Circular Economy – Reuse

Steel sheet piles can be used and reused several times for temporary applications, thus reducing the environmental impact each time the sheets are re-used. At the end of life, when they cannot be reused anymore, 100% of the steel can be recycled.

Additionally to the traditional sales, two business models catalyze the contribution of sheet piles to circular economy:

• short / medium term rental (by manufacturer or trader): contractors can rent the sections they need for each specific project, thus optimizing the use of the steel as well as their required investment,
• sales and buy-back: after the end of the execution of a project (temporary application of sheet piles), the contractor can either choose to keep the sheet piles, for instance if he has another project where he can use the same sections (or if he found a buyer for the second-hand sheet piles), or to return them back to the manufacturer at a price negotiated before the sales (provided the piles are in a good shape).