Rich in iron oxides, mill scale is a prime candidate for recycling back into the steelmaking process or other industrial applications.
Find Buyers NowThe European Waste Catalogue codes mill scale under chapter 10 02 (wastes from the iron and steel industry). It is a non-hazardous entry, which simplifies cross-border shipment for recovery compared to the hazardous entries in the same chapter.
Direct recycling into the sintering process to recover iron units.
Used as an iron source in the production of Portland cement clinker.
Raw material for the production of iron oxide pigments and ferric salts.
Mill scale contains up to 70% iron. Disposing of it is not only a waste of resources but also an unnecessary cost.
How mill scale fits into a wider valorisation strategy.
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.