Last month the Sims Group commissioned a tire recycling plant that aims to shred tires to granule size. The plant under development by Sims Group will be able to process around 35,000 metric tons of tires a year. The finished product will be clean SBR granulate in a range of sizes. The cost of the tire recycling facility is around 5 million pounds.
According to Graham Davy, managing director for Sims Recycling Solutions, the company “is investing heavily in a network of reception centers to increase the recycling of ELV (end of life vehicle) tires arising from our own, partner and other authorized treatment facilities.
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