STENA METALL AB - Stena Metall Group

Recycling | Sweden
Recycling | Sweden
The customer offering was expanded
during the year with total waste management
solutions and services for hazardous
and production waste. Production
capacity is expanding, and service is now
provided conveniently for customers at
nearly 100 locations nationwide.
Boliden is one of the leading mining and
smelting companies in the world. Stena Miljö
takes care of oil and other wastes from its
copper smelter outside Skellefteå, in Sweden.
Markus Larsson, a driver for Stena Miljö,
cleans out one of Boliden’s oil separators.
Global demand for ferrous and non-ferrous
scrap and recovered paper remained
high during the fiscal year. Stena continued
to develop services and offer more
products. With new branches and production
facilities, it can provide customized
recycling services and specialized expertise
at more locations close to customers. New
industry-specific and customized waste
management solutions were developed
during the year. In the Norrland region,
a continued focus on hazardous waste has
made it possible to offer more services to
the steel, mining and pulp industries,
among other customers. Treatment processes
for “other production waste,” e.g.,
combustible waste, also developed positively.
With a broader offering, higher
volume and greater efficiency, Stena
performed well in an industry facing
increased competition in every area.
Tighter recycling laws
Waste management and recycling are regulated
by a growing array of laws. Stena is
staying on top of this trend through significant
investments in research and development,
competence, new technology and
equipment. The WEEE directive introduced
in Sweden on August 13, 2005
tightens requirements on recycling and
envir onmentally safe treatment of electronic
waste. Stena had already met the
WEEE requirements. The ELV directive
raises r ecycling requirements on end-oflife
vehicles in the years ahead. Producer
responsibility poses a challenge for both
producers and the recycling industry to
find effective, environmentally safe
processes.
Total solutions being developed
Demand is growing for single suppliers
that can offer specialist expertise and total
waste management solutions. This trend is
being accelerated by customers’ commitment
to environmental work, tighter legal
requirements and more restrictions on
landfill waste. Businesses are continuously
facing new waste problems.
Deposit-free is a total waste management
solution designed to help customers
meet their environmental goals, comply
with increasingly complex laws and report
to government authorities. The Depositfree
concept was developed in 1997 and
has been used by hundreds of companies,
from small local businesses to nationwide
groups.
Mediclean Optimal, a total waste management
solution for the health care sector,
is developing positively and simplifies
waste management at hospitals.
Stena Gotthard AB
President Monica Svenner
Stena Scanpaper AB
President Lorentz Rondahl
Stena Miljö AB
President Finn Konsberg
Stena Technoworld AB
President Phär Oscár
Stena Aluminium AB
President Torbjörn Hedberg
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