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Recycling plants

Recycling plants from study to operation, for used oil, electronics, batteries, plastics, tyres and waste to energy.

Overview

Recycling plants from study to operation, for used oil, electronics, batteries, plastics, tyres and waste to energy.

We study, design, manage and build recycling plants, then train the people who run them. Each plant is set up around its feedstock, the market for what it recovers, and the site.

Feasibility to commissioningSix plant typesOperator training

01From study to operation

Feasibility studyFeedstock availability, market for recovered products, capacity, site and investment case.
Process and designTechnology selection, mass and energy balance, layout and detailed engineering.
Project managementProcurement, contractor coordination, budget, schedule and permitting support.
Construction and commissioningSupervised installation, testing, start-up and performance verification.
Training and handoverOperator training, O&M manuals and support through the first operating cycle.

02Used oil, electronics and battery plants

01Used oil re-refining

Feedstock: Used engine, hydraulic and industrial lubricating oils.
Process: Collection and storage, dewatering, filtration, vacuum distillation and finishing into base oil or industrial fuel.
Outputs: Re-refined base oil, industrial fuel oil and safely managed residues.

02Electronic waste

Feedstock: Computers, appliances, telecom equipment, cables and circuit boards.
Process: Safe dismantling and shredding, then magnetic, eddy-current and density separation of materials.
Outputs: Ferrous metals, aluminium, copper, plastics and precious-metal fractions for refining.

03Battery recycling

Feedstock: Lead-acid and lithium-ion batteries.
Process: Safe discharge and dismantling, crushing and separation, lead smelting and black-mass recovery for lithium-ion.
Outputs: Lead, plastics and black mass (nickel, cobalt, lithium) for refining, with electrolyte treated safely.

03Plastics, tyres and waste-to-energy plants

01Plastic recycling

Feedstock: Industrial and post-consumer plastics such as PET, HDPE, PP and LDPE.
Process: Sorting, shredding, washing, drying, extrusion and pelletising, set up line by line for each polymer.
Outputs: Clean flakes and recycled pellets ready for manufacturing.

02Tyre recycling

Feedstock: End-of-life car, truck and industrial tyres.
Process: Shredding and granulation with steel and textile removal, with optional pyrolysis.
Outputs: Rubber granules and crumb, recovered steel, and pyrolysis oil and carbon char.

03Waste to energy

Feedstock: Organic and municipal waste, manure, biomass and non-recyclable plastics.
Process: Anaerobic digestion, pyrolysis, gasification or refuse-derived fuel preparation, chosen by feedstock.
Outputs: Biogas, electricity, heat, pyrolysis oil, compost or digestate and biochar.

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Common questions

Where does a recycling plant project start?

With a feasibility study: how much feedstock is available, who will buy what the plant recovers, the right capacity, the site and the investment case.

Do you stay involved after start-up?

Yes. Handover includes operator training, O&M manuals and support through the first operating cycle.

Scope follows the activities listed in Sontrova's commercial register. Work that requires a licence or approval is carried out once the relevant licence is in place.