Metal recycling company EMR has opened a new site in Glasgow’s Clydeport docks following a multi-million pound investment.
The operation will target eight deep-sea ships with capacity to carry cargo up to 30,000 tonnes each in the first 12 months.
Each ship will transport sustainable, recycled material to markets around the world.
The larger ships arriving at the new EMR site at King George V dock, will produce a fifth of the emissions, per tonne of steel carried, compared to the smaller ships typically carrying around 3,000 tonnes currently loaded on the River Clyde by EMR.
At almost eight acres, the site will also house an end-of-life vehicle (ELV) facility capable of depolluting and recycling high volumes of vehicles each week.
Supported by a brand-new ELV collection network, the King George V development. A second phase will see the site expand to 11.5 acres.
This will let EMR to increase its capacity for both advanced ELV recycling and metal processing and separation.
EMR King George V will bring 15 new, skilled jobs to the Glasgow area and enhance the company’s existing network of Scottish sites, which are located in Glasgow (South Street), Bellshill, Dundee and Kilmarnock.
The project is a partnership between EMR, landlord Peel Ports (Clydeport) and developer McLaughlin & Harvey.
As part of EMR’s ambitious goal to reach net-zero, the King George V site will feature enhanced electrical connections, allowing equipment used on the site to be fully electrified as the company transitions to net-zero by 2040.
This will let EMR to supply sustainable, recycled metal to its UK and international customer base in the most competitive and low carbon way possible.
Further investments in sustainability will include the re-introduction of native Scottish plants around the docks, alongside support for environmental education in local schools.
Ian Sheppard, managing director at EMR said: “Scotland has been leading the way in sustainability, so we’re very excited to be joining the nation’s drive by creating a new large-scale model of a low carbon, sustainable metal recycling operation that safeguards biodiversity. We’re also very passionate around education of younger generations on the environmental benefits of recycling and we look forward to explaining that locally at schools.”
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