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Weibold is an international consulting company specialized exclusively in end-of-life tire recycling and pyrolysis. Since 1999, we help companies grow and build profitable business.

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25 Years in Tire Recycling & Pyrolysis Consulting

Weibold is an international consulting company that has specialized exclusively in end-of-life tire (ELT) recycling and pyrolysis since 1999. Our expertise is based on 24 years of experience with locations on four continents. Weibold's 15-person team maintains contacts with a huge network of suppliers, customers, universities and organizations worldwide. Our customers benefit first-hand from being in touch with market developments, innovative products, improved technologies and new regulations. With more than 500 references from start-ups, medium-sized companies and multinational corporations, Weibold is the global ELT consulting market leader.

Robert Weibold with OTR Tire
Robert Weibold's Research Team

Global Research Network

International team of Weibold is composed of experts with different professional and academic backgrounds such as chemistry, engineering, finance, etc. Weibold collaborates with global leaders and innovators in tire recycling industry. Our team is actively involved in laboratory tests on recycled rubber products, and R&D partnerships around the world. Our collaboration with research institutions lets us monitor technology advances in rubber powder production, crumb rubber surface activation, superficial modification, devulcanization, tire pyrolysis, blends of thermoplastic (e.g. TPE, TPV) and rubber powder, etc.

500+ Projects Worldwide

Since 1999, we carried out over 500 projects in tire recycling and pyrolysis consulting worldwide on behalf of plant operators, investors, authorities, etc. We apply our industry insights and experience to maximize our customers' profit. Weibold will put your tire recycling business on a sustainable footing from the first days of operation!

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Robert Weibold speaking at Recovered Carbon Black conference in Berlin
Research Reports in Tire Recycling and Pyrolysis

Top-Tier Services

Consulting services offered by Weibold target both new and well-established tire recycling and pyrolysis companies. Companies that just plan to launch tire recycling business receive our support in market researches, technology reviews and feasibility studies, which serve as a foundation for bankable business plans. In our business plans, we precisely define which products and markets our customers should target, which production and sales strategies they should follow to maximize ROI and build their business up.

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Our Team

Our team is composed of experts with different professional and academic backgrounds. We collaborate with pioneers of tire recycling and pyrolysis industry, engage in laboratory tests on recycled rubber and pyrolysis products, and partner up with R&D organizations worldwide.

Robert Weibold

Robert Weibold

Founder & Managing Director

After graduation from the University of Business Administration and Economics in Vienna, Robert joined Sterz KEG Rohstoffe in 1997, specialized in secondary raw material trading. Two years later he founded his own business for trading rubber granulate/powder and supporting tire recyclers in their sales efforts. Robert had been head of project management for several turn-key tire recycling projects. Since 2009, he has been focusing on tire recycling and pyrolysis consulting and carried out 500+ projects around the world.

Andreas Kyriakos

Andreas Kyriakou

Senior Partner

Andreas Kyriakou is the Senior Partner and Senior Strategy Consultant at Weibold. He works with tire recycling and pyrolysis projects worldwide, specializes in financial planning and strategy development for circular economy companies. With over 35 years of business experience in the U.S., England, Singapore, Greece, Austria, UAE and other countries, Mr. Kyriakou founded several companies associated with renewable energy, environment, IT, etc., including an IPO in 2000.

Claus Lamer

Claus Lamer

Senior Pyrolysis Consultant

Claus has been leading commercial (financing) and technical projects for over 40 years. Since 2010 Claus has been working exclusively in sustainability projects (biodiesel production, bio-waste-to-energy, offshore wind power, chemothermical depolymerization). He oversaw the first successfully implemented approval process for an end-of-life tire pyrolysis project in Austria. Claus has been working with the Weibold team since 2021 and is responsible for assessing the feasibility of technical implementation projects for waste tires and plastic, approval issues and chemical registrations.

José Pavol Fehér

Pavol Fehér

Senior Pyrolysis Consultant

Pavol Fehér is experienced specialist in all aspects of thermal conversion of waste materials: from feedstock preparation to end products. He used to work on R&D projects at Slovnaft Refinery and MOL Group, where he researched treatment feasibility of waste materials, particularly waste tires and plastics, and worked with technologies designed to improve pyrolysis fuels. Mr. Fehér possesses over 40 years of experience at oil refinery and in the petrochemical industry.

