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UNTHA appoints global marketing director

07 November 2023, Published under Cement News

Austria-based shredding technology specialist UNTHA has appointed a new global marketing director as part of its plans for significant growth over the next five years. Katie Mallinson has joined the EUR80m turnover company following almost 15 years working with the business as a supplier. Until recently, she was managing director of global communications firm Scriba PR, which she founded in 2013. Now a permanent member of the UNTHA team, her role is to support the continued expansion of UNT...

Shredder converts waste into RDF for Colombia's cement industry

25 August 2022, Published under Cement News

An UNTHA CR2000 shredder is set to drive forward Geofuturo’s energy-from-waste (EfW) operations in Colombia, converting the country’s waste into refuse-derived fuel (RDF) for the cement industry. The equipment will be processing approximately 2200tpm of materials at the firm’s new EfW plant, Geoparque, in Cartagena. The materials, which include waste wood, textiles, plastics and leather, would have previously been sent to landfill. Geofuturo expect to decrease the amount of waste sent to ...

UNTHA waste shredder in operation for Geocycle Argentina

21 December 2020, Published under Cement News

An UNTHA XR3000C mobile shredder is now in operation at Geocycle’s co-processing facility in Córdoba, Argentina. Geocycle (LafargeHolcim group) is now transforming 100tpd of waste into a high-grade alternative fuel for use within the company’s cement kiln only 5km away. Plans are already underway to double fuel production volumes by the end of the 1Q21. The single shaft UNTHA XR is handling a wide range of input materials collected from a 100km radius. Waste materials being processe...

UNTHA Iberia delivers shredder for Geocycle's Albox facility

12 May 2020, Published under Cement News

Geocycle (LafargeHocim) has received an XR3000C shredder from UNTHA Ibera for its Albox (Almeria) facility for co-processing in Spain. The equipment will help transform 15,000tpa of hazardous solid waste into pretreated waste with the right granulometry for co-processing in cement kilns. The new shredding line means Geocycle can now convert nationally-produced commercial and industrial waste – including oil/solvent contaminated textiles, plastics, paper and cardboard – into co-processing-re...

UNTHA to expand in Poland

31 March 2020, Published under Cement News

Industrial shredder manufacturer UNTHA is predicting that 2020 will be the biggest year yet for its Polish subsidiary, as the waste market continues to boom.   The shredding technology specialist first moved into Poland in late 2013, when a dedicated office was established in Krakow on the back of growing interest in UNTHA’s machinery – a relocation to Warsaw followed. While the country has attracted mixed views surrounding its approach to waste management over the last six years, it seems i...

UNTHA expands distribution in Japan

20 December 2017, Published under Cement News

Shredding specialist UNTHA continues to expand in Asia, following the agreement of a new distribution partnership with Sun Earth, a leading technology provider in Japan's waste management industry.   UNTHA’s Austrian manufactured shredding technology wil now be supplied to a number of sophisticated waste and alternative fuel production facilities throughout Japan.   "We want to offer our customers the most advanced waste technologies in the world," commented Yutaka Ebihara, Sun Earth CEO....

Collaboration with Ecotec Solution fuels Italian expansion for UNTHA

01 August 2017, Published under Cement News

Industrial shredder manufacturer UNTHA has witnessed significant growth in Italy following a collaboration with one of the country’s leading environmental technology specialists, Ecotec Solution. The UK waste processing firm supplies systems that turn clients’ residual materials into valuable resources. In the last 12 months alone, Ecotec Solution has secured six high-value projects for the Austrian shredding giants. These include three XR mobil-e sales for waste to energy facilities – ...

UNTHA UK appoints new managing director

02 February 2016, Published under Cement News

UK-based industrial shredding specialist UNTHA UK has appointed a new managing director.   Marcus Brew takes the reins at the helm of the company, following a promotion from his previous role of sales director. Chris Oldfield, who has led the shredding business since 1997, will become chairman, concentrating on UNTHA UK’s over-arching strategic direction and other wider ambassadorial responsibilities in industry.   With a sales target of GBP10m for the new financial year, UNTHA says the prom...

New shredding operation boosts SRF production capabilities in South Korea

08 December 2015, Published under Cement News

A new Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF) production facility is now fully operational in Wonju city, South Korea, thanks to global shredding firm UNTHA and local partner PERITUS.   Korean waste management specialist Zion has built the alternative fuel manufacturing plant to make smarter use of its residual materials. Now, with the new system in place, pre-sorted construction and demolition (C&D) waste and commercial and industrial (C&I) waste, is being shredded to produce a homogenous 50mm fuel for ...