Wednesbury
site set to start pre-processing tyres in Summer for Cryogenic
process
Credential Environmental's new £2
million tyre "pre-processing" site in the Midlands,
and its new cryogenic reprocessing plant in South Wales look
set to be up and running by this summer.
The
50,000 tonne-per-annum capacity site in Wednesbury will take
in tyres for shredding, before material is sent to Credential's
cryogenic reprocessing plant in Baglan, Wales.
Tyrannosaurus
Shredder
The
site is to use the world’s largest tyre shredder supplied
by BMH Wood Technology Oy which will deliver a Tyrannosaurus plant
to Credential Automotive Ltd. The plant will be able to process
around 70,000 tonnes of used car tyres or approx 9 million tyres
per annum.
The
cryogenic plant in Baglan is being built by TyreGenics Ltd;
a partnership between Credential, liquid nitrogen supplier BOC
Gases and US-based sports surfaces manufacturer FieldTurf Inc.
The plant will use specialist equipment imported from Canadian
company, RTI to freeze the tyres making them brittle enough
to be hammered down to 'rubber crumb'.
The resultant rubber which can be broken down to powder size
"is a much sought after valuable product which can be used
in under seals, specialist sealants and mastics."
