SRA - Secondary Reduce Agent
The recovery and reuse of mixed plastics as a secondary reducing agent in steel mills (SRA - Secondary Reduce Agent), in complete replacement of metallurgical coke.
The residual mixed fraction of the separate collection of plastic packaging can be supplied to steel mills with virtuous effects of relationship with the environment and with the territory.
"The use of the SRA is bringing significant environmental advantages in terms of reduction of CO2 emitted and failure to transfer waste to landfills, with concrete economic advantages for those who use it especially in terms of savings on the purchase of raw materials. A possibility that can open up new markets bringing concrete environmental advantages within the steel plants in operation.
The use of SRA can bring great economic and environmental benefits to the steel and iron industrial system, which could, even from the partial use of SRA.