Renewed Metal Technologies
Regional investment delivers national impact
A lead recovery plant in the New South Wales town of Wagga Wagga is set to make a major contribution to Australia's recycling capacity and the environment.
The $55 million plant, incorporates $15 million worth of equipment from the Italian company Engitec Technologies, the acknowledged world leader in battery recycling technology. The plant will produce 25,000 tonnes of lead a year by processing 42,000 tonnes of used lead acid batteries - the batteries used in cars and other applications.
This processing facility is the first major project of Renewed Metal Technologies (RMT), a private Australian company dedicated to turning potentially hazardous waste into new resources. The company's total initial investment is $61 million, and a staff of 55.
Why Wagga Wagga?
RMT's Managing Director and CEO, Wayne Richardson, said the aim was to make Wagga Wagga the centre of excellence when it comes to resource recovery.
"This inland city might seem an unusual choice, but it has a number of factors in its favour. One of the most important is that it is an ideal transport hub. It is midway between Sydney and Melbourne, with excellent links to other major centres."
"Because of this central location, our aggregation partner Orbitas Resource Recovery has also based itself in Wagga Wagga - to more easily supply us the used batteries they have collected from all over the country."
Orbitas has a countrywide network of agents and service providers to collect recyclables and provide them to processing companies like RMT. It also collects used non-lead acid batteries, metal, used oil and by products.
Leading the way for the environment and sustainability
RMT's plant will also produce 3,000 tonnes per annum of broken plastic which is reused in the manufacture of new batteries and 7,000 tonnes per annum of sodium sulphate (used in a range of products, including washing powders, glass and paper) - and will do all this in a way which sets new benchmarks of environmental responsibility and sustainability.
For further information visit www.rmt.au.com
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