Pallmann, GMN begin recycling machinery JV

German machine manufacturer the Pallmann Group and Spanish tyre recycler Gestión Mediambiental de Neumáticos – otherwise known as GMN – have begun a partnership for developing, building and selling complete tyre shredding and reprocessing plants. These products will be marketed under the Ecotrec name and encompass all modules necessary for recycling car and truck tyres; these include Pallmann’s shredders (the Lion and Tiger units), granulators (Panther), and separators (Eco-Sep), as well as complete conveyor and control technology, including appropriate know-how. Initially the companies will focus on marketing the product line in Europe and North America.

Ecotrec systems separate scrap tyres into their various raw materials. “Instead of going up in smoke, old tyres are turned into valuable resources,” commented Carlos Gomez, head Pallmann’s Spanish subsidiary. “With costs of raw materials continuing to increase on the world markets, the proposition is likely to become even more economically attractive than it already is today.”