# Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1032 of 13 June 2016 establishing best available techniques (BAT) conclusions, under Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, for the non-ferrous metals industries (notified under document C(2016) 3563) (Text with EEA relevance), Division BAT 161

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

In order to reduce the quantities of slag sent for disposal, BAT is to organise operations on site so as to facilitate slag reuse or, failing that, slag recycling, including by using one or a combination of the techniques given below.
Technique
Applicability
a
Use of slag in construction applications
Only applicable to slags from high-carbon FeCr and SiMn production, slags from alloy recovery from steel mill residues and standard exhaust slag from FeMn and FeMo production
b
Use of slag as sandblasting grit
Only applicable to slags from high-carbon FeCr production
c
Use of slag for refractory castables
Only applicable to slags from high-carbon FeCr production
d
Use of slag in the smelting process
Only applicable to slags from silico-calcium production
e
Use of slag as raw material for the production of silico-manganese or other metallurgical applications
Only applicable to rich slag (high content of MnO) from FeMn production

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2016/1032/annex/division/1.7/division/1.7.3/division/bat+161 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-1032/annex/division-1.7/division-1.7.3/division-bat+161
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