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Technical articles on metal recycling, demolition, waste management, end-of-life vehicles, WEEE and transformers. Guides, real-world cases and industry analysis.

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Compacted scrap and car body shells in Alberich’s yard, next to a lorry
ELV
3 March 2026

How to scrap a car in Spain: a step-by-step guide

Documents, steps and timescales to scrap a car in Spain at an authorised facility. Private owners use a Scrap Center: DGT deregistration in 5 working days.

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Alberich team in hard hats and hi-vis vests looking over the scrap yard from a terrace
Metals
3 November 2025

Ferrous scrap metal: far more than waste

Types of ferrous scrap, what determines its value, where it goes and how an integrated scrap metal system works, from the container to the steel mill.

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Covered processing plant in Castellbisbal
Metals
8 October 2025

The future of metals and the role of recycling

The future of metals: steel decarbonisation, strategic raw materials and the energy transition. What changes for scrap and what role recyclers play.

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Section-by-section dismantling of an industrial tank next to other storage tanks at the plant
Demolition
5 June 2025

Industrial demolition without stopping production

How to demolish part of a factory without shutting it down: isolating the work zone, time windows, separate access and coordination, with real cases.

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Liebherr excavator with a demolition shear and a material handler in Alberich’s yard
Demolition
4 June 2025

Industrial demolition machinery: our own fleet

Alberich’s industrial demolition machinery: CAT and Liebherr excavators, shears, breakers, sorting grabs and oxy-fuel cutting. What each is for.

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Waste storage building with bulk bags
Waste
3 June 2025

Traceability in industrial waste management

Industrial waste traceability: the documents involved (DI, NT, certificates), why it protects your company and how it applies to demolition.

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Alberich operative cutting scrap with an oxy-fuel torch
General
8 May 2025

Over 125 years of metal recycling experience

From materials recovery in Poblenou in 1900 to three company-owned sites and over 300,000 t a year: Alberich’s history and craft in metal recycling.

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Recovered bronze gear
Metals
21 April 2025

How to identify brass and bronze in scrap metal

How to identify brass and bronze in scrap by colour, magnet, angle grinder and weight, what they are mistaken for and how to prepare them for recycling.

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Alberich operative working the crane on a lorry in the yard
WEEE
24 March 2025

Appliance recycling (WEEE): a guide for businesses

Appliance recycling for businesses: what is recovered from washing machines, fridges and small appliances, and how to prepare and hand them over.

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Structure of a food production plant before it was dismantled
Demolition
24 February 2025

Industrial demolition costs: how to avoid overruns

What the cost of an industrial demolition depends on, where cost overruns come from and how to avoid them: survey, scope and the value of the metal.

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Alberich logo on a wheel loader
General
25 September 2024

Sustainability in recycling: Alberich’s commitment

Sustainability in recycling, backed by facts: Alberich’s ISO 14001, waste authorisations, traceability, metal recovery and 125 years as a family business.

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Stockpile of shredded aluminium cans next to the separation line
Metals
16 May 2024

Scrap aluminium price: what it depends on

What the scrap aluminium price depends on: the LME, type (extrusions, cans, wheels, sumps), cleanliness and quantity, and how to get a valuation.

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Non-ferrous separation line with shredded material
Metals
27 October 2023

How ferrous and non-ferrous metals are separated

Magnets, eddy currents, X-ray and colour sorting: how ferrous and non-ferrous metals are separated and sorted at a recycling plant like Alberich’s.

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RTG port cranes in the port before being dismantled
Demolition
28 October 2020

Why buildings are demolished, and when to refurbish

The reasons for demolishing an industrial building (end of life, relocation, safety, fire or flood, new use) and how to decide whether to refurbish.

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Crane feeding scrap into the shear in Alberich’s yard
Metals
6 October 2020

A brief history of metal recycling

Metal recycling from the Bronze Age to electric steelmaking: how the industry began and where Alberich, recycling metal since 1900, fits in.

metalshistorymetal recycling
Port crane being dismantled with an auxiliary crane
Demolition
1 October 2020

Safe demolition: how it is planned, step by step

How a safe demolition is planned: preliminary survey, disconnecting services, demolition sequence, dust and noise control, and protecting the surroundings.

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Transformer core and windings ready for treatment
Waste
9 September 2019

Transformer recycling: how it saves you money

Transformer recycling: what an end-of-life unit is worth (copper, steel, oil), what determines how much is recovered and the cost of managing it badly.

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Two Alberich technicians in front of the separation line
Metals
1 August 2019

Is copper ferrous or non-ferrous? Metal by metal

Copper is non-ferrous: it has no iron and a magnet won’t attract it. Table with aluminium, stainless, brass, bronze, lead and zinc, plus the magnet test.

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Bales of compressed aluminium cans
Waste
27 June 2019

The importance of recycling for businesses

The importance of recycling for a business: the law, costs, raw materials and reputation, with examples from scrap, cable, WEEE and vehicles.

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Liebherr wheel loader in Alberich’s colours
Waste
17 April 2019

How to turn your business waste into profit

How to turn waste into profit or savings: which waste has value, why separating at source changes the price and how to pay less for the rest.

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30-metre distillation column at a chemical plant before dismantling
Demolition
21 March 2019

End-to-end demolition management, phase by phase

What end-to-end (turnkey) demolition management includes: survey and valuation, licences, execution, waste, recovered materials and certificates.

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