Pyrum and Schwalbe agree second framework contract for the purchase of rCB at a fixed price for ten years
Pyrum Innovations AG and the bicycle tyre manufacturer Ralf Bohle GmbH (“Schwalbe”) have concluded a framework agreement for the long-term purchase of Pyrum’s rCB. The agreement covers the purchase of rCB at a fixed price for a term of ten years. This is already the second framework agreement of this scope that Pyrum has been able to conclude, in addition to the one with Continental. Both parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price. Schwalbe’s supply of bicycle tyres to Pyrum will also be further expanded in this context.
Pascal Klein, CEO of Pyrum Innovations AG said; “It’s great to see how the tyre industry is transforming. Long-term purchase agreements over ten years used to be unthinkable. With strong partners like Schwalbe, we can lay the foundations for more sustainable and efficient tyre production. Together with over 1,800 specialist dealers in Germany, we have already succeeded in recycling well over one million bicycle tyres and returning them to the material cycle.”
Felix Jahn, Head of CSR at Schwalbe added; “Bicycle tyre recycling, which we introduced together with Pyrum Innovations AG less than three years ago, has developed into an absolute success story in this time. We want to continue our partnership with Pyrum in the long term. We are already using Pyrum’s rCB in 70% of all Schwalbe tyres, thus closing the loop. We are now continuing this work consistently in order to further increase this proportion.”
The companies have been working together on recycling research since 2020. In 2023, the first bicycle tyre with a closed production cycle was presented with the “Green Marathon“. Schwalbe plans to use Pyrum’s rCB in the manufacture of its entire product range in the future and is conducting intensive research to achieve this goal.
