BEFESA services

Industrial Waste Management

In the activity of industrial waste management, Befesa has a highlighted presence in Spain and in Latin America. Befesa is the leading company in Spain when it comes to managing industrial waste (measured in terms of treated volume). It is also a prominent figure in the Latin American countries in which it operates (Argentina, Chile, Mexico and Peru).Befesa’s main competitive edge is the fact that it operates across the integral industrial waste management cycle and is therefore able to harness significant synergies between the various links in the chain.Befesa assumes the transport, temporary storage, treatment and appreciation, as well as recovery and final disposal in a controlled and safe manner, according to the Spanish and European environmental regulations. It also provides a wide range of industrial cleaning services with high added value in most industry sectors.

Steel Waste Recycling

Befesa is the current European leader in iron and steel waste recycling. Through its steel waste recycling unit, Befesa provides high valueadded environmental services to the steel industry. These involve the treatment and valorization of the residual dust generated from both common and special steel manufacturing processes, as well as other zinc-containing waste produced by the galvanization sector. The company currently has nine production plants engaged in these important activities: Befesa Zinc Duisburg GmbH and Befesa Zinc Freiberg GmbH (Germany), Recytech SA (France), Befesa Zinc Aser SA (Spain) and, from the end of September 2010, Befesa Silvermet Turkey SL (Turkey), these being the companies that operate Befesa’s electric arc and smelting furnace steel dust recycling facilities, while Befesa Valera SAS (France) and Befesa ScanDust AB in Landskrona (Sweden) recover and treat stainless steel waste.

Aluminum Waste Recycling

Befesa is currently the European leader in aluminum waste and salt slag recycling. Similarly, Befesa operates a unique model geared towards integrating both sides of the aluminum waste recycling process. Befesa’s current growth strategy in this area encompasses organic growth in the aluminium recycling business in Central Europe, coupled with international expansion in the salt slag business, thus helping to promote the company from its current status as European leader to a position of worldwide dominance.The main competitive edges underpinning Befesa’s goal of continued sustainable growth include in-depth knowledge of the processes and technologies involved in aluminum waste recycling, a broad range of products derived from secondary aluminum and excellent commercial relations with customers and suppliers of raw materials.