European Waste Catalogue
Mill scale from hot rolling of steel is 10 02 10 — an iron-oxide stream widely recycled back into sinter plants and cement.
Also searched as: rolling scale, oxide scale, scale
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See the validation dossier~400 Mt/year globally; ~90 Mt/year EU · €5–35/tonne (GGBS commands premium)
Primary buyers include Manufacture of basic iron and steel and Construction of roads and motorways.
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Source: EUR-Lex Commission Decision 2000/532/EC — European Waste Catalogue
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