RDF Dryer Manufacturer in Sweden
See how we dry RDFLooking for RDF dryers manufacturers in Sweden? STRONGA builds FlowDrya lines to order at its Hertfordshire works and supplies them to Sweden — see the regulatory and economic context below.
FlowDrya RDF dryers are engineered to order at STRONGA's Hertfordshire works and shipped to refuse-fuel producers here, and we hold no commissioned RDF line on local soil to cite; our nearest documented project in the country dries woodchips for biochar. Refuse-derived fuel is shaped by disposal law: sorted combustible waste has been barred from landfill since 2002 and organic waste since 2005, so the burnable fraction must be recovered instead, and the incineration ordinance sets the terms under which a cement kiln or energy-from-waste plant may co-incinerate it. Damp, lumpy refuse frequently arrives above 55 per cent moisture and is turned away at the weighbridge. Conditioning it below 20 per cent lifts net calorific value from under 10 MJ/kg toward roughly 18 MJ/kg, and the hydraulic moving floor conveys the coarse, contrary mix that RDF presents.
Supplying Sweden
We supply Sweden from our Hertfordshire works — we have no documented RDF installation in Sweden yet. Our FlowDrya projects in Sweden to date cover other materials:
Regulatory context
Swedish waste law rests on the Environmental Code (miljobalken) and the Waste Ordinance (avfallsforordning 2020:614) issued under it. Chapter 15 of the Code sets the waste hierarchy, giving reuse, recycling and other recovery priority over disposal, and the ordinance operationalises it: separately collected material intended for recovery may not simply be incinerated, and municipalities must reach material-recovery rates of 55 per cent by 2025, 60 per cent by 2030 and 65 per cent by 2035. Turning a wet residue into a fuel or a stabilised soil product is a recovery route the law ranks above burial.
Source: https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/dokument-och-lagar/dokument/svensk-forfattningssamling/avfallsforordning-2020614_sfs-2020-614/ · checked 2026-08
Sweden bans the landfilling of waste that a dryer helps divert. Under the Ordinance on the Landfill of Waste (forordning 2001:512 om deponering av avfall), section 8 prohibits depositing sorted combustible waste, a ban in force since 2002, and organic waste, banned since 2005. Exemptions are narrow and granted case by case by the county board or the Environmental Protection Agency. Because burial is closed to these fractions, the residual and organic streams must instead be recovered as fuel or soil products, which is the single strongest legal driver for drying wet residues in this market.
Source: https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/dokument-och-lagar/dokument/svensk-forfattningssamling/forordning-2001512-om-deponering-av-avfall_sfs-2001-512/ · checked 2026-08
The incineration and co-incineration of waste is governed by the Ordinance on the Incineration of Waste (forordning 2013:253 om forbranning av avfall), which implements the EU Industrial Emissions Directive. It covers dedicated energy-from-waste plants and co-incineration installations alike, and sections 67 to 70 set specific emission limits and permit conditions for cement kilns burning waste-derived fuel. A cement kiln or power plant firing refuse- or solid-recovered fuel operates under this ordinance, and a dried, consistent, low-moisture fuel is what keeps such a plant reliably inside those limits.
Source: https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/dokument-och-lagar/dokument/svensk-forfattningssamling/forordning-2013253-om-forbranning-av-avfall_sfs-2013-253/ · checked 2026-08
Applicable standards: EN ISO 21640, EN ISO 17225-4, EN ISO 18134, SPCR 120 (biogodsel), SPCR 152 (compost).
Economic context
Sweden runs one of the world's highest carbon prices. The carbon tax (koldioxidskatt) was introduced in 1991 at SEK 250 per tonne of carbon dioxide and had risen to SEK 1,200 per tonne by 2021, applied to fossil fuels used outside the EU Emissions Trading System; installations already covered by the EU ETS are exempt from the domestic tax to avoid double charging. Every tonne of fossil fuel a dried waste- or biomass-derived fuel displaces therefore avoids a real and steep carbon cost.
Source: https://www.reccessary.com/en/reccpedia/carbon-tax-in-sweden · checked 2026-08
The Swedish carbon tax is among the highest in the world. In 2026 it stood at 133.17 euros per tonne of CO2, second only to Norway, giving Swedish industry one of the strongest financial incentives in Europe to substitute coal, coke or oil with a recovered fuel or to raise process heat from biomass rather than fossil sources.
Source: https://taxfoundation.org/data/all/eu/carbon-taxes-europe/ · checked 2026-08
Sweden's cement industry is a large and demanding outlet for waste-derived and biomass fuel. Heidelberg Materials' Cementa plant at Slite on Gotland, which supplies around 75 per cent of the cement used for concrete in Sweden, has replaced roughly 40 per cent of the coal it once burned with refuse-derived fuel and waste wood, and plans a carbon-capture facility to capture up to 1.8 million tonnes of CO2 a year, targeted for full-scale operation by 2030. A specification-consistent, low-moisture fuel with an even calorific value is exactly what such a kiln will accept.
Source: https://bioenergyinternational.com/heidelbergcement-to-build-worlds-first-carbon-neutral-cement-plant-in-sweden/ · checked 2026-08
Worked illustration (assumptions stated):
Carbon price and a hungry cement sector push refuse toward a dried fuel. The carbon tax had reached SEK 1,200 per tonne of CO2, among the highest in the world, so every tonne of coal a prepared fuel displaces avoids a real, rising charge, while EU Emissions Trading System installations are exempt from the domestic tax. The outlet is proven: the Slite cement plant on Gotland, which makes about 75 per cent of the cement used in Swedish concrete, has replaced roughly 40 per cent of its coal with refuse-derived fuel and waste wood and plans to capture up to 1.8 million tonnes of CO2 a year by 2030. Firing the dryer on recovered pre-calciner or exhaust heat rather than grid power keeps conversion cheap. Assumptions stated: offtake terms, chlorine limits and available heat move the payback.
Figures are indicative and were last reviewed August 2026; energy and disposal prices move — contact us for a current assessment.
RDF Dryer Manufacturer in Sweden — FAQ
Do you supply RDF dryers here?
Yes, from our Hertfordshire factory. We hold no commissioned RDF line on local soil yet and will not imply one; our documented Swedish project dries woodchips for biochar on the same continuous-flow FlowDrya platform an RDF plant would use.
How do the landfill bans drive RDF drying?
Because sorted combustible waste has been banned from landfill since 2002 and organic waste since 2005, the burnable fraction must be recovered. Drying stabilises it and raises calorific value, turning a residue with nowhere to go into a fuel a kiln will take.
Which rules govern burning the fuel?
Co-incineration of waste-derived fuel falls under the national incineration ordinance, which implements the EU Industrial Emissions Directive and fixes the emission limits a cement kiln or power plant must meet. A dried, documented fuel of steady quality keeps a plant within those limits.
How large is the cement outlet?
Substantial. The Slite kiln on Gotland already substitutes about 40 per cent of its coal with refuse-derived fuel and waste wood, so a reliable, dried RDF has a real and demanding home in place of fossil fuel.
Does the FlowDrya cope with coarse, mixed RDF?
Yes. The hydraulic moving floor tumbles and conveys an oversized, contrary mix without the blockages that beset auger and belt systems, drying the material evenly across the deck.
How is an RDF plant shipped and commissioned from the UK?
Each dryer is fully assembled and factory-tested at our works, then dismantled for freight. On arrival it is reassembled, connected to the site's heat supply and brought online through a structured start-up and supervised trial before handover.