A 450 Scrap Steel Crushing and Recycling Line Departs for Greece, Empowering Local Scrap Steel Resource Recycling
Recently, at the Xrido Group’s plant, a 450 scrap steel crushing and recycling line, consisting of a crushing main unit, vibrating screening system, and magnetic separation device, was modularly disassembled and orderly loaded into ocean-going containers, ready to be shipped to the Port of Piraeus, Greece. This recycling line is specifically designed for scrap steel resource recovery, achieving full automation from crushing to sorting. Its export not only demonstrates my country’s integrated capabilities in scrap steel processing equipment but will also help Greece alleviate its scrap steel resource shortage and promote the green transformation of its steel industry.
The core advantage of the 450 scrap steel crushing and recycling line lies in its dual-linkage of “high-efficiency crushing + precise sorting”. The main crusher uses high-strength, wear-resistant hammers, capable of processing various types of scrap steel, including end-of-life car shells and steel structure scraps. It has a crushing capacity of 45-50 tons per hour, producing uniformly sized steel blocks that meet the “refined feed” requirements of downstream steelmaking enterprises. The accompanying vibrating screen and magnetic separation system simultaneously separates non-metallic impurities (such as plastics and rubber) and ferrous metals from the scrap steel, achieving a purity exceeding 98%, effectively improving the utilization value of the scrap steel. Furthermore, the entire production line is equipped with an intelligent central control system that can monitor equipment operating parameters in real time, enabling remote fault diagnosis and reducing manual maintenance costs.
Greece, as one of Europe’s steel-producing countries, imports a large amount of scrap steel annually to meet its steelmaking needs. However, local scrap steel recycling largely relies on simple crushing equipment, resulting in a resource utilization rate of less than 60%. The Greek customer who introduced this recycling line is a resource recycling company under a well-known local steel enterprise. After multiple rounds of technical comparisons and production line simulation tests, they ultimately selected the 450 scrap steel crushing and recycling line. A client representative stated that once operational, the production line is expected to process 200,000 tons of scrap steel locally annually, reducing scrap steel imports by 30% and lowering raw material costs by over €12 million for the company, while also reducing environmental pollution during scrap steel processing.
To ensure smooth operation, the company has dispatched a 10-person technical team to Greece in advance to conduct site planning. They will also provide three months of on-site commissioning and operational training, and have committed to providing free replacement services for core components for five years. Currently, the container carrying the equipment has departed and is expected to arrive at the Port of Piraeus in 40 days. This cooperation will become an important case study of Sino-Greek collaboration in the field of green manufacturing, accumulating experience for my country’s large-scale scrap steel processing equipment to expand into the European market.
