Start Sitemap Contact Editorial Disclaimer COMPANY SUSTAINABILITY PRODUCTS SERVICES TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES INFO SOURCES CONTACT StartFacilitiesGermanyBSB BSB Recycling GmbH SECONDARY LEAD SMELTER WITH POLYPROPYLENE COMPOUNDING PLANT BSB Recycling GmbH (BSB), Braubach, is one of the traditional secondary lead smelters in Germany, and is also a European market leader in the production of high-grade polypropylene compounds derived from secondary materials. The smelter, founded in the 17th century, was converted to a secondary lead smelter in 1977, and then completely modernised between 1984 and 1993 although continuous improvements are made to maintain the highest possible operational standards. The Engitec recycling process introduced at this time was acclaimed by both the EU in its BREF documents and the American Environment Protection Agency (EPA) as representing the best available technology. The Polypropylene compounding plant was inaugurated in 1990. Currently, 90 employees at BSB recycle around 40,000 tonnes of lead products. These include lead acid accumulators from the automotive and industrial sectors, other secondary raw materials like lead scrap and residues containing lead, plus lead and lead-tin alloys. Polypropylene, obtained as a by-product of the pre-treatment process, is refined to Polypropylene compounds - a material much in demand by the international automotive industry for manufacturing external plastic linings for their newer car models. BSB’s product, marketed under the trade name Seculene® PP, is highly regarded in this market. FACTS AND FIGURES approx. 90 employees Production facilities: Secondary lead smelter Polypropylene Extrusion plant Annual production (approx.): 40,000 tonnes lead/lead alloys 45,000 tonnes Seculene PP 1,000 tonnes tin alloys ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Documents Company Brochure BSB PP (736 KB) Company Brochure BSB LEAD (677 KB) Certificates BSB_OHSAS_EN.pdf (71 KB) BSB_ISO14001_OHSAS18001_EN.pdf (62 KB) BSB_ISO14001_EN.pdf (48 KB) BSB_ISO9001_EN.pdf (264 KB) BSB_EFB_DE.pdf (2083 KB) Brochure LEAD BSB Recycling GmbH Brochure POLYPROPYLENE BSB Recycling GmbH Contact BSB Recycling GmbH Emser Straße 11 56338 Braubach Germany Phone +49 2627 981-0 Fax +49 2627 981-171 bsb@berzelius.de Plan your route Company Facts and figures News Career Sustainability Closed Recycling Loop Environmental Policy - HSE Products Lead and Alloys Finished Lead Products Silver Polypropylene Batteries Sulphuric Acid Sodium Sulphate Services Battery Collection Research and Development Consulting Technology Lead Production PP Extrusion Recycling Processes QSL Technology WESP Technology Facilities Germany United Kingdom France Austria The Netherlands Italy Info Sources LME Price Information Media Information Documents Contact Locations Worldwide Group Contact