Joint venture formed to expand tire recycling in India
Indian automotive parts supplier Talbros Automotive Components Ltd. and Lohum Cleantech Pvt. Ltd. have formed a joint venture to produce recovered carbon black and devulcanized rubber, expanding India’s tire recycling and circular materials sector.
One of the focuses of the new joint venture is to produce recovered carbon black. (Source: Lohum)
The new company, Lohum Talbros CarbonTech Pvt. Ltd., plans to develop India’s first low-ash recovered carbon black using improved processing technology, while also targeting devulcanized rubber markets for recycled rubber applications.
The partners plan to invest INR200 million (approx. EUR 1.8 million), in equity during the first year. Talbros will hold a 49% stake in the joint venture and contribute INR99.5 million.
Recovered carbon black is commonly associated with tire pyrolysis and other advanced tire recycling processes. Depending on quality, ash content and consistency, rCB can be used in rubber products, plastics, coatings and potentially tire-related applications.
The joint venture will also produce devulcanized rubber, a recycled rubber material created by partially reversing the vulcanization process that gives rubber its elasticity and durability. Devulcanized rubber can be used in rubber manufacturing applications where recycled content, cost efficiency and circular economy benefits are important.
The development reflects growing interest in technologies that can recover higher-value materials from end-of-life tires and rubber waste. Alongside crumb rubber, recovered carbon black and tire-derived oil, devulcanized rubber is one of the material pathways being explored to improve the economics and sustainability of tire recycling.
