Speira opens EUR 40m recycling furnace at Rheinwerk aluminium site
Aluminium producer Speira has inaugurated a new beverage-can recycling furnace at its Rheinwerk site in Neuss, Germany, adding around 60,000 tonnes of annual recycling capacity. The EUR 40m investment also covers an upgraded casting line and storage for 6,500 tonnes of can scrap, and comes as Red Bull, a customer of Speira's recycled-aluminium cans, attended the opening.
Why this mattersMore recycled aluminium supply in Europe reduces can makers' reliance on energy-intensive primary metal and import-dependent raw material flows.
- Speira invested around EUR 40m in the new furnace and related upgrades at Rheinwerk in Neuss, Germany.
- The furnace adds approximately 60,000 tonnes of annual recycling capacity for beverage cans.
- Storage space for 6,500 tonnes of can scrap was added in former aluminium smelter halls.
- The furnace is built 'h2 ready' for future connection to the hydrogen grid.
- Red Bull, which uses cans made from Speira's recycled aluminium, attended the opening ceremony.
- Recycling aluminium uses around 95% less energy than primary production, according to Speira.