Norkram Recycling

The problem of disposing of the dirty thread protectors is a major headache to the oil and gas companies around the world.

The simplest, most economical and environmentally friendly solution to the protector problem is to 'recycle' the refurbished thread protectors back to the steel mill for reuse on new casing and tubing

However, until the oil and gas companies and the steel mills adopt this simple policy then the protector problem will only increase.

Another option to solve the problem is to recycle the thread protectors back to their original materials: plastic and steel.

	Norkram have invested in the equipment to carry out this process, namely; a guillotine to separate plastic from steel, in composite protectors, a shredder to reduce high-density polyethylene (HDPE) to 20mm chips, a granulator to further reduce the chips to 7mm.	The guillotine.
The shredder.		The granulator.

This process is labour intensive. The thread protectors have to be thoroughly cleaned. After separation of the steel and HDPE the plastic is wiped to remove any remaining traces of rust prior to shredding.

The steel is then processed as scrap, while the HDPE chips are reused by plastic manufacturers.

HDPE re-grind.

Bags of re-grind.

Skip of steel for recycling.

Disability access.

Just 2 examples of products manufactured from recycled HDPE chips. These items are maintenance free.

Outdoor/garden furniture.

Norkram Limited
Serving the Oil & Gas Industry.
Helping protect the Environment

Longside Airfield Ind Est
Peterhead
Scotland. UK.
AB42 3DY

Telephone:	+44-(0)1779-838800
Facsimile:	+44-(0)1779-838503
E-mail:	info@norkram.co.uk
	sales@norkram.co.uk
Website:	http://norkram.co.uk