Steel scrap replaces iron ore

Sustainable raw material for the steel industry

Pyrum Steel wire is extracted from the material flow via efficient metal separation. The uncleaned steel wire has a purity of approx. 80 per cent, as rubber and textile fibres are also discharged with the wires. This proportion is still too high for utilisation in a steelworks.

For this reason, the textile fibres and rubber adhesions are almost completely separated from the steel wires in a second process step. At the end, the Pyrum steel wire lies in a Purity of over 96 per cent in steel mill quality. The rubber residues can be Granules further processed and sent for thermolysis.

Incidentally, every tonne of steel and iron scrap used in steel production avoids the mining of 1.5 tonnes of iron ore.

Pyrum steel wire from car, truck and aircraft tyres

Bundle of recycled steel wire from used tyres

The uncleaned Pyrum steel wire already has a purity of approx. 80 wt. % steel. By post-​treatment of the steel wire, Pyrum achieves a purity of over 96 wt. %. The wire can be used for the current Mixed steel scrap price can be purchased.