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Metal hydroxide sludge treatment plant/facility?

Hi I've heard about a plant in the US that treat and recover metals from electro plating plant sludge (metal hydroxide sludge). I believe it is supposed to be located in Wisconsin, but I'm not sure. Anyone who know about this? Thank you in advance.

Yours,

Jesper Knutsson
Chalmers Institute of Technology - Gothenburg, Sweden
2000

Jesper: At Encycle, Texas we do recover Nickel from some electroplating plant sludges. Alfonso

Alfonso Benavides
Encycle Texas - Corpus Christi, Texas
2000

Thanks...do you have some info?

Jesper Knutsson
- sweden
2000

Try World Resources Company, Pottsville, PA. Also, Horsehead Development Co. in Tennessee.

Rick Alexander
- Gastonia, North Carolina
2000

Ed. note: We thought Horsehead was in Palmerton, Pennsylvania

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