6 Recycling Carbide Facts You Didn't Know About
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Make sure you recycle your solid carbide tools. It is both environmentally sound and profitable. We all come out winners when worn-out tools are kept out of landfills and junkyards.
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6 Recycling Carbide Facts You Didn't Know About
- 2. Used carbide tools are possible sources of income. Not only will you get paid for your used carbide, you also help reduce the environmental impact of producing new tools as well as minimize the use of scarce tungsten.
- 3. Making new tools from recycled solid carbide requires 70% less energy than making them from material extracted from ore
- 4. Production from recycled materials cuts overall carbon dioxide emissions by 40%
- 5. The British Geological Survey’s 2012 supply risk index ranked tungsten second behind rare earth.
- 6. China accounts for approximately 83% of global tungsten concentrate production and about 62% of global tungsten reserves. This high concentration in one location leaves global supply levels vulnerable.
- 7. 95% of a used carbide insert can be recycled 75% Of the content is made up of tungsten
- 8. Sandvik Coromant recovers more than 80% of the solid carbide it sells
- 9. Click here to learn more about our recycling program Recycling is both environmentally sound and profitable