Henry Kim

Henry Kim

Senior Pyrolysis Consultant

Henry Kim is a former Plant Manager, COO, CEO and Co-founder of Anothen WTE, (South Korea). He has 20+ years of business development experience in renewable energy and solid waste management projects. Henry has fully managed several sizeable tire pyrolysis factories worldwide from construction to operations to financial assessment and contract negotiations. He is referred to as a recognized authority on renewable energy, resource recovery such as rCB production, municipality incinerating and environmental technologies, including their applications and product sales markets.

Henry Kim

Yogesh Gaikwad

Technical Consultant Carbon Black

Yogesh has 13+ years of experience in chemicals and material science, analyzing petroleum products and participating in leading R&D projects in the carbon black industry. A graduate of an MSc program in Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Mumbai, Yogesh worked with carbon black production technologies and feedstock, focused at final product applications. Working as a lab analyst, quality assurance officer, research associate, laboratory manager, technical and product development manager, he supported Gharda Chemicals, Geo Chemical Laboratories Pvt., Birla Carbon, Phillips Carbon Black and BKT Carbon.

Ing. Franz Theuer

Ing. Franz Theuer

Partner

After managing Semperit/Conti Irleand as head of production for more than 16 years, Mr. Theuer returned to Semperit Austria. With over 40 years of experience in tire industry, he retired and became Vice-President of the European Tire Recycling Association (ETRA). Apart from that, he served as a consultant for IBM Austria. Mr. Theuer and Mr. Weibold rallied together in 2001, when they were in charge of sales at Austria’s first tire recycling company.

Agustina Martin

Agustina Martin

Representative for Americas

Agustina supports the company in pre-feasibility studies, market researches and technology evaluations for tire recycling and pyrolysis projects. She holds a BSc in Social Communication. Spanish and English are her working languages.

Younes Taheri

Younes Taheri

Representative for Middle East & Africa

Younes holds a MSc. in Finance and Management from Cranfield University in the UK. He was intensively involved in business development roles with several companies in Morocco, including a 6 digits turnover Swedish firm specialized in rubber sealing solutions. At Weibold, Younes works on consultancy studies and provides business analysis and investment recommendations related to tire recycling and downstream projects in Africa and the Middle East. Younes speaks English, Arabic and French.

Franklin Raj

Franklin Raj

Representative for APAC

Franklin holds a Master’s in Sustainable Energy Technology from the University of Twente, the Netherlands, specializing in thermochemical processes. He ventured into tire pyrolysis during his master thesis which is “Recovering rCB from end-of-life tires in a fluidized bed reactor”. Currently, he works as a Pyrolysis Business Analyst and supports the company in pre-feasibility studies, market research, technology evaluation among other things in the APAC region.

Mohamed Saad El Jai

Mohamed Saad El Jai

Senior Consultant

Mohamed worked as research consultant at DAI under USAID’s Morocco Economic Competitiveness program. He specialized in cold chain logistics, business and legal environment development, and sustainable solid waste management. Joined Weibold in 2013 and has been supporting the team in designing business plans and market studies for numerous of tire recycling projects worldwide; specialized in MENA countries. Mohamed is fluent in Arabic, French and English.

Vipin Kumar Achembath

Vipin Kumar Achembath

Technical Consultant GCC

Vipin holds a degree in mechanical engineering and has been working in tire recycling industry in India and the Middle East, focusing on downstream products (molded goods, reclaim rubber, safety flooring from rubber, etc). Working with equipment suppliers worldwide, Vipin has strong knowledge in operating and maintaining different types of tire recycling machinery. Moreover, for over a decade, he had been representing one of the largest tire processors in the Saudi Arabia. Today, Vipin supports Weibold in evaluating tire recycling technology and conducting market studies.

Zineb El Hitmy

Zineb El Hitmy

Market Research Associate

Zineb holds an engineering degree in Electronics and Electrical Engineering and a MSc degree in Automatic, Electronics and Robotics from Paris-Sud University. She conceptualized, developed and tested remotely controlled energy management solutions for companies in Casablanca. At Weibold, Zineb works on market research for tire and plastic recycling and pyrolysis projects. She supports clients in Arabic, French, English and Turkish.

Mohamed Khloufi

Mohamed Khloufi

Market Research Associate

Mohamed holds a bachelor's degree in Economics and Management. Before joining Weibold, he was working for a financial consulting company and helped small and medium companies to streamline their business processes. At Weibold, Mohamed supports clients with various research activities related to tire recycling and pyrolysis projects. Mohamed speaks English, Arabic and French.