Finland-based recycling services provider Konepeikko Oy has ordered a new torch-cutting machine from UK-based plantmaker Primetals Technologies for its scrap yard at the domestic steel producer Ovako’s facility in Imatra, Finland.
Accordingly, the environmentally friendly scrap cutting machine will cut various types of scrap, including billets and blooms, and rolled bars in bundles. As a result, this investment will better position Konepeikko to meet the current and future demand for scrap, since the use of scrap in steelmaking is expected to rise to 1 billion mt per year within a few years.
Additionally, the new equipment equipped with a dedusting system will keep dust emissions well below the limits set by environmental regulations.