SRF Dryer Manufacturer in Germany
See how we dry SRFLooking for SRF dryers manufacturers in Germany? STRONGA builds FlowDrya lines to order at its Hertfordshire works and supplies them to Germany — see the regulatory and economic context below.
FlowDrya SRF dryers are engineered to order at STRONGA's Hertfordshire works and supplied to German fuel producers, though no FlowDrya SRF line is documented in the country yet. Solid recovered fuel is the graded, higher-specification cousin of RDF: it is classified against EN ISO 21640 by calorific value, chlorine and mercury, and moisture is the lever that governs the energy class. The 2005 landfill ban forces the combustible fraction of waste into recovery, and the 17. BImSchV sets the emission limits under which SRF is co-incinerated. Drying the fuel to a low, even moisture — typically below 20% — is what lifts and stabilises the calorific value so it holds its class. FlowDrya's moving floor dries the light, fibrous SRF mix without carryover.
Supplying Germany
We supply Germany from our Hertfordshire works — we have no documented SRF installation in Germany yet.
Regulatory context
The Kreislaufwirtschaftsgesetz (KrWG, Circular Economy Act) is Germany's framework waste statute and transposes the EU Waste Framework Directive into national law. Its section 6 fixes a five-step waste hierarchy — prevention, preparation for re-use, recycling, other recovery including energy recovery, and only then disposal — so an operation that dries wet residue into a fuel or a soil product counts as recovery and ranks above burial in the legal order rather than heading for a landfill.
Source: https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/krwg/ · checked 2026-08
Since 2005 Germany has banned the landfilling of untreated municipal and high-organic-content waste. Under the Deponieverordnung (Landfill Ordinance) household-like waste must be pre-treated — by incineration or mechanical-biological treatment, and held below strict limits on organic-substance content — before any residual may be buried, which closes off cheap disposal and pushes wet, biodegradable residues toward drying and recovery.
Source: https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/en/topics/waste-resources/waste-disposal/landfill · checked 2026-08
Burning waste-derived and biomass fuels — including co-incineration alongside clinker in cement kilns and in power plants — is regulated by the 17. BImSchV, the ordinance on the incineration and co-incineration of waste, which sets the emission limits that such a plant must meet. A dried Ersatzbrennstoff with a consistent low moisture and a documented quality is exactly what these licensed co-incineration installations can accept in place of fossil fuel.
Source: https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bimschv_17_2013/ · checked 2026-08
Applicable standards: EN ISO 21640, EN ISO 17225-4, EN ISO 18134, RAL quality assurance for compost and digestate (BGK).
Economic context
Germany prices carbon on heating and transport fuels through its national emissions trading scheme (nEHS) under the Fuel Emissions Trading Act (BEHG): the fixed price rose from 25 euros per tonne of CO2 in 2021 to 55 euros in 2025, and from 2026 certificates are auctioned within a corridor of 55 to 65 euros, with coal covered since 2023 and waste fuels from 2024. This sits alongside the EU Emissions Trading System for heavy industry, so displacing coal or petcoke with a dried waste- or biomass-derived fuel avoids a real and rising per-tonne charge.
Source: https://www.dehst.de/EN/Topics/nEHS/understanding-nEHS/understanding-nehs_artikel.html · checked 2026-08
The German cement industry is one of the world's heaviest users of alternative fuel, which underpins deep domestic demand for a dried, specification-consistent Ersatzbrennstoff: VDZ environmental data put the sector's thermal substitution rate at around 74 per cent, roughly one third of that biomass. That demand rewards a low, even moisture and a documented calorific value.
Source: https://www.vdz-online.de/en/news-1/vdzs-environmental-data-2023-published · checked 2026-08
Bought-in power is a real cost: Eurostat put Germany's non-household (industrial) electricity price at 0.2264 euros per kWh in the second half of 2025, among the highest in the EU, which favours drying systems built around recovered kiln, boiler or flue heat rather than grid electricity.
Source: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/w/ddn-20260508-2 · checked 2026-08
Industrial gas is likewise expensive: Eurostat put the German non-household natural gas price at 0.0713 euros per kWh in the second half of 2025, again among the highest in the EU, so running a dryer on a site's own combined-heat surplus rather than bought-in gas protects the operating margin.
Source: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/w/ddn-20260508-3 · checked 2026-08
Worked illustration (assumptions stated):
There is a strong German market for a graded SRF. The cement sector already substitutes about 74 per cent of its kiln fuel with alternative fuels, so a fuel that meets a documented EN ISO 21640 class sells into an established demand. Burning SRF in place of coal or petcoke also dodges the national carbon price — 55 euros per tonne of CO2 in 2025, moving to a 55-to-65-euro auction from 2026 — layered on the EU Emissions Trading System. With industrial power at 0.2264 euros per kWh and gas at 0.0713 euros per kWh, the drying step is only economic on recovered heat, not purchased energy. A dry, high-class fuel also commands a better gate price than a wet, downgraded one. Assumptions: fuel class, offtake price and heat source vary site by site.
Figures are indicative and were last reviewed August 2026; energy and disposal prices move — contact us for a current assessment.
SRF Dryer Manufacturer in Germany — FAQ
Do you supply SRF dryers in Germany?
Yes, from Hertfordshire. We hold no commissioned SRF line in the country yet, and will not imply one; the FlowDrya platform is identical to that on our British reference sites.
How is SRF different from RDF?
SRF is the graded, quality-controlled form: it is classified to EN ISO 21640 by calorific value, chlorine and mercury, where RDF is looser. That grading commands a better price but demands the low, consistent moisture a dryer delivers.
What moisture class does SRF need?
Buyers want a low, steady moisture — commonly below 20%, and lower for premium classes — because water depresses the net calorific value and can pull the fuel into a lower class. FlowDrya is set to the class the contract specifies.
Which rules cover co-incineration of SRF?
The 17. BImSchV governs the emission limits when SRF is burned in a cement kiln or power plant. A dried fuel of documented, steady quality helps the operator stay within those limits.
Does the FlowDrya handle light, fibrous SRF?
Yes. The enclosed moving floor dries the fluffy, low-density SRF mix evenly and without the carryover that troubles air-borne drying systems.
How long will an SRF dryer last in service?
The FlowDrya has few moving parts and a working life measured in decades, so a fuel producer gains a durable, low-maintenance asset. That reliability matters when a supply contract to a cement works must be honoured season after season without interruption.