Metso Strengthens Sustainable Mining in Chile

Sustainable mining is a critical ambition in countries like Chile, the world’s leading copper producer. In response to the growing demands of its mining customers, Metso reports it is reinforcing its position as a supplier of a substantial range of sustainable solutions with the introduction of its circularity recycling solution for Megaliner™, Poly-Met™, and rubber liners in Chile.

The recycling service is a part of Metso’s Planet Positive offering. The first feasibility studies were conducted in 2009, the recycling program was initiated in 2015, and the important milestone of 1,000 recycled Megaliner™ liners was achieved in 2016. After careful studies and customer pilots, Metso launched a new separation unit in 2022 for its customers in Europe. Following the introduction to the South American market, the mill lining recycling service will be expanded to the North American market later in 2024.

“As a responsible supplier and partner for sustainable wear solutions, we have set ambitious targets to help our customers reduce the environmental impact of mining in the different stages of the production process. We are extremely happy to again achieve an important milestone with the introduction of this unique mill liner recycling solution to the very important Chilean market. As part of our extensive horizontal mill liner offering, we are also exploring ways to increase the number of recycled materials in our liners to further close the circularity loop,” said Heikki Metsälä, President, Consumables business area, Metso.

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