Dimeca orders complete scrap-treatment plant from Danieli

DIMECA - Distribuidora de Metales y Cartones, one of the major steel scrap processors in North America, contracted Danieli to supply a new, complete scrap-treatment plant.

To be installed in northern Mexico and consisting of a Danieli Centro Recycling pre-shredder, shredder and ferrous and nonferrous downstream line, the plant will process about 140,000 tpy of scrap (calculated for one-shift operation) for the local minimills.

The installation will include a ZDS 250-800 pre-shredder –the best-selling model in the North American market– with the possibility to feed pre-processed material automatically to a downstream shredder.

The heavy-duty shredder will have a production capacity up to 70 tph and will be equipped with the Danieli Automation patented, variable-frequency inverter drive which has proven to be the best solution to increase motor efficiency and optimize energy consumption.

An off-line metal processing plant for further non-ferrous material separation will complete the supply, granting the highest flexibility and efficiency to the process and fitting Dimeca high-quality standards and vision.

The commissioning of the new plant is scheduled for end of 2023.

This is the second Danieli Centro Recycling shredder plant sold in North America in recent months, following the contract for a 4,000-hp unit awarded by a customer in South Carolina.