A specialist metals recycling company
Founded in 2009, Scanmetals has developed a dry process to recover non-ferrous metals from incinerator bottom ash generated by Energy-from-Waste facilities.
Press release
5 February 2025
Scanmetals strengthens the management structure with Deputy CEO Role to enable Founder Ejvind Pedersen to Focus on Business Development
Under the leadership of Ejvind Pedersen, Scanmetals has grown into one of Europe’s leading metal recyclers. Scanmetals now operates six processing sites, employs nearly 300 staff, and has a turnover of over DKK 1.3 billion. With recent expansions, including the establishment of a new facility in Zaragoza, Spain, and the acquisition of Afatek, Scanmetals is well-positioned for continued growth.
Press release
15 November 2024
Scanmetals acquires a majority stake in Afatek to expand technological leadership position in waste processing and metal recovery
Kirke Stillinge, Denmark – Scanmetals A/S, an internationally renowned leader in non-ferrous metal recycling, has signed an agreement to acquire a 70% controlling interest in Afatek A/S, a leading processor of raw incinerator bottom ash (IBA) from Energy-from-Waste (EfW) plants. This strategic acquisition broadens Scanmetals’ position in the value chain in Denmark and presents significant opportunities for further growth.
Scanmetals operates in Scandinavia, Germany, United Kingdom and Spain where, instead of going to landfill, residual household and municipal waste is treated in Energy-from-Waste facilities, also known as incinerators.
The dry process utilized by Scanmetals to clean and recover mixed non-ferrous metals from incinerator bottom ash has been developed over many years and incorporates the use of the latest mechanical and sensor sorting technology available. The recovered non-ferrous metals are cleaned, separated into different fractions and sold to the metallurgical industry globally.
Scanmetals was named winner of the Innovation category in 2018 and 2020.
