[SMM Aluminum Flash News] GeT Alloys Replaces Heavy Fuel Oil with Tyre-Derived Fuel in Aluminium Recycling

Published: Jun 25, 2026 10:05
South Africa-based GeT Metal Group and its subsidiary GeT Alloys have launched a waste-to-energy project that converts end-of-life tyres into industrial fuel for aluminium recycling operations. The initiative is designed to process around 150,000 waste tyres annually and produce approximately 1.44 million litres of fuel, fully replacing the company’s annual heavy fuel oil consumption used in aluminium melting. GeT estimates the project will reduce heavy fuel oil use by 1.44 million litres per year and cut carbon dioxide emissions by around 720 tonnes. The programme will also divert nearly 12,500 waste tyres per month from landfills and illegal dumping sites. GeT Alloys recycles around 350 million used beverage cans, packaging materials and post-consumer aluminium scrap annually into aluminium ingots. Carbon black generated during tyre processing will be used in aluminium dross recovery, while recovered steel wire will be recycled into steel billets, creating a circular economy model across both aluminium and steel value chains.

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