In the future, 25,000 tons of refractory rock from the steel, cement and glass industries are to be reprocessed in the new recycling center in Mitterdorf. RHI Magnesita’s multi-million dollar pilot project was opened on Thursday. This should reduce dependency on energy and raw materials.
They come from blast furnaces, cement works or glassworks – those stones that were created for temperatures above 1200 degrees Celsius and that will in future be given a second chance in Mitterdorf. In the new recycling center of RHI Magnesita, the rock is collected, crushed, sorted and in the various branches of industry returned. Vice Chancellor Werner Kogler came to Styria on Thursday for the opening of the four million euro facility. “It’s very good when you invest in such innovative projects,” said Kogler full of praise. The recycling concept not only makes you less dependent on imports, but also saves energy and thus reduces CO2 emissions.Further million expansion plannedFirst planning for the plant began two and a half years ago. The center was built in just five months and created eight jobs. The opening is just the starting shot. The project is to be expanded rapidly. Another three million euros will be invested, which will create ten more jobs by 2025. “We will build a sorting and washing facility. A lot will happen here,” promised Constantin Beelitz, who opened the store for RHI Magnesita. The plant in Mitterdorf is intended to serve as a blueprint for further projects: “This is our first recycling site in Europe and we will continue to expand it. But it will certainly not be our last,” says Beelitz.
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