Metals recycler orders Danieli preshredder

Industrias López Soriano has ordered a new preshredder from Danieli Centro Recycling for its Zaragoza facility, according to a Danieli announcement dated May 18 and a separate report by Recycling Today. The equipment will be used to process end-of-life vehicles and metal bales at the existing shredder plant in northeastern Spain. Danieli said the order is intended to upgrade the line’s performance on automotive and mixed scrap. Industrias López Soriano is part of the Gescrap Group, which Danieli described as active in 19 countries worldwide. ### What exactly did Industrias López Soriano buy? Danieli Centro Recycling said on May 18 that it had been selected to supply a “new high-performance preshredder” for the Zaragoza site. Recycling Today reported that the machine is being supplied specifically to handle end-of-life vehicles and metal bales, two feedstocks that can create uneven loading and safety challenges in shredder operations. (danieli.com) Danieli described the unit as part of a high-efficiency scrap-processing line upgrade rather than a greenfield plant. The company said the preshredder will be added to the existing shredder installation in Zaragoza. ### Why is a preshredder being added ahead of the main shredder? Danieli said the preshredding technology is designed to improve “productivity, safety and process stability” in scrap preparation. (danieli.com) The company said the machine will de-bulk incoming material before it reaches the main shredder, with the aim of stabilizing feed flow and maintaining more consistent throughput. Recycling Today, citing Danieli, said the system is also intended to reduce explosion risks during processing. That matters in auto-shredding lines because sealed components, pressurized items and compacted scrap can create hazards when fed directly into a primary shredder. ### Who are the companies involved in the Zaragoza project? Industrias López Soriano operates the Zaragoza plant and belongs to the Gescrap Group, according to Danieli. (danieli.com) Danieli identified Gescrap as a multinational group with operations in 19 countries. Danieli Centro Recycling, the supplier, is the scrap-processing division of Italy-based Danieli Group. (recyclingtoday.com) On its corporate pages, Danieli says the division designs and manufactures ferrous and nonferrous scrap-processing plants and supplies shredders, preshredders, shears and balers. ### What changes at the Zaragoza plant once the machine is in place? Danieli said the new unit will help secure “consistent throughput to the main shredder” after incoming material is de-bulked. (danieli.com) Recycling Today reported that the order is meant to increase shredding capacity for automotive and mixed scrap at the Zaragoza operation. The company did not disclose the value of the order, the machine model or an installation timetable in the material reviewed. (danieli.com) Neither Danieli nor Recycling Today gave a target commissioning date for the Zaragoza upgrade. ### What does Danieli say about the broader technology behind the order? Danieli says its recycling division supplies turnkey shredding projects and individual preshredders across a wide capacity range. (recyclingtoday.com) On its product pages, the company says shredder plants are designed to clean and separate shredded material and can be paired with dust extraction and environmental control systems. A separate Danieli-backed industry article published by Recycling Today in 2025 said the company was also expanding automation offerings in metals recycling through a partnership with Max-AI, though that announcement was unrelated to the Zaragoza order. (danieli.com) ### What happens next for this order? Danieli’s May 18 announcement said the next step is supply of the preshredder to Industrias López Soriano’s existing Zaragoza shredder plant. (danieli.com) The companies have not publicly disclosed a delivery date, contract value or startup schedule, leaving those milestones still to be announced by Danieli, Industrias López Soriano or Gescrap. (danieli.com) (recyclingtoday.com)