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.
Simulate this streamThe European Waste Catalogue codes waste by the process it arises from, not just the material. Pick the row that matches where your mill scale is generated — each code links to its full classification, valorisation routes and receiving industries.
Source: EUR-Lex Commission Decision 2000/532/EC — European Waste Catalogue
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Market context, buyer industries and valorisation routes for this stream.
Mill Scale
With a lab analysis, the engine checks the stream against each receiving route's published limits and returns what is supported, what is refused, and why. Without one yet, we tell you which routes it can evaluate and what analysis that needs.
See what the output looks like: a worked dossier.