Pyrum targets expansion with 'world’s largest' rCB mill
23 Feb 2025
Production of recovered carbon black grinding unit scheduled for third quarter of 2025
Dillingen, Germany – Waste tire pyrolysis firm Pyrum Innovations AG has completed assembly of the "world’s largest" grinding mill for recovered carbon black (rCB).
CEO Pascal Klein said it will “significantly expand” capacity at Pyrum’s grinding and pelletising location in Germany’s Saar region and drive earnings.
“Expansion will enable us to substantially increase sales of our rCB and thus take a further step towards a sustainable and future-oriented circular economy,” he claimed.
Developed by Hosokawa, the new mill boasts an input material capacity of 1,650 kg/hr, with an output material rating of 1,350 kg/hr.
It will enable Pyrum to process the carbon black produced by its two new reactors, TAD 2 and TAD 3, installed last year as part of the site’s expansion.
The grinding plant is due to start operation in April this year, with cabling work underway in order to supply power.
Assembly of the pelletiser plant will begin after the delivery of final components within weeks, with combined production scheduled for third quarter 2025.
The firm has been pioneering thermolysis technology for recycling tires and plastics with 'minimal' emissions since 2008.
The process recovers rCB and tire process oil (TPO) which is supplied to partners including BASF, Continental and Schwalbe for use in the manufacture of new products.
Pyrum has run a continuous plant operation at its Dillingen headquarters since 2020.
