Pyrum Innovations AG (Pyrum) has started commissioning the thermolysis recycling plants 2&3 in Dillingen. The recent commencement of the compressed air supply marks the beginning of the gradual commissioning phase. Over the next few weeks, the remaining components of the entire system will be gradually put into operation. Following a successful cold start-up, the reactors will undergo a test run to produce products.

Pascal Klein, CEO of Pyrum Innovations AG: "The start of the commissioning of our lines 2 & 3 in our main plant in Dillingen after a construction period of around 20 months is without exaggeration one of the biggest milestones in the company's history to date. Our new plant is therefore a prototype of a Pyrum thermolysis recycling plant, with which we will revolutionize the previous recycling of used tires in the future. We are already planning numerous other plants in order to significantly expand our recycling capacities and our earnings base in the coming years.”

In February 2023, two new thermolysis reactors were installed in the thermolysis tower, with the heating elements recently assembled. Since the beginning of June, the new shredder system has been operating at full capacity, processing approximately 6 tons of end-of-life tires per hour. The hot commissioning of the pyrolysis plant, accompanied by a gradual increase in production volumes, is scheduled to commence in August/September 2023. Pyrum aims to deliver its first batch of oil to BASF by the end of the third quarter of 2023.

The final stage involves the delivery and commissioning of the new mill and pelleting facility in the first half of 2024. Once successfully ramped up, the Dillingen site will process around 18,000 to 20,000 tons of end-of-life tires, converting them into thermolysis gas, oil, coke, and steel. This can result in new products such as new tires, plastics and energy.

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