The year 2022 was a challenging one for the LIFE PCR project. After a successful commissioning of the leaching and purification in 2021, the production of zinc sulphate solution had a good start in start in the first quarter of 2022. During these first months… Read More »Update February 2023 DEMO Phase 2
During the construction of the demonstration plant the project made a video on the construction and explaining the concept of zinc recycling. Watch the following video.
The year 2021 has been a very bust year for the PCR project, and despite the challenges of the pandemic the project succeeded to realize the phase 2 demonstration. The construction of the demonstration plant has been accomplished and currently the plant is being commissioned.… Read More »Update Demonstration Project
One year ago the LIFE PCR project was busy relocating to a new demonstration facility at Botlek-Rotterdam. It was also around this time last year that the Covid-19 pandemic started to control our lives in Europe. Initially no one knew what the impact would be… Read More »Update on Demonstration March 2021
Elemetal is pleased to inform you that on the 10th of January 2020 Elemetal signed a 3-years rental contract for a new demonstration location at PlantONE, Merseyweg 10, Botlek, The Netherlands. PlantONE is a location for stimulating innovation by facilitating pilot and demonstration facilities. For… Read More »Relocation of LIFE DEMO to PlantONE.
After performing successful prototype tests in 2017 and early 2018 the project had some delay in taking the next steps of scaling up to demonstration scale. Due to the the complexity of the technology and the project it was decided to scale up to the… Read More »Update June 2019
From 2-6 October the 16th International Waste management and landfill Symposium on Sardinia tok place. A poster area specially for LIFE projects was set up, where Elemetal was also presenting a poster. The location and scenery were fantastic for organizing this symposium. Many interesting people… Read More »16th Waste Management and Landfill Symposium
The beneficiaries implemented the following notice board for the PCR project. The Notice Board is placed at Petroleumweg 32-D, Vondelingenplaat, and is visible for public.
Elemetal successfully operated her prototype plant over the months of April, May and June 2017. This prototype plant can process non-ferrous streams containing copper and zinc from all different recycling markets like bottom ash, electronics, car shredding, automotive car shredding residue, etc.. Elemetal is able… Read More »Succesful Prototype operation
The goal of the PCR demonstration project is to contribute to the application of community environmental policy and legislation by demonstrating a first full scale application. Both the technical and economic feasibility of operating the innovative Elemetal Copper Recovery (ECR) process will be assessed by… Read More »LIFE14 ENV/NL/000029 – LIFE PCR