Pyrum Innovations AG has announced that the official ground-breaking ceremony for the next Pyrum-owned plant in Perl-Besch is scheduled to take place on 14 November 2025
With a planned annual recycling capacity of more than 22,000 tonnes of end-of-life tyres, the plant will be Pyrum’s largest to date. Like the main plant in Dillingen, it will be 100% operated by Pyrum and will more than double the company’s recycling capacity. Representatives from politics, business and sports are expected to attend the planned event.
Pascal Klein, CEO of Pyrum Innovations  commented; “Now that all the legal formalities have finally been clarified – development plan, building permit and access to the site – we can hardly wait to get started. Planning is already well advanced behind the scenes: the site has been prepared, numerous plant components with long delivery times – known as long leads – have been ordered, and the architect’s tenders for the groundwork are underway. We will also benefit from the experience we gained during the expansion of our main plant in Dillingen, enabling us to plan the start of production in Perl-Besch for 2027.”
The new plant is to be built on an area of around 25,000 m² at the new location in Perl-Besch near the border triangle between Germany, France and Luxembourg and will consist of a shredder plant, three latest-generation Pyrum reactors, a power plant and a grinding and pelletising plant. All the findings from the first series plant in Dillingen have already been incorporated into the plans, so Pyrum expects a shorter construction period, faster commissioning and, as a result, faster achievement of maximum production capacity. The convenient location with direct access to the Moselle, existing railway tracks and the nearby motorway offers ideal logistical conditions for the delivery of end-of-life tyres from all over Europe and the transport of the products manufactured.
To finance the equity portion of the new plant, part of the EUR 25 million credit line agreed with BASF at the end of 2023 has already been used. In addition, a term sheet from a major European bank has been received, guaranteeing a further 70% of debt capital for the total investment amount (subject to the approval of the relevant committees). In order to finalize the financing, an agreement with the Saarland authorities regarding the land development costs is still pending. A state guarantee is also under discussion. In order not to lose any time, Pyrum is already pushing ahead with the work and will initially cover the costs in advance. In addition, the first subsidies for job creation have already been paid out to GreenFactory II GmbH and used. Successful completion of the financing for the new building in Perl-Besch would also lay the foundation for access to the second tranche of the loan promised by BASF in the amount of a further EUR 25 million, as well as further project financing from the aforementioned major European bank, which has already been indicated. This would provide the company with additional financing in the high double-digit million range for further projects in the rollout plan. Pyrum currently expects to break even with the commissioning of the new plant in 2027, which is likely to further support the rollout of the project pipeline.
