BATISTAS, SA was incorporated on July 7, 1995, currently occupying an area of ​​about 100,000 m2 in Quinta de São Julião and Nabais, more precisely in the parish of Vila Nova da Rainha (municipality of Azambuja, Lisbon district). About half of the installations are affected by industrial activity, with the remainder destined for the green protection zone. There is also a Naval dismantling yard located in Alhos Vedros in the municipality of Moita. The majority of metallic materials received in the company are subjected to a process of cutting and fragmentation, followed by mechanical sorting (separation of ferrous metals, non-ferrous metals and residue resulting from the mechanical process), manual sorting (after the first, ensures greater Degree of effectiveness in separation of materials) and dedusting. This process results in the ferrous metals, which are sent to the National Iron and Steel industry, the non-ferrous metals, which are lead to specialty foundries, and the fragmented residues, which after sorting are sent to an environmentally appropriate destination.