Waste-to-fuel specialist Andusia has partnered with Mid UK Recycling as part of a deal to supply solid recovered fuel (SRF) to Europe.
The partnership will see the two companies work together to export in excess of 20,000 tonnes a year of SRF to be recovered at two cement plants in the Mediterranean.
Mid UK Recycling is part of Ireland’s Beauparc Group after being acquired in a post-administration deal last month (see letsrecycle.com story) .
SRF ready for export
This means the group now incorporates Panda and Greenstar in Ireland and in the UK Mid-UK Recycling, WSR, Scotwaste and AWM in the Yorkshire area. The group produces over 500,000 tonnes of SRF per annum.
According to Andusia, the company formed the partnership because of the Group’s “long history of producing alternative fuels and is the UK’s largest producer of SRF”.
Investment
Commenting on the partnership, Eamonn Hanley, group operations director at Mid UK Recycling, said that deal is possible because of “significant investment in multiple SRF production lines”.
“The investment has allowed the company to produce bespoke alternative fuels that can be tailored to a customer’s exacting requirements,” Mr Hanley said.
He added: “This proactive approach permits a higher utilisation of alternative fuels that supports the groups approach to reducing the reliance of traditional energy sources”.
Due to additional processing, SRF consists of smaller fractions with a higher energy content which means it is suitable for use in cement kiln facilities, replacing fossil fuels such as Petcoke and coal. SRF is largely used to power kilns across Europe.
Stewart Brackenbury, director and founder of Andusia, added that he is pleased to announce the deal after assisting Mid UK with RDF offtake.
“We have been assisting Mid UK Recycling with their RDF offtake in recent years and are delighted to now be able to take their SRF as an alternative fuel. They are such a like-minded company, passionate about the future of waste management and diverting from UK landfill and we look forward to working with them going forward.”
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