Danish company to build one of the world's largest pyrolysis plants at the Port of Nyborg

Every year, one million end-of-life tires are burned across EU countries instead of being recycled. However, Danish company Elysium Nordic wants to change this by building one of the world's largest tire recycling pyrolysis plants at the Port of Nyborg. The plant will be one of the first to be able to recover the material carbon black, which is irreplaceable in the production of tires and other rubber-based materials. The plant is scheduled for completion in 2021 and will employ around 30 people. 24,000 tons That is how much CO2 a future pyrolysis plant at the Port of Nyborg will save the atmosphere from each year when it starts recycling end-of-life tyres in 2021. This is equivalent to the emissions from the production of 1,237 tons of beef or 211 million kilometers in a new car. The reason for the large CO2 reduction is that the plant recovers 9,000 tons of carbon black from the 30,000 tons of tires it will handle per year. Carbon black is a black powder of carbon that is mainly produced from oil. Depending on the process, somewhere between 1.5 and 2 kilograms of oil is required to produce one kilogram of carbon black. Oil consumption that could be avoided if carbon black is instead recovered from end-of-life car tires. More sustainable approach "We want to help create a more circular and thus much more sustainable and economically sound approach to the management of end-of-life tires. With this plant, we have taken the first step," says Jens Elton Andersen, CEO of WindSpace A/S, which is in charge of Elysium Nordic's recycling project. It is no coincidence that one of the world's largest pyrolysis plants will be located at the Port of Nyborg. The central location of the Port of Nyborg offers some logistical advantages, where Elysium Nordic can have tires shipped directly to the doorstep and then easily transport the recycled materials to customers via the highway network. The port's central location and the opportunities for recruitment of relevant labor and the business-friendly climate in the municipality made the difference, and Rune D. Rasmussen, CCO of ADP A/S, which owns the Port of Nyborg.