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The Future of Tire Recycling to 2031

Discover how the tire recycling industry can turn end-of-life waste into circular value. Grounded in primary research, this report quantifies ELT volumes, recovery pathways, and global markets to 2031.
  • Global End-of-Life Tires (ELT) are projected to reach 40.1 million metric tonnes by 2031, a CAGR of 2.8%
  • Pyrolysis-derived rCB offers an 80% CO₂ saving compared to the virgin material
  • Digital traceability will identify untracked ELT flows, driving recovery rates above 95% by 2031.

Based on primary research with recyclers and tire manufacturers, this report quantifies end-of-life tire volumes, material recovery processes and key geographic markets through to 2031. The report examines the global tire recycling landscape across mechanical grinding, devulcanisation, pyrolysis, and emerging chemical recycling pathways.

Driven by the Trinity Framework, which synchronises ethics, levers, and strategy; and governed by the Net Cost of End-of-Life Tires (NCELT) equation, the industry aims to drive the net cost of waste toward zero by 2031. This goal requires achieving profitability through the use of advanced technologies. Over the report period, industry players must navigate the regulatory environment and transform waste liabilities into high-value, industrial-scale circular assets.

This report is designed for tire manufacturers and materials producers navigating compliance and shaping long-term recovery strategy; equipment suppliers, technology developers, industry analysts, researchers and all those in the tire markets value chain requiring granular, primary-research-backed data on global ELT markets.

Key questions answered within this report

  • How regulatory support will help transform tire waste liabilities into industrial-scale circular assets.
  • How pyrolysis technology will play a pivotal role for the upcycling of end-of-life tires
  • How rCB is transforming into a tradable industrial high-value commodity.

Meet the expert behind the report

N. Omar Meneghelli brings decades of hands-on expertise across the tire and automotive industries, with a track record spanning technical service, quality assurance, and continuous improvement. A seasoned Six Sigma leader, he has advised senior management at some of the world’s leading tire organisations – delivering root cause analysis, quality strategy, and performance transformation at global scale. He has authored multiple tire industry reports for Smithers, including The Future of Tire Raw Materials to 2030 and The Future of Sustainable EV Tires to 2029.

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