Two-year agreement about the rail transport of scrap metal

Alcufer Kft. and MÉH Zrt. strengthened their decade-long, effective cooperation with Rail Cargo Hungaria Zrt. (RCH) and Rail Cargo Logistics - Hungaria Kft. (RCL - HU) by signing a framework agreement.

The document specifying the terms of the services to be provided by the end of 2023 was signed on 7 January 2022 by Ferenc Horváth, Managing Director of Alcufer, Member of the Board of MÉH, Gábor Boda, General Manager of MÉH, Zoltán Simó, Production Manager of Alcufer, and Norbert Körös and Román Kotiers, Members of the Board of RCH, Gábor Márta, Managing Director of RCL-HU and János Zagyi Logistics Direct of RCL-HU.

The company group based in Győr, playing a key role in the collection, trade and recycling of scrap metal for more than three decades, sells more than 600,000 tons of recyclable waste annually. The newly signed contract contains the conditions for the annual transport of around 400-450 thousand tonnes of scrap metal by the Hungarian subsidiaries of the Rail Cargo Group.

The Alcufer Group operates in Hungary with nationwide coverage. Its mostly single wagon transports are organized by Rail Cargo Hungaria with a nationwide service network. Our company, as the market leader in the field of single-wagon transport, ensures the smooth transport of iron and metal scrap from the automotive, machine, construction and electronics industries, production plants and municipal service providers. The cooperation includes both national and international transport.

The aim of the strategic framework agreement is to increase the efficiency of rail logistics and the share of eco-friendly rail freight, bearing in mind that the rail has the lowest CO2 emissions in the freight sector.Enhancing rail traffic promotes the achievement of the objectives set out in the European Green Deal.