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New state-of-the-art recycling facility under construction
One of the world’s largest and most advanced facilities for mechanical tyre processing is now being built in Sweden. Behind the investment stands Bon Orbit, a joint venture between Swedish Tyre Recycling and Norwegian Tyre Recycling, which is taking tyre recycling in the Nordic region to the next level.
The new facility is being established in the former Saab factory in Trollhättan, Sweden, and will be among the largest and most technically advanced of its kind worldwide. Once operational in September 2026, the plant will be able to process up to 100,000 tonnes of tyres per year, equivalent to six million tyres, at a rate of 1,000 cubic metres per day.
– The former Saab factory offers ideal conditions for our operations, in a city with a strategic location and strong transport links. Here, we can carry forward a proud industrial heritage and draw on valuable local expertise, while saving time by repurposing an existing facility, says Peter Selemark, CEO of Bon Orbit.
Production will be carried out using advanced technology that automatically washes, sorts and processes tyre material into smaller fractions than has previously been possible in the Nordic region. The intelligent sorting process is particularly important, as it will enable customers to order recycled material with different types of rubber compounds. The result will be finer material of higher quality and purity, suitable for applications with greater environmental benefit.
– This initiative is key to increasing the value of recycled raw materials from tyres. It enables us to make better use of the materials’ properties and material recover an even greater share of end-of-life tyres than we do today, says Fredrik Ardefors, CEO of Swedish Tyre Recycling.
The facility will cover 40,000 square metres indoors and 15,000 square metres outdoors. In addition to a clean, modern production area where robots will clean the floors daily, it will also include a showroom and a studio for exploring new uses of the material.
– The time when end-of-life tyres were seen as waste is over. Today, the material is used in everything from rubber asphalt and rubber concrete to water purification and pyrolysis. The finest material fractions produced in Trollhättan will have high market value, showing that environmental and economic benefits go hand in hand, says Peter Selemark.
For further information, please contact:
Peter Selemark, CEO Bon Orbit, +46 (0)70 552 86 36
Jonna Jansson, Communications Manager, Swedish Tyre Recycling, +46 (0)70 845 82 18
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Swedish Tyre Recycling AB (SDAB) is a non-profit circular economy company that organises the collection and recycling of end-of-life tyres covered by the producer responsibility scheme in Sweden, approximately 90,000 tonnes annually. The company operates under the statutory producer responsibility for tyres, introduced in 1994. Its mission is to increase both the proportion of material recovery and the value of recycled tyre raw materials. To achieve this, SDAB actively works to raise awareness of the material and incorporate new perspectives. The operational activities of Swedish Tyre Recycling are managed by Bon Orbit, a joint venture between SDAB and Norwegian Tyre Recycling, which is responsible for producing recycled tyre raw materials from all tyres collected in both countries annually, around 150,000 tonnes in total.
