Higher yield Making briquettes from shavings gives a greater yield. Unlike loose shavings, bri- quettes have a predictable and low resi- dual moisture content, which is an advan- tage when marketing them. Extration/Regeneration of clean lubricant Cooling and lubricant fluids are pressed out during the briquette-making process and pumped back directly into the filtration sys- tem. Volume reduced by up to fourty times The shape of the briquettes gives a smaller surface area than with loose shavings � during smelting there is a burn-off of only 3-5%. Energy costs are also reduced. Cutting transport and handling costs Processing at the point of origin and greatly reducing volume results in the production of a very light, easy-to-handle secondary ma- terial.