Maximizing Profitability in UBC Recycling

Used Beverage Cans (UBCs) are a common feedstock in the recycling industry; due to their exceptionally high aluminum content, these cans are highly prized by recyclers. However, if you attempt to smelt used beverage cans directly—without first removing their surface coatings—you risk losing up to 15% of this valuable aluminum material.

Clients frequently ask us: “How can we remove the coatings while ensuring the aluminum itself remains intact?” SUNYGROUP’s carbonization paint-removal furnaces solution lies in the controlled pyrolysis technology employed by our carbonization paint-removal furnaces. By maintaining a low-oxygen environment within the furnace, we carbonize organic inks and varnishes within a temperature range of 450°C to 550°C. This specific temperature range is sufficient to break the polymer bonds within the coatings, yet remains well below the melting point of aluminum (660°C). The result: a paint-removal rate exceeding 99% for used beverage cans, with negligible metal loss.

Suny Group’s latest carbonization paint-removal furnaces are designed to eliminate such waste, transforming coated scrap into high-quality aluminum feedstock. By investing in Suny Group’s UBC decoating furnace, you gain the following advantages:

1. Higher Selling Prices: Smelters are willing to pay a premium for de-coated aluminum scrap.

2. Reduced Smelting Energy Consumption: Pre-crushing baled scrap cans into uniform fragments before feeding them into the continuous carbonization furnace significantly reduces the energy required for the subsequent smelting process.

3. Intelligent Operation: The equipment is equipped with a comprehensive, PLC-based automated control system, ensuring simple, convenient, and highly efficient operation.