Pyrum, Schwalbe ink long-term rCB purchase agreement

Dillingen, Germany – Waste tire pyrolysis company Pyrum Innovations AG and bicycle tire maker Ralf Bohle GmbH (brand: Schwalbe) have concluded a long-term purchase agreement for Pyrum's recovered Carbon Black (rCB).

The agreement covers the purchase of rCB at a fixed, undisclosed price for 10 years , Pyrum announced 2 April.

This is Pyrum’s second long-term rCB off-take agreement, following a similar deal with Continental last July. (ERJ report)

As part of the deal, Schwalbe has agreed to expand its supply of used bicycle tires to Pyrum for recycling.

The two companies introduced a bicycle tire recycling initiative three years ago, through which they have recycled more than a million Schwalbe tires.

In 2023, the German tire maker launched its first ‘closed loop’ bicycle tire the "Green Marathon" using Pyrum rCB.

Schwalbe now intends to use rCB in its entire product range in the future and is conducting intensive research to achieve the target, Pyrum added.

"We are already using Pyrum's rCB in 70% of all Schwalbe tires… We are now continuing this work consistently in order to further increase this proportion,” said Felix Jahn, head of CSR at Schwalbe.