Advanced Technical Ceramics worked example

Ceramic Scrap Recovery Value at 63% recoverable fraction after sorting: a worked example

Push recoverable fraction after sorting up to 63% and the picture changes. This example computes every intermediate figure at that operating point. a production manager wants to estimate whether green or fired ceramic scrap is worth segregating for recovery

The inputs for this scenario

  • Recoverable ceramic scrap (green/bisque/fired): 260 kg or parts (unchanged)
  • Reclaim value per kg or part: 3.4 $ / unit (unchanged)
  • Recoverable fraction after sorting: 63 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 55)
  • Sorting, crushing and handling cost: 120 $ (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Gross recoverable scrap value = recoverable scrap quantity × recovery value per unit × recoverable fraction) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 677 $ recovery value for net ceramic scrap recovery value, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 2.6 $ / unit for recovery value per unit.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 557 $ recovery value for gross recoverable scrap value.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 120 $ for sorting and handling cost.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where recoverable fraction after sorting sits at 55% and the headline result is 606 $ recovery value, this scenario comes in 11.67% above the baseline at 677 $ recovery value.
  • It computes the net dollar value recovered from ceramic scrap as quantity times reclaim rate times recoverable fraction, then adjusts for sorting and handling cost. The value of this scenario is the size of the gap it exposes: that gap, priced out over a year, is the budget you can justify spending to close it.

Results at a glance

  • Net ceramic scrap recovery value: 677 $ recovery value (headline result)
  • Recovery value per unit: 2.6 $ / unit
  • Gross recoverable scrap value: 557 $ recovery value
  • Sorting and handling cost: 120 $

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Ceramic Scrap Recovery Value calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.