Metal recycling in Wallonia

Reverse Metallurgy is a platform of excellence in metal waste recycling in Wallonia. We rely on unique industrial and scientific partnerships, as well as expertise in new technologies and processes. Our mission is to strengthen the metallurgy industry and its competitiveness in Wallonia, by meeting the industrial challenges facing our society: energy, materials of the future and digitalisation. Building on our industrial past, our ambition is to deploy our expertise around the world.

Birth of Reverse Metallurgy

The Reverse Metallurgy concept was born in 2014 from the meeting between:

  • A growing awareness of the importance of the circular economy, preserving natural resources and reducing CO2 emissions.
  • A link between metals and the major challenges facing society: sustainable, energy and digital transitions.
  • The strategic importance of metals and their accessibility for our industry and its development.
  • A local context of de-industrialisation (closure of the steel and metal industries) and ongoing innovation in the field.
  • The continued presence of pioneering and leading industrial players in the field of metal waste recovery and their desire to create value in a Wallonia geared towards reindustrialisation.
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Our ambition

The ambition of Reverse Metallurgy is reflected in a vision of the future of metallurgy based on the circular economy and the recycling of metal waste. Reverse Metallurgy also reflects the desire for a collective approach that has been implemented by creating a partnership of industrial, scientific and public players to generate value in Wallonia with the mission of creating new economic activities as well as new waste recovery and treatment channels. Thanks to private and public funding from Wallonia, Reverse Metallurgy has been able to build a scientific and technological platform with an international outlook.

Our goals

Wallonia: Next steps and collaboration

  • Capitalise on its central location, industrial heritage and excellent logistics
  • Supporting companies in setting up innovation projects and promoting them internationally
  • Focus on implementing the circular economy
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