EMR Group: Environmental Protection in Scrap Recycling

EMR has around 150 recycling facilities in the UK, USA, Germany and the Netherlands. The company works internationally with industry, government bodies and the general public to turn end-of-life materials, including consumer products, end-of-life vehicles, and materials from industry, construction, and demolition, into valuable resources – making the circular economy a reality. The locations continuously invest in modern equipment, environmental technology, and safety solutions. In Amsterdam, these investments have included a more efficient shear, a state-of-the-art water treatment facility, and a comprehensive fire prevention system.

At its Amsterdam site, EMR processes obsolete steel material from the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany. The secondary resources are transported locally to manufacturer Tata Steel in a fully electric truck and shipped to international steel makers. Recycling is increasingly replacing the environmentally harmful mining and processing of iron ore for steel production – with remarkable results: the metal recycled by EMR saves around 15.7 million tons of CO2 in steel production every year compared to steel production using iron ore – equivalent to the annual CO2 emissions of a large city such as Rome.

To efficiently handle these enormous quantities, EMR in Amsterdam relies on a powerful fleet of machines. Two SENNEBOGEN 875 E machines carry out the central material handling in Amsterdam. They handle everything from ships to unloading arriving trucks to loading the shears. The port material handlers impress with their handling capacity of up to 850 tons of metal per hour each, while maintaining low energy consumption. Thanks to the Green Hybrid recuperation system, operating costs can be reduced by up to 50%.