Slag Management

Our passion: Research and development

The real needs of our customers determine our daily work in research and development. We aspire to provide you with the finest aggregates and building material blends and therefore practical solutions for your applications from the varieties of steel mill slag. In doing so, we work closely with research institutes and universities to develop innovative products while complying with the relevant technical and environmental standards.

Our own in-house laboratory in Duisburg is equipped with extensive facilities that enable us to conduct research and tests up to pilot-plant scale.

Today’s high standards of aggregate require extensive quality assurance and monitoring. Our laboratories in Duisburg and Brandenburg a. d. Havel, Germany, use the in-plant production control system to analyze and evaluate the quality parameters required for the various products made by thyssenkrupp MillServices & Systems.

Our certified in-plant production control system guarantees high quality standards and includes a regular review of the technical requirements as well as the taking, preparing, and analyzing of samples in accordance with existing standards, performed by qualified specialist staff. Both laboratories conduct a variety of tests and analyses on both natural and industrially manufactured aggregates in accordance with national and European standards and regulations.

Using our own special-purpose vehicles, we move slag promptly and efficiently from your production area to the slag beds and, after cooling, to the temporary storage site and our processing plants.

We have developed our own efficient logistics system to ensure that the vehicles transporting the slag are always at the right place at the right time.

Major plants in the metal-producing industry have intensive transport volumes. Bulk goods movements need to be meticulously coordinated with one another, which is why we use our own Service Support System as well as supplementary systems when handling challenging assignments, which can also be interlinked with your own programs if required.

All key data, such as the loading location and the destination as well as the number and type of load, are coded. You can enter transport orders in our systems online, which are then checked by one of our schedulers, automated, and sent with corresponding instructions for the driver.

Our highly efficient slag bed management system prior to treatment is the result of a wealth of expertise our specialists have accumulated over decades. The physical characteristics of the finished products as required by end users can be adjusted by precisely timing and controlling the quantity and quality of the slag in the beds.

Our development work and experience in bed design and slag management have generated premium products that meet acknowledged high standards. Particular importance is attached to compliance with constantly changing environmental requirements.

The use of heavy machinery such as excavators and wheel loaders with the right attachments ensures efficient handling of complex slag grades. Together with customers we have also developed innovative techniques for discharging residues and cleaning the ladles.

Types of slag from varying production sources are initially stored separately and then according to grain size after processing. Our wide-ranging plant technology enables us to provide quality products that meet individual customer requirements and delivery conditions, while maintaining a consistently high standard.

Our processing activities extend far beyond existing standards applied to the separation of the metal constituents and crushing and screening into various grain fractions. When separating ferrous materials we focus on purity and hence on conserving the inherent value of the recycled materials.

We have taken a close look at the potential uses of our products and hence the standards they need to meet. Constant contact with our customers, public agencies, and authorities has ensured ready market acceptance for our products.

Our slag products meet the demands of a wide range of applications.

We can advise you on-site and accompany you to meetings with authorities to explain the various applications of our slag products in order to obtain approval.

Our products are an excellent substitute for natural types of stone such as diabase, basalt, or greywacke and therefore make an invaluable contribution to conserving natural resources.

All the slag grades we produce and market comply with the relevant environmental regulations, standards, and technical supply conditions for the respective aggregates and their applications.

Landfill management is also part of our portfolio. As a service provider for our customer thyssenkrupp Steel Europe, we operate at the Wehofen North and Wehofen West landfills, among other sites.