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Pyrum set to begin work on tyre recycling plant in Germany

Pyrum GreenFactory II GmbH Kai Winkelmann, CFO of Pyrum
(Pyrum) has received approval for the Innovations, said, “The first part of the
early start of construction of a new plant €25-mn credit line from BASF, which
in Perl-Besch, Saarland, Germany. was agreed at the end of 2023, will be
used in particular to finance the equity
Pyrum, is a wholly owned subsidiary share of the new plants in Perl-Besch
of Germany’s Pyrum Innovations, and the Czech Republic. In addition,
which was founded last year to operate own site that the company will build we are in advanced, positive discus-
the new Pyrum plant. and operate independently. sions with various financing partners,
including a major European bank. If the
Pyrum Innovations has led the Pascal Klein, CEO of Pyrum Inno- financing talks are successfully concluded,
recycling market for used tyres since vations commented, “Our second own both projects would be fully financed
2008, and has been developing an plant marks the next important step in and the basis for accessing the second
innovative thermolysis technology that our rollout plan. We are delighted to part of the loan granted by BASF in the
makes it possible to recycle used tyres finally be able to move on to the con- amount of an additional €25-mn would
and plastics with virtually zero emis- struction phase. With the new plant, also be established. This would provide
sions. The process enables the recovery we are not only doubling our recycling the company with additional financing
of high-quality products such as thermo- capacity, but also setting another in the high double-digit million range
lysis oil and carbon black, which are example for sustainable tyre recycling.” for further projects in the rollout plan.”
used by its partners such as BASF,
Continental and Schwalbe to manufac- The plant is to be built on an area The ground-breaking ceremony for
ture new products. of around 25,000-sq.m. at the new site Pyrum’s second plant is scheduled to
in Perl-Besch near the border triangle take place in July 2025 at the new site in
With the new plant, Pyrum is fur- between Germany, France and Luxem- Perl Besch. If construction progresses as
ther expanding its recycling capacities bourg and will have a recycling capa- planned, commissioning is expected to
in Saarland – it is already the second city of 22,400-tpa of end-of-life tyres. begin in the first quarter of 2027.
ExxonMobil starts second recycling unit in Texas

ExxonMobil has expanded its Bay- used plastic into raw materials for third and fourth Baytown unit and its
town, Texas operations with a second valuable products. Through its existing first unit in Beaumont, Texas. “This
advanced recycling unit. Combined facilities, ExxonMobil can convert will increase our overall capacity to
with the first unit, which has been in nearly 90% of used plastic into useful approximately 500-million pounds
operation since late 2022, the company raw materials. The new unit doubles of plastic waste per year,” the com-
has processed more than 100-million its advanced recycling capacity. pany said. Additional advanced recyc-
pounds of plastic as of May 2025. ling investments are under conside-
The company has also announced ration for North America, Europe,
Advanced recycling transforms additional investments, including a and Asia.

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