One of our planned projects is the recycling of waste from the metal industry, and we are working consistently to diversify the internal ecosystem. The perspective approach is a strategic investment in the metal sector. Red mud is a hazardous etching waste that is produced after bauxite ore is mined with sodium hydroxide in the Bayer process to extract aluminum. 85 million tons of red mud from past and present metallurgical activities are landfilled in countries in the Western Balkans, Greece and Hungary.

The aim is to establish a self-sustaining network of stakeholders along the Al value chain, including potential users of extracted heavy metal concentrates and potential users in the construction sector. In the further course of the project, this should ensure and optimise the waste-free extraction of metals and building materials, such as sand, from red mud residues.