A line producing 2,000,000 pounds per year has a yield of 1,880,000 pounds per year. At $.40 per pound, the 120,000 pounds of trim scrap represents $48,000 savings, not including disposal costs. Feeding this material directly back into the process is like putting money in your pocket!
Scrap inventory is reduced or eliminated.
Less risk of contamination.
No additional heat history is added to the material.
Less handling of the material results in reduced labor cost.
Elimination of repelletizing cost, often $.15-$.25 per pound.
