Abbeysteel - Reusing Steel

The Green Branded Material Reused from British Industry

About

• Abbey Steel & Shearing Company Limited based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire

• Steel stockholder with a difference - Reuse Philosophy

• Specialise in sourcing and converting flat sheet steel that would otherwise be destined for smelting

• Sourced from the all the major UK automotive manufacturers

• The Brand Proposition

Abbeysteel™ Sustainably Sourced Steel 2

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Blanking

Abbeysteel™ Sustainably Sourced Steel

Where Abbeysteel™ Comes From

Automotive Production & Other Industries (White Goods, Home Products)

Steel Coils are put down blanking lines to produce panels ready for pressing

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Steel Pressing


Flat Panels are pressed to form the car body parts

22% Material Utilisation

What do Abbey Steel typically receive?

WindowSunroof Door Cut-Outs

Circular Cut-Outs

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Reject Body Panels

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Reclaim and Reuse – Material Conversion


26 Tonnes of pure by-product that would be destined for re-smelting

Sheared to Required Specifications

Why cant the automotive industry reuse it?

1. Material is in an odd shapeI. Cant be utilised in other applicationsII. Not cost effective to re-shear

• Defective or Suspect– Mechanicals and Metallurgical properties– Doesn’t press or paint well– Don’t want to risk putting into production

• Difficult to change the steel on the roof of a car• Material is Downgraded• Very strict on quality

• Past its use date• Material is Dented or Scratched• Model changes

– Different material specification required


Abbey Steel DVD

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2 minute DVD produced by the East of England Development Agencyhttp://www.resourceefficiencyeast.org.uk/case-studies-video.asp?id=4.2#videoAnchoR


http://www.resourceefficiencyeast.org.uk/case-studies-video.asp?id=4.2

Abbeysteel™ Carbon Footprinting

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Source: University of Hertfordshire

• 3.0 Tonne saving for our suppliers• 4.5 Tonnes saving for our customers• 7.5 Tonne saving in total


• Reused not Recycled

• Mild sheet steel produced in a blast furnace has a steel content of between 10-25%.

• The vast majority of products have a recycled content but no higher than 25% in thin gauge steel products.

• Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) - Uses 100% scrap/recycled steel for structural steel.


Reused & Recycled Content in Steel

Co-Branding Partners


Dedicated Website: www.silverline-oe.com/go-green

• Lockers• Lighting Equipment• Shelving & Racking• Office Fixtures • Bathroom and Washroom Equipment• Industrial Fans• Pest Control• White Goods• Any other products that use mild sheet steel

http://www.silverline-oe.com/go-green

Abbeysteel - Reusing Steel

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