Genan’s recycled steel is clean, dense, and ready to melt – a high-purity material recovered from end-of-life tyres that supports efficient, sustainable steel production.
Steel
In order to handle heat, bumps and potholes, tyres must be extremely sturdy. A strong steel structure is essential – and crucial for traffic safety. Tyre manufacturers know this, which is why they never compromise on the quality of the steel they use. Steel wire from used tyres is therefore a high-quality, recyclable resource.
As a recycler of end-of-life tyres, Genan engages in both rubber and steel recycling.
The Genan recycling concept is a fully automated process worn-down tyres are cleaned, shredded and granulated. This allows the separation of three main material fractions: Rubber, textile and steel.
The Genan technology includes a processing of the steel fraction, which makes it very clean. Our recycled steel is ideal for remelting at steel works, where it is added to the melting process for the production of new steel. When remelted with other steel at a steel mill, recycled steel from Genan gets a second life in new, industrial steel.
Forever reusable products
“Sustainable solutions will be the winners of the future. There must be a balance between economic growth, social responsibility and continuously working to reduce our negative environmental impact. This is also what our customers want.”
Steel
Genan recycled steel is a very clean product. Steel samples from all our plants are regularly tested in our lab, ensuring we consistently meet our specification of more than 97% purity.
It meets recognised standards for recycled steel including the German “Stahlschrottpreise Index Sorte 2”, which reports market prices on a regular basis.
Genan’s recycled steel is also very dense, with a bulk density of around 800 kg/m³ which is far higher than for alternative recycled tyre wire products. This makes storage, transportation and handling more efficient and cost-effective.
For steelworks, the high bulk density also proves efficient during the remelting process – both in connection with induction heating and in electrode-based melting processes, as evaporation is minimal.
Steel
Steel – including recycled tyre wire – can be remelted again and again.
Steel recycling limits the need for iron ore mining, as the need for virgin iron ore is reduced, when scrap steel is reused. This matters more than ever, as the human civilization is using resources faster than the planet can regenerate them.
To learn more about the environmental benefits, you can read about Genan’s Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) studies.
At Genan, we give used tyres a new life, creating unique and sustainable products – only imagination sets the limit! Have an idea or a request? Let’s make it happen.
