Muldenhütten Recycling und Umwelttechnik GmbH

SECONDARY LEAD SMELTER WITH INTEGRATED
INCINERATION FACILITY FOR HAZARDOUS WASTES

Muldenhütten Recycling und Umwelttechnik GmbH (MRU) is the third largest lead smelter in Germany and is part of the German BERZELIUS group. The smelter, founded in the 14th century, was converted to a smelter for secondary materials in 1969, and then modernized between 1993 and 1994 to conform to most modern standards MRU is continuously expanding and improving its facility to maintain the highest possible operational standards.

Today, MRU employs 112 staff to process around 60,000 tonnes of lead and leady alloys, including tin and antimony master alloys. The plant also produces sodium sulphate, and polypropylene.

MRU is unique among the lead smelters worldwide, in that it has its own integrated incinerator for hazardous wastes. This enables the recovery of hazardous non-recyclable plastic wastes, which are produced during the pre-treatment of accumulators.

Muldenhütten Recycling und Umwelttechnik GmbH
Industriegebiet Muldenhütten, Hüttenstraße, 09599 Freiberg, Germany
Phone +49 3731 367-0, Fax +49 3731 367-407
mru@berzelius.de

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Facts and figures

• approx. 112 employees
• Production facilities:
  Secondary lead smelter with integrated incinerator for hazardous wastes
• Annual production (approx.):
  60,000 tonnes lead/lead alloys
  5,500 tonnes sodium sulphate
  2,500 tonnes PP-reground
  1,000 tonnes antimony and tin master alloys
  20,000 tonnes hazardous wastes in the incinerator plant
  

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