SRF Dryer Manufacturer in Sweden
See how we dry SRFLooking for SRF 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 SRF dryers are built to order at STRONGA's Hertfordshire works and shipped to fuel producers here, with no commissioned SRF line on local soil to cite; our nearest documented project in the country dries woodchips for biochar. Solid recovered fuel is the graded, higher-specification cousin of RDF, classified to EN ISO 21640, and the cement kilns and industrial boilers that burn it demand a tight, documented moisture. The national incineration ordinance sets the co-incineration terms those plants work under. A wet, variable feed cannot be graded; conditioning it to a low, even moisture – often below 15 per cent for the tightest specifications – lifts and steadies net calorific value toward 20 MJ/kg so a licensed off-taker will sign for a stated grade. Repeatable laboratory results on chlorine, ash and net heating value are what secure a long supply agreement.
Supplying Sweden
We supply Sweden from our Hertfordshire works — we have no documented SRF 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):
SRF pays where it retires the most fossil carbon. The Slite cement plant on Gotland, which supplies about 75 per cent of the cement used in Swedish concrete, co-processes waste wood and refuse-derived fuel and plans to capture up to 1.8 million tonnes of CO2 a year by 2030, so a clean, high-calorific SRF has a demanding home. Each tonne of coal it displaces avoids a carbon tax that reached SEK 1,200 per tonne of CO2, among the highest in the world, though installations inside the EU Emissions Trading System are exempt from the domestic tax. The tighter the specification, the firmer the offtake price – but only a consistent, low-moisture fuel earns it. Firing the dryer on recovered kiln heat rather than grid power keeps the margin. Assumptions stated: grade, chlorine limits and heat source move the payback.
Figures are indicative and were last reviewed August 2026; energy and disposal prices move — contact us for a current assessment.
SRF Dryer Manufacturer in Sweden — FAQ
Do you supply SRF dryers here?
Yes, from our Hertfordshire factory. We hold no commissioned SRF 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 SRF plant would use.
What is the difference between SRF and RDF?
SRF is a more homogenous, higher-grade fuel classified to EN ISO 21640, whereas RDF is a cruder, more variable refuse. Both need drying, and a FlowDrya conditions either to the low, even moisture a graded specification requires.
Which rules govern burning SRF?
Co-incineration falls under the national incineration ordinance implementing the EU Industrial Emissions Directive, which requires a permit and sets the emission limits a cement kiln or boiler must meet. A dried fuel of documented, steady quality is what keeps a plant inside those limits.
What moisture and calorific value does SRF need?
Tight specifications often call for moisture below 15 per cent, lifting net calorific value toward 20 MJ/kg. Each FlowDrya is configured to the exact grade the fuel contract sets.
Who buys solid recovered fuel here?
Cement kilns such as the Slite plant on Gotland, which has replaced about 40 per cent of its coal with alternative fuel, and industrial boilers seeking to cut fossil carbon. All prefer a consistent, high-calorific, low-moisture fuel.
How is an SRF plant shipped and commissioned from the UK?
Each dryer is fully assembled and factory-tested at our works, then dismantled for freight, reassembled on site, connected to the heat supply and brought online through a supervised trial before handover.