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MATERIAL PROCESSING

We have built our recycling expertise over a hundred years. Our excellent material know-how, specialist expertise, and passion for what we do help us develop more efficient ways of sorting and refining materials.

We carry out a needs assessment for you and offer effortless recycling solutions for industrial needs. Based on the needs assessment, you will receive a customised offer which guarantees the most economically efficient recycling services possible.

The reporting will be tailored based on your specific needs, be it either production reports, corporate responsibility reporting or value chain transparency information. We can track delivery shipments individually on batch level, which allows us to create precise and informative reports.

96,1%
The total utilisation rate of materials delivered to us in 2024
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Metals

Metal recycling is our core competence. Our processing capacity enables highly efficient recycling of metals from waste streams back into raw materials. We process for example vehicles, batteries and scrap metal from industrial production. We have systematically invested in the development of our recycling processes, to increase our metal recovery rate towards 97%.

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Thanks to our reject plant and advanced fractionation process, our metal recovery rate is already above the industry average. We have also developed our further processing processes for non-ferrous metals so that we can double the proportion of pure metals and reduce impurities.

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Precious metals

We recover the following precious metals from liquid solutions and solid materials: gold, silver, palladium, platinum, and rhodium. We also recover rare earth elements and other special metals.

Our state-of-the-art technology ensures efficient material yield. We use advanced pyrometallurgical and hydrometallurgical processes in the recovery of precious metals. Our own, accredited laboratory provides support when more detailed analysis is needed. If necessary, we can tailor the methods to suit your company’s needs.

Our recycling solutions for precious metals cover the needs of the following industries, among others, covering waste fractions defects and end-of-life products: 

  • imaging (photochemicals, X-ray films)
  • jewellery industry
  • coating industry
  • manufacturing
  • mining industry
  • catalyst industry

Recycling supports society's self-sufficiency in critical raw materials. This is particularly important in the case of rare earth metals, as their recycling rate is still in its infancy on a global level.

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Electrical and electronic equipment

Recyclable electrical and electronic equipment includes computers, printers, mobile phones, lamps and various power tools. If reuse is not a viable option, we will recycle the equipment as raw material. 

Almost 100% of non-reusable materials can be recycled, either as recycled raw material or energy.

OUR SERVICE OFFERING

Our constantly evolving, comprehensive and reliable service experience enables our customers to sleep peacefully at night.

Analysis and research
We offer reliable analysing services, and we are open to new research projects and collaboration.
ITAD - Data security and reuse
Secure recycling services of electronics and reuse of IT equipment.
Local service offering
Our range of services varies locally.
Logistics
Logistics solutions that meet our customers’ needs, regardless of the material collected.
Material processing
Effortless recycling solutions for industrial needs.
Sale of recycled raw materials
We produce various raw materials in quantities ranging from small deliveries to large volumes.
Smart Battery Sensor
Stop future lithium-ion battery fires using SBS to detect internal battery
failure up to 90 minutes before heat or smoke.

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We at Kuusakoski restore value to waste material by collecting, processing, and upgrading it into a new raw material.

With a history that spans over 100 years, we are a reliable partner and a pioneer in the circular economy, committed to serving our customers in accordance with the values of a stable family business.

Kuusakoski Oy Head Office

Metsänneidonkuja 6, Duo Building, 2nd floor, 02130 Espoo, Finland
Postal address: PO Box 25, 02131 Espoo, Finland

Telephone +358 20 781 781

All e-mail addresses use the form firstname.lastname@kuusakoski.com (unless stated otherwise in contact information).

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