Our industrial process
Lead-recycling at Métal Blanc is based on rigorous stages:
Recycling lead:
a sustainable industrial solution
Lead can be recycled indefinitely without any loss of quality. Unlike mining extraction – which is costly, energy-intensive and polluting – recycling helps preserve natural resources, reduce hazardous waste and supply European industry with a strategic metal.
Recycling lead means producing without extracting.
Why recycle lead today?
A material that is 100% recyclable, without degrading its properties
Less hazardous waste released into the environment
A reduced carbon footprint compared with primary lead
A strategic metal used in batteries, construction, medical applications and automotive
A lever for industrial autonomy in Europe
A closed-loop system: controlled and local
The circular economy here is industrial reality, not just a marketing concept:
0
tonnes of lead treated every year
0
%
of the contained lead is recovered
0
%
of our production is reinjected into European industry
Full recovery
of plastics, acids, metals and sludges
We turn waste into secondary raw materials, within a fully controlled process on our French site.
What about tomorrow?
Because a circular economy is measured not only by what it produces, but also by what it emits, we are pursuing our efforts to:
- Improve our productivity while further reducing our environmental impact
- Modernise the working environment and enhance employee well-being
- Strengthen the recycling of fines and by-products