Hindalco Awards Metso Contract for India’s First Electronic Waste Recycling Facility

Hindalco Awards Metso Contract for India’s First Electronic Waste Recycling Facility

(IN BRIEF) Hindalco Industries Limited, a key player in aluminum and copper production, has awarded Metso a significant contract to build India’s first electronic waste recycling facility near their Birla copper unit in Gujarat. This greenfield project aims to annually produce 50,000 metric tons of low-carbon copper. Metso’s scope includes furnaces, anode processing facilities, gas cleaning systems, and engineering services, with completion expected within two years. The initiative underscores Hindalco’s commitment to sustainability, leveraging Metso’s advanced technology for efficient metal recovery and stringent emission controls.

(PRESS RELEASE) ESPOO, 20-Jun-2024 — /EuropaWire/ — Hindalco Industries Limited, a prominent global player in aluminum and copper production and part of the Aditya Birla Group, has awarded Metso a significant contract to establish a state-of-the-art electronic waste recycling facility near their Birla copper unit in Pakhajan, Gujarat, India. This greenfield project marks India’s first such facility and is slated to annually produce 50,000 metric tons of low-carbon copper.

The undisclosed majority of the order’s value, booked in the Minerals segment’s second-quarter 2024 orders received, encompasses Metso’s delivery scope, which includes three KaldoTM furnaces, an anode furnace, an anode casting shop, gas cleaning systems, and associated equipment. Metso will also handle basic engineering for the plant, aiming for construction and commissioning within two years.

Jyrki Makkonen, Vice President of Smelting at Metso, expressed pride in securing the order, highlighting Hindalco’s stature as a key player in the copper industry. He emphasized that Metso’s Planet Positive process, renowned for its energy efficiency, high metal recovery rates, and stringent emission controls including zero liquid discharge, aligns seamlessly with Hindalco’s sustainability goals.

Metso’s Outotec® eScrap solutions leverage advanced smelting, refining, hydrometallurgy, and gas-cleaning technologies to extract maximum value from Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE). The company is actively engaged with multiple clients across various stages from testing to delivery, demonstrating its leadership in electronic waste recycling solutions.

For more information on Metso’s electronic waste recycling solutions, visit their website.

Metso is a frontrunner in sustainable technologies, end-to-end solutions and services for the aggregates, minerals processing and metals refining industries globally. We improve our customers’ energy and water efficiency, increase their productivity, and reduce environmental risks with our product and service expertise. We are the partner for positive change.

Headquartered in Espoo, Finland, Metso employs over 17,000 people in close to 50 countries and sales for 2023 were about EUR 5.4 billion. The company is listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki. Metso.com, x.com/metsoofficial

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SOURCE: Metso Oyj