Pyrum waste tire recycling expansion ‘nears completion’

Dillingen, Germany – Pyrum Innovation AG has advanced the expansion of its waste tire recycling plant in Dillingen with the installation of reactors for the second and third processing lines currently under construction.

The development marks “an important milestone” in the expansion of the tire pyrolysis facility, with tests of the components set to begin shortly, Pyrum announced 8 Feb.

The 'loop checks', said Pyrum, represent the first step of the cold commissioning of the two lines, which are set to triple the processing capacity of the plant to 20 kilotonnes per annum.

"The so-called marriage - the installation of the finished engine in a machine - of the two new reactors is a significant moment,” said CEO Pascal Klein.

With the two new production lines, the flagship plant will in future have the standard recycling capacity envisaged for all new Pyrum plants, he said.

“We expect to complete the expansion of our main plant on schedule,” he added, without giving a specific timeline.

The Pyrum main plant in Dillingen/Saar has so far consisted of one production line, which has been operating on an industrial scale since 2020.

Going forward, Pyrum plans to build 15 new waste tire recycling plants by 2030.