Sustainable credentials of TINPLATE

 For Steel, recycling comes Naturally

  All steel packaging is totally recyclable, and all new steel packaging is partly made of recycled steel packaging scrap.   Thanks to its unique magnetic properties.

  Mechanical extraction of steel packaging from mixed waste is highly cost-effective and can easily be automated. As steel   scrap is a vital ingredient in all steel-making processes, there is always ample demand for recycled steel.

Only one packaging material has the following sustainable credentials to offer :

• Steel is made from two of the earth’s most abundant natural resources: iron ore and coal
• Steel is 100% recyclable and sustainable, and recycled steel is an essential ingredient in the production of new steel
  • markets for steel scrap are virtually unlimited
  • using scrap to produce steel reduces the amount of raw materials required and provides up to 65% energy savings
  • more than half of the steel we see around us has already been recycled from scrap
• Very little steel is disposed of in landfills due to the positive economic value of scrap.

Steel Making - An Energy Efficient Process

• CO2 emissions per tonne of crude steel output are 50% lower than 40 years ago.
• Today, steel producers use the most sophisticated energy and gas management systems in their processes to optimize use of energy :
  • gaseous by-products are used as fuel, replacing primary energy
  • thermal energy in cooling water, exhausted gases, and residual products is, to a high degree, recovered for use elsewhere

Steel Making - An Efficient Use Of Resources

  For the primary production of steel for packaging, the following metal and mineral resources are essential: iron ore, coal   and limestone. These resources are abundant as is shown in the following chart :