Steel and metal recycling

TSR focuses on growth

Using recycled metals not only reduces the need for primary raw materials but also guarantees energy-efficient, low-CO₂ production processes.

New sites extend catchment areas at home and abroad

The signs are pointing to recycling in the metal sector, too. With good reason, for recycling helps to guarantee the supply of raw materials and, at the same time, helps to limit climate change. The TSR Group are experts in this field. They are continuing to extend their market position through strategic expansion. more

Industrial progress and the economic upturn of threshold countries both mean the Earth’s supply of raw materials is being used up at an ever increasing rate. The result: natural resources are dwindling – and not only fossil energy resources but also metals. Experts believe that global supplies of zinc will have run out in 22 years’ time and copper reserves in 31 years’ time. These figures prove that there is a future for metal recycling.

Metal recycling guarantees the supply of raw materials
REMONDIS’ subsidiary, TSR, is a leading business in Europe for the recycling of steel and non-ferrous metals. Each year, it returns more than 10 million tonnes of the material to the economic cycle. Most of this is scrap steel, the most important source material for the production of raw steel. Around 56 percent of European steel production is already based on this secondary raw material.

In view of the increasing importance of metal recycling, TSR is investing significantly in further extending its business. Its aim is to position itself on the market so that its business is wider, more diversified and more self-sufficient. An essential factor, if this goal is to be a success, is its network of locations. Thus, TSR has now added two new businesses to its network of more than 100 branches and associated companies. Its intention with both acquisitions is to guarantee its access to steel resources and push forward metal input from its own sources.

Closing regional gaps
Its stake in Metallrecycling Veit GmbH (MRV), which is based in Mörsdorf in the state of Thüringen, extends TSR’s presence in eastern Germany. MRV specialises in non-ferrous metals, cables and scrap. In order to strengthen its potential, the firm has invested in new company grounds and installed state-of-the-art infrastructures. The BVMW (German Association of SMEs) also recognized the importance of this extension work: it named Sven Veit, co-owner and managing director of MRV, the “Outstanding Entrepreneur of 2009” in the district of Saale-Holzland.

Tradition opens doors
TSR has also acquired an interest in Johann Neumüller GmbH in Ennsdorf in Austria. The cooperation work with this traditional company will give it access to the steel and metal recycling market in the country. Neumüller has comprehensive know-how of the scrap trade, reliable access to extensive steel resources and an exemplary logistics system. The firm’s own rail and harbour facilities are currently being extended to optimize the procurement of steel by train and ship.

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An exemplary footprint: using one tonne of scrap steel saves 650 kilograms of iron ore, one tonne of CO₂ as well as 0.5 tonnes of coal.

A strong union: REMONDIS has had a 60% share in the TSR Group since 2007.