New pyrolysis reactors in place at Pyrum’s main site

Pyrum Innovations has marked an “important milestone” in the expansion of its main plant by installing the two pyrolysis reactors needed to complement the site’s existing production line with a further two. It will soon begin testing the installed components by carrying out loop checks as the first step in the cold commissioning process.

“The so-called marriage – the installation of the finished engine in a machine – of the two new reactors is a significant moment in the history of our company,” states Pascal Klein, chief executive officer of Pyrum Innovations AG. “With the two new production lines, our main plant will in future have the recycling capacity that we plan as standard for all new Pyrum plants.

“We are very proud that despite the major challenges, such as the disruptions in the global supply chains, the chip shortage, Covid-19 and the extreme price increases, we expect to complete the expansion of our main plant on schedule,” Klein continues. “The new facilities will enable us to better serve the enormously high demand for our products in the future.”

The reactors’ arrival & successful installation represents an “important milestone” in the Dillingen plant’s expansion (Photo: Pyrum Innovations)

Trebling processing capacity

Located in Dillingen, in Germany’s Saarland, Pyrum’s main plant entered operation on an industrial scale in 2020 with a single production line. This pyrolysis reactor was later joined by two towers, each about 25 metres in height. Using Pyrum’s patented technology, the reactors convert rubber granulate from waste tyres (ELTs) into pyrolysis oil, gas and recovered carbon black (rCB), which in turn are used by Pyrum’s customers as raw materials for the manufacture of new products.

The expansion now taking place will treble processing capacity to around 20,000 tonnes of ELT per year. In addition, Pyrum is currently planning to build 15 new plants in various locations by 2030.