In early 2024, Qarmet established a new specialised department—the Recycling Department—with the primary goal of managing the processes of recycling secondary resources.
As of the end of May 2025, the company has processed over 3.1 million tonnes of secondary raw materials, which is more than three times the figure for the same period last year. Based on these achievements, the forecast for 2025 is 7.6 million tonnes of processed materials, equivalent to a 95.2% increase compared to the results of 2024.
Significant results have also been achieved in the processing of steelmaking slag. At the beginning of 2024, the monthly output of metallic scrap did not exceed 4,000 tonnes. However, by the third quarter, thanks to the modernisation of equipment operation approaches and improvements in internal processes, this figure increased to 20,000 tonnes per month.
Additional impetus for the development of steelmaking slag processing came from contracts with subcontractor organisations, which completed commissioning and start-up work by the end of the year and transitioned to industrial operation of the equipment. This not only significantly increased processing volumes but also became a driver for creating new jobs in related industries, ensuring additional employment and the development of production cooperation.
For Qarmet, the recycling of secondary resources is not just a technological direction but a crucial element of sustainable development.
