We have partnered with strategic service providers who specialise in waste metal handling and processing. Collaboratively we have developed new processes to remove coatings, separate alloys and clean up the waste metals.
Unserviceable engine parts and waste metal from machining and castings are recovered and returned to our material suppliers for re-melting and reuse, enabling them to be returned to aerospace grade alloys and safely reused to make new engines.
Almost half of a used aero engine can now be safely recycled to a standard where the quality of the recovered material is so high the materials can be reused to make new engine components as part of a fully closed loop recycling system. The remainder is reused as a lower grade alloy.
We continue to push the boundaries in metal recovery and recycling. As our product portfolio continues to develop and evolve we are exploring opportunities to recover alternative materials, such as composites and other alloys.