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Algeria’s SNRV and BK Investment sign steel waste recycling deal

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The National Enterprise for Recovery and Valorisation (SNRV) and Slovak company BK Investment have signed a protocol to process and recycle waste from the iron and steel industry. The project is intended to promote the recovery of recyclable materials and the circular economy, according to a statement from the National Iron and Steel Industry Holding Company.

The National Enterprise for Recovery and Valorisation (SNRV), an Algerian company specialising in waste recovery, and BK Investment, a Slovak company, signed a protocol on Monday to process and recover waste from the iron and steel industry. The agreement notably aims to recover recyclable materials, according to a statement from Algeria’s National Iron and Steel Industry Holding Company.

The protocol was signed at the holding company’s headquarters by SNRV Director-General Abdelhak Bezahi and BK Investment Director-General Khalil Belmechri, reports Echorouk.

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