Befesa

Recycling industrial residues

Befesa recycles hazardous waste and byproducts generated by the steel and aluminum industries. It collects and processes materials such as steelmaking dust and salt slag from customer facilities, recovers valuable materials, and returns them to the market. The company says it keeps approximately two million metric tons of waste out of landfills each year.

Services and business lines

• Steel dust recycling: collection and recycling of dust and other residues generated when producing carbon, stainless, and galvanized steel in electric arc furnaces (EAF).
• Aluminum salt-slag recycling: recycling of salt slag collected from customers for a service fee; salt slag is also generated at the company’s secondary-aluminum production plants.
• Secondary aluminum alloys: production of secondary aluminum alloys from aluminum scrap.

Business model and markets

Befesa provides integrated waste-management services to the steel and aluminum industries, including collection and treatment at customer facilities. The company says its growth has been supported by environmental regulations and rising secondary steel and aluminum production. It reports entering markets such as Turkey and South Korea and expanding into China, and says its shares trade on the XETRA exchange.

Corporate profile

Befesa describes its business as part of the circular economy and says it has operated in regulated markets for 30 years. Its website includes investor, sustainability, and career sections and case studies, as well as a whistleblowing channel.