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Released February 22, 2024 | SUGAR LAND
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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--The recycling of used vehicle tires is a key component in a circular economy in which goods are recycled or repurposed. Rather than going to landfills or being dumped in areas where they can become breeding grounds for pests, old tires can yield chemicals such as recovered carbon black (rCB), which can be used for the manufacture of new tires, rubber products and other applications, saving the need to derive virgin carbon black from fossil fuels. Industrial Info is tracking nearly US$650 million worth of active projects involving tire recycling throughout the world. Because of strong activity in countries such as Belgium and Germany, Western Europe leads the globe in terms of the total investment value of these projects, with more than US$264 million in current or planned spending, followed by Northern Europe, with more than $150 million in spending.
All of the upcoming tire-recycling centers being tracked by Industrial Info use pyrolysis to recycle the tires, which involves heating the old tires in the absence of oxygen, breaking them down into solid char, pyrolysis oil (from which rCB is obtained) and gases.
Two of the largest tire-recycling projects are set to kick off near Antwerp, Belgium, later this year. The first of these will be built at an old General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) (Detroit, Michigan) plant for Laupat Industries (Antwerp). The facility will capture both pyrolysis oil and hydrogen through a pyrolysis-gasification process. The plant's 12 reactors are expected to be constructed and operating by the end of this year.
The second Antwerp project comes from Bolder Industries (Boulder, Colorado), whose flagship product BolderBlack replaces petroleum-derived carbon black and is 100% made from end-of-life tires and rubber scrap. When completed early next year, the plant will begin ramping up to its full recycling capacity of up to 3 million tires per year. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Chemical Processing Project Database can learn more by viewing the project reports on the Laupat and Bolder projects.
Most of the active tire-recycling projects in Germany come from a single company: Pyrum Innovations AG (Bayern, Germany), which uses a patented process it calls "Pyrum thermolysis" to not only recycle tires, but also other things such as bitumen roofing mats and door and window seals. The company's recycling process is unique in that once the process is started with external energy, the gases generated from the process allow it to operate self-sufficiently.
Among Pyrum's projects in Germany is a grassroot plant near Perl, construction of which began in December and is expected to be completed in mid-2025. The facility will be able to produce 20,000 tons per year of pyrolysis oil. Subscribers can learn more by viewing the project report.
Subscribers can click here for a look at the reports for all six of Pyrum's active projects in Germany, including one joint-venture undertaking.
In Northern Europe, the U.K. and Sweden are the most active countries in regard to tire-recycling projects. In Sunderland, England, Wastefront AS (Oslo, Norway) is constructing a recycling plant with the aim of recovering 22,000 metric tons per year of rCB and 33,000 metric tons per year of residual fuel oil. In addition to the grassroot plant, eight storage tanks are being added to the site to hold product when the facility begins operating in late 2025. Subscribers can learn more by viewing the reports on the recycling plant and storage tank additions.
North America follows Western and Northern Europe in terms of investment. One of the largest recycling projects in the U.S. is expected to kick off toward the middle of this year. Stonetek Energy (Larkspur, California) is planning a grassroot plant in Benton County, Arkansas, in the northeast of the state. The project initially will start small, with one recycling line that will recover carbon black, fuel oil, diesel and pyrolysis gasoline. When completed next year, the plant will be able to process up to 50 tons per day of waste tires. After the plant has been up and running for a while and has stabilized its operations, Stonetek is planning an expansion that would add three identical recycling lines to take the plant's total recycling capacity to 200 tons per day of end-of-life tires. The expansion could potentially begin in 2026. Subscribers can learn more by viewing the project reports on the grassroot plant and expansion project.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Chemical Processing Database can click here to view reports for all of the projects discussed in this article and click here for the related plant profiles.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 trillion (USD).
All of the upcoming tire-recycling centers being tracked by Industrial Info use pyrolysis to recycle the tires, which involves heating the old tires in the absence of oxygen, breaking them down into solid char, pyrolysis oil (from which rCB is obtained) and gases.
Two of the largest tire-recycling projects are set to kick off near Antwerp, Belgium, later this year. The first of these will be built at an old General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) (Detroit, Michigan) plant for Laupat Industries (Antwerp). The facility will capture both pyrolysis oil and hydrogen through a pyrolysis-gasification process. The plant's 12 reactors are expected to be constructed and operating by the end of this year.
The second Antwerp project comes from Bolder Industries (Boulder, Colorado), whose flagship product BolderBlack replaces petroleum-derived carbon black and is 100% made from end-of-life tires and rubber scrap. When completed early next year, the plant will begin ramping up to its full recycling capacity of up to 3 million tires per year. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Chemical Processing Project Database can learn more by viewing the project reports on the Laupat and Bolder projects.
Most of the active tire-recycling projects in Germany come from a single company: Pyrum Innovations AG (Bayern, Germany), which uses a patented process it calls "Pyrum thermolysis" to not only recycle tires, but also other things such as bitumen roofing mats and door and window seals. The company's recycling process is unique in that once the process is started with external energy, the gases generated from the process allow it to operate self-sufficiently.
Among Pyrum's projects in Germany is a grassroot plant near Perl, construction of which began in December and is expected to be completed in mid-2025. The facility will be able to produce 20,000 tons per year of pyrolysis oil. Subscribers can learn more by viewing the project report.
Subscribers can click here for a look at the reports for all six of Pyrum's active projects in Germany, including one joint-venture undertaking.
In Northern Europe, the U.K. and Sweden are the most active countries in regard to tire-recycling projects. In Sunderland, England, Wastefront AS (Oslo, Norway) is constructing a recycling plant with the aim of recovering 22,000 metric tons per year of rCB and 33,000 metric tons per year of residual fuel oil. In addition to the grassroot plant, eight storage tanks are being added to the site to hold product when the facility begins operating in late 2025. Subscribers can learn more by viewing the reports on the recycling plant and storage tank additions.
North America follows Western and Northern Europe in terms of investment. One of the largest recycling projects in the U.S. is expected to kick off toward the middle of this year. Stonetek Energy (Larkspur, California) is planning a grassroot plant in Benton County, Arkansas, in the northeast of the state. The project initially will start small, with one recycling line that will recover carbon black, fuel oil, diesel and pyrolysis gasoline. When completed next year, the plant will be able to process up to 50 tons per day of waste tires. After the plant has been up and running for a while and has stabilized its operations, Stonetek is planning an expansion that would add three identical recycling lines to take the plant's total recycling capacity to 200 tons per day of end-of-life tires. The expansion could potentially begin in 2026. Subscribers can learn more by viewing the project reports on the grassroot plant and expansion project.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Chemical Processing Database can click here to view reports for all of the projects discussed in this article and click here for the related plant profiles.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 trillion (USD).
