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Pirelli tyre‑to‑tyre recycling loop Europe

Entities: Pyrum Innovations · BASF · Pirelli · Synthos

Overview

In late July 2026 Pirelli, together with partners Pyrum Innovations, BASF and Synthos, launched a Europe‑wide “tyre‑to‑tyre” recycling initiative. The programme begins in Germany, collecting end‑of‑life tyres and production scrap from the Driver retail network, motorsport events and the Pirelli Breuberg plant. Pyrum processes the material by high‑temperature pyrolysis, generating recovered carbon black (rCB) and tyre pyrolysis oil (TPO). rCB is fed back into Pirelli’s tyre factories, while TPO is supplied to BASF for conversion into basic chemicals such as butadiene and styrene. BASF’s intermediates are then used by Synthos to produce ISCC‑PLUS‑certified synthetic rubber, which returns to Pirelli for new high‑performance tyres. All steps are traceable under the ISCC‑PLUS standard, guaranteeing that the rCB and synthetic rubber can be followed through the supply chain. The project, coordinated across Italy, Germany and Poland, aims to partially replace virgin carbon black with rCB and to supplement natural rubber with synthetic rubber derived from TPO, showcasing a scalable circular‑economy model for the tyre sector. The exact proportion of recycled material in future tyres and the commercial rollout timetable remain undisclosed.

Timeline

  1. 2 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources
    Pirelli, Pyrum, Synthos and BASF launch European tire‑to‑tire recycling loop

    Pirelli, Pyrum, Synthos and BASF have formed a European tyre‑to‑tyre recycling loop, converting end‑of‑life tyres into carbon black and synthetic rubber for new Pirelli tyres under ISCC PLUS certification.

  2. 5 days ago

    [BUSINESS] 9 sources
    Pirelli initiates European tyre-to-tyre circular recycling programme

    Pirelli and partners launch the EU “tyre‑to‑tyre” project, using pyrolysis in Germany to turn waste tyres into recycled carbon black and oil, which feed back into new tyre production via BASF and Synthos.

  3. 7 days ago

    [BUSINESS] 7 sources
    Pirelli launches Europe‑wide tyre‑to‑tyre recycling loop with Pyrum, BASF and Synthos

    Pirelli, Pyrum, BASF and Synthos launch a Europe‑wide tyre‑to‑tyre recycling loop, converting used tyres into carbon black and synthetic rubber for new Pirelli tyres.

Sources

4-4-2.com · economia.ig.com.br · extratipp.com · finanznachrichten.de · fleetnews.gr · ilgiornale.it · insideevs.fr · italpress.com · kreiszeitung.de · lacronaca24.it · log.com.tr · motoblog.it · motor24.pt · notiziedi.it · posvenda.pt · pugliain.net · rubberjournalasia.com · tiretechnologyinternational.com

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