Pyrum sees strategic expansion of production capacities for recovered Carbon Black
Whilst there are larger scale pyrolysis projects under planning and construction in Europe, Pyrum Innovations has made considerable progress in creating its targeted 20,000tpa plant at Dillingen, and has already started the process of building a second plant at Perl-Besch. Additionally, Pyrum has signed a number of MoU for plants from Greece to the UK.
Now, Pyrum Innovations AG has successfully completed the mechanical assembly of the new grinding plant at the site in Dillingen. With an input material of 1,650 kg/h and an output material of 1,350 kg/h, the jet mill developed by Hosokawa is the world’s largest grinding plant for rCB.
The difference between the input and output material is fed back to the beginning after each cycle and added to the process again, thus avoiding a loss of rCB. The expansion of the grinding capacity is expected to significantly increase the sales of rCB in the future.
After the company commissioned the two new reactors (TAD 2 & 3) last year as part of the site expansion, the installation of a new grinding and pelletising plant became necessary to be able to process the Carbon Black produced in the new reactors. After the completion of the mechanical installation, work has already started on the cabling that will supply the plant with power in the future. The grinding plant is scheduled to start operations in April 2025.
Pascal Klein, CEO of Pyrum Innovations AG stated; “With the successful completion of the assembly of the world’s largest grinding plant for rCB here in Dillingen, we can significantly expand our production capacities. The expansion will enable us to substantially increase sales of our rCB and thus take a further step towards a sustainable and future-oriented circular economy.”
Due to the technical interdependency between the grinding and pelleting plants, production is scheduled to start in the third quarter of 2025. The remaining components of the pelletising plant are already on their way and will arrive in the next few weeks, so that the assembly of the pelletiser can begin soon.
