Recylex : 28.06.2018 Start of the reduction furnace hot commissioning

Suresnes, June 28th, 2018: the Recylex Group (Euronext Paris: FR0000120388 - RX) announces that the hot commissioning phase of its new reduction furnace at the Weser-Metall GmbH lead smelter has begun as initially programmed.

This commissioning is scheduled to last several weeks, during which a complete set of tests is to be performed to ensure that all systems are operational and technical adjustments are to be made.

Only after the successful ending of the hot commissioning phase, Weser-Metall GmbH will start the ramp-up phase of the reduction furnace's production, which is currently planned during the third quarter of 2018.

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Regenerating the urban mines

With operations in France and Germany, Recylex is a European group specialized in lead, plastics and zinc recycling, as well as a producer of special metals. A key player in the circular economy with long-standing expertise in urban waste recovery, the Group has more than 660 employees in Europe and generated consolidated sales of €450 million in 2017. For more information about Recylex Group:www.recylex.fr and on twitter: @Recylex

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Press/Investor contact:

Gabriel ZEITLIN + 33 (0)1 58 47 29 89gabriel.zeitlin@recylex.fr

Recylex - 6, place de la Madeleine - F-75008 Paris

Administrative office: 79, rue Jean-Jacques Rousseau - F-92158 Suresnes Cedex

P: +33 1 58 47 04 70 - Fax: +33 1 58 47 02 45 -www.recylex.fr / Twitter : @Recylex