Managing Director at TASSO.
Increased cooperation on scrap recycling
As one of the leading producers of continuous cast iron in Europe, TASSO is constantly working on ways to improve business processes and forms of collaborations throughout the value chain. Therefore, the company wants to encourage other companies to rethink their views on waste, as their waste can be a valuable resource.
A tangible example of how to optimize the utilization of scrap steel is that 1.1 million tons of iron and metal waste according to Statistics Denmark was exported out of Denmark in 2021. Thus, it’s most likely that a significant amount of the exported waste could have been recycled inside of Denmark.
- We really need to do what we can to help each other in the industry. We already have a very good collaboration with our scrap suppliers, but our hope is that we can increase cooperation on scrap recycling all the way around so that we make our resources and surplus materials available to each other, says Jesper Astrup, Group Purchase Manager at BIRN Group, who is responsible for purchasing scrap for the Danish BIRN foundries, BIRN in Holstebro and TASSO in Odense.
Every year TASSO produces 18,000 tons of cast iron, of which 14,000 tons are recycled materials such as steel scrap and shavings. This makes scrap steel a central part of the supply chain at TASSO, and it’s therefore of the utmost importance to maintain a stable supply.
- Recycling plays a vital role in our supply chain and is key to making better use of our shared natural resources in a more sustainable way. At TASSO, recycled materials make up about 75 percent in our melting processes, but we could have an even higher recycling share, if more recycled materials were available in the market. That’s why we are eager to explore how we can maximize the scrap materials already available. This might involve improving sorting and return processes for outdated products, or maybe creating entirely new partnerships we haven’t yet envisioned, says Kristian B. Pedersen, Managing Director at TASSO.
Increased cooperation on scrap recycling
As one of the leading producers of continuous cast iron in Europe, TASSO is constantly working on ways to improve business processes and forms of collaborations throughout the value chain. Therefore, the company wants to encourage other companies to rethink their views on waste, as their waste can be a valuable resource.
A tangible example of how to optimize the utilization of scrap steel is that 1.1 million tons of iron and metal waste according to Statistics Denmark was exported out of Denmark in 2021. Thus, it’s most likely that a significant amount of the exported waste could have been recycled inside of Denmark.
- We really need to do what we can to help each other in the industry. We already have a very good collaboration with our scrap suppliers, but our hope is that we can increase cooperation on scrap recycling all the way around so that we make our resources and surplus materials available to each other, says Jesper Astrup, Group Purchase Manager at BIRN Group, who is responsible for purchasing scrap for the Danish BIRN foundries, BIRN in Holstebro and TASSO in Odense.