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TYRE PYROLYSIS AWARD
In recognition of a particularly noteworthy contribution to the tyre recycling sector by a tyre pyrolysis company
RECIRCLE AWARDS 2021
Scandinavian Enviro
“To win this award in competition with our peers is hopefully not only inspiring the competition, but also developing the market in the right direction.”
– Thomas Sörensson
Scandinavian Enviro Systems (Enviro) is potentially the foremost tyre pyrolysis operator in the game, certainly in a European
context, and if its ownership by Michelin is any measure, probably in the world.
This position has not come easily, founder Bengt-Shure Ershag had been working on developing the project for longer than most
have considered tyre recycling.
The real commercialisation began when the new management
team led by Thomas Sörensson stepped in and took over marketing the products. A quality recovered Carbon Black (rCB) was one of the first to enter supply contracts with international players – in the auto
sector and in gaskets and sealants.
Real success came with a supply agreement with Trelleborg and the
interest in the technology by Michelin. This was the Holy Grail that every pyrolysis company had been chasing. Ultimately, the tyre
manufacturer’s interest led to it investing in the company, becoming the major shareholder, and in Michelin contracting to buy Enviro’s technology
to use in its OTR tyre recycling operations, initially in Chile. (This gives Michelin a controlled closed loop on its rCB from mining tyres).
Enviro retains the right to sell its technology to other clients, and to develop its own upscaled tyre recycling operations. The first of which is planned for
Western Sweden.
Enviro has become a game changer in tyre pyrolysis, taking its technology to
markets that many others have only dreamed of accessing.
NOMINEES
Bolder Industries
Founded in 2011, Bolder Industries, based in
Boulder, Colorado, is a pioneer in converting end-of-life tyres into desirable carbon black alternatives and petrochemicals with minimal waste. Its flagship product, BolderBlack, is a less expensive, more sustainable alternative to virgin carbon black.
Delta Energy
Delta Energy is a leading US tyre pyrolysis
operation that has gained the support of Bridgestone and has started to supply the tyre manufacturer with rCB. The partnership between Bridgestone Americas, Inc. and Delta aimed to recycle more than 2 million tyres by end of 2020. On November 20, 2019, Bridgestone announced what it claimed to be the industry’s first at-scale use of recovered carbon black in the tyre market as part of its long-standing partnership with Delta.
New Energy
New Energy is a Hungarian pyrolysis operation that has made headway in developing consistent and sustainable outputs. It has, in 2020, attracted the attention of BASF and has become a supplier to BASF of pyrolysis oil. This secures their future and allows them to invest further in expansion.
Pyrum
German company Pyrum have developed an
industrial scale fully autonomous Pyrolysis plant based on a self-designed , fully patented , reactor producing gas, oil and high quality carbon black. The process is emission-free and no waste is produced. Pyrum has been collaborating with major industrial concerns and has recently attracted significant investment of 16 million Euros into the company from BASF as well as participating in the CHEMcycle project . Further collaboration is ongoing with Michelin.
XXX Recircle Awards 2021