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Environmental aspects of stainless steel


More and more people are realizing the importance of conserving the planet, and this is why the green movement has managed to gather so much steam. Royal Decor Steel has not been left behind in this worthy cause. Those who are looking to have an eco-friendly interior in their homes or businesses premises should definitely consider our products. This is because very few products in the market today have been manufactured with such a high level of consideration for the environment.


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Stainless steel is made up of


  • 25% Old scrap such as end of life products
  • ​​​​​​​35% New scrap which is returning from production
  • ​​​​​​​40% New raw materials added”

Stainless steel is 100% recyclable

Stainless steel is theoretically 100% recyclability and its long term life makes it an ideal environmental performer much better than many other materials. Stainless steel products are designed to have a long life; often spanning over several decades. This long term life generally is the reason for choosing stainless steel in the first place. However of course there will be a time when the stainless steel does come to the end of its useful life. The end of life may be reached due to fashion changes (product still functions but the design is out-dated), technological redundancy (product is replaced by a more efficient technology) or the product reaches the end of its design life. Even though the end of life is reached, this does not mean that the stainless steel is not useful as a recyclable product. The main alloying elements of stainless steel (chromium, nickel and molybdenum) are all highly valuable and can be easily being recovered and separated from other materials.


Did you know that any stainless steel object has an approximate recycled content of 60%

​​​​​​​In 2007, around 27 million tonnes of stainless steel were produced, taking approximately 16 million tonnes of recycled stainless steel and other materials to generate this quantity. The amount of recycled stainless steel in any stainless object is approximately 60%, this will increase however as the use of stainless steel expands as stainless steel produced today will not necessarily be recycled for 20-30 years.