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Turn waste tyres into oil, carbon black and steel.

Tire pyrolysis converts end-of-life tyres into pyrolysis oil, recovered carbon black, steel and gas — replacing landfilling with four saleable products.

What tire pyrolysis delivers

4 products
oil, carbon black, steel and gas from every tyre
~2 billion
end-of-life tyres generated every year
Oil-first
pyrolysis oil is the highest-value output
10+ countries
where Klean has delivered projects

Tire pyrolysis heats shredded tyres in an oxygen-free reactor, breaking them into oil, recovered carbon black, steel wire and gas — a genuinely circular route for a waste stream that never biodegrades.

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The process, step by step

Shredded end-of-life tyres Oxygen-free reactor heated, no oxygen Condensation vapour to oil Separation Pyrolysis oil (highest value) Recovered carbon black Steel wire + syngas
1

Shred

End-of-life tyres, shredded.

2

Heat

Oxygen-free reactor — breaks down without burning.

3

Condense

Vapour cooled into pyrolysis oil.

4

Separate

Oil, carbon black, steel and gas.

What you get out

Pyrolysis oil

The highest-value output — marine fuel and blending feedstock.

Carbon black

Recovered carbon black for rubber reinforcement.

Steel wire

Recovered scrap steel.

Syngas

Recoverable gas to power the plant.

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Proven at commercial scale

Klean has delivered tire pyrolysis projects across the USA, Japan, Germany, Korea, Italy and beyond — turning end-of-life tyres into oil, recovered carbon black and steel.

Ready to see what your tyre supply is worth?

We qualify your tyre stream, capacity and local market with a feasibility study — before any engineering commitment.

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