uzimet

We are an environmentally conscious and innovative lead sheet manufacturer

We are an environmentally conscious and innovative lead sheet manufacturer

ABOUT UZIMET

The only lead sheet producer in the Netherlands and Benelux We are an environmentally conscious and innovative company that processes old lead into new lead sheet through a refining process. We are here for over a 115 years. Our lead has many different innovative applications. The only lead sheet producer in the Netherlands and Benelux.

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We recycle
100% of scrap lead
In one year we produce
>16.000 ton
We are active in
10 countries
We exist over
115 years

LATEST NEWS

October 29, 2026
Jubilarissen bij Uzimet!
July 27, 2026
Nieuwe collega: Stijn Krieken
June 26, 2026
Meet the team: Ari Renato de Castilho
April 29, 2026
Gebruik van bladlood gaat onverminderd door!
March 31, 2026
Van loodzware coil naar perfecte rol op maat ⚙️
January 16, 2026
Uzimet bestaat 120 jaar!
December 4, 2025
Van oud naar nieuw: keer op keer!♻️
November 17, 2025
Uzimet: Roof Day + Daken & Zaken 🏠
October 7, 2025
Lood smelten heeft een lage CO₂-voetafdruk
August 28, 2025
118 jaar Innovatie in lood
May 16, 2025
NCE bezoekt Uzimet
March 20, 2025
Bladlood in de Nationale Milieudatabase – Duurzaam en transparant!
February 18, 2025
Recap: BouwBeurs 2025
October 2, 2024
Meet the team: Wouter Hijmensen
September 13, 2024
Loden beelden in tuin Rijksmuseum onthuld
March 28, 2024
Nieuwe collega: Erik van den Toorn
November 28, 2023
Meet the team: Tom van Leipsig
October 11, 2023
Belgian Roof Day 2023
July 6, 2023
Levenscyclusanalyse van bladlood
May 26, 2023
Meet the team: Camiel Wierikx
February 9, 2023
Bouwbeurs 2023 in volle gang!
December 22, 2022
Save the date! Bouwbeurs 2023
November 1, 2022
MVO – wat houdt dat in?
September 13, 2022
ISO 50001 voor Uzimet!
July 20, 2022
Op weg naar circulaire economie: in 2030 helft minder grondstoffen, hoe realistisch is dat?
April 7, 2022
Nieuwe Uzimet website live!

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DURABILITY

Lead sheet has proven itself for centuries as a very durable material.

Long before the term circular was popular or even invented, the concept was already used at Uzimet. Our raw material, old lead, is processed into new lead sheet through a refining process. Our raw material, old lead, is processed into new lead sheet through a refining process. This makes Uzimet lead sheet a future-proof building material that fully fits in with the government’s vision for the Netherlands to be circular in 2050.

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LEAD SHEET _

Can be imitated but not
matched!

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about the benefits
of lead

Any shape possible

Lead is a soft and flexible metal that is easy to form and shape.

Unlimited recyclable

Lead has the highest recycling percentage of all metals, hardly anything is lost in the closed circle. More than 95% of scrap lead is collected and recycled – no lead goes to landfill

Durable

Lead has a proven lifeling durability <50 years is a rule rathen than an exception. With the low melting point of 327C and complete production from scrap, a sustainable circular metal.

Valuable

Due to the usefulness of old lead, it always retains its value and nothing ends up in the environment.

CERTIFICATES

The highest standards of environmental management and employee health and safety.

We are committed to the maintenance of a quality management system (QMS) that conforms to the requirements of ISO 14001, ISO 45001 & ISO 9001 (Environmental, Occupational Health and Quality Management System)