Waste tire recycler Bolder on track with capacity expansion amid rising demand

Boulder, Colorado – Bolder Industries is on track with expansion plans in the US and Europe to increase its supply of recovered carbon black and pyrolysis oil from end-of-life tires (ELTs).

In an 8 Sept statement during the 2025 global polymer summit, Bolder said its expansion programme in Terre Haute, Indiana was scheduled for completion in 2026.

The facility will have four reactors and will recycle 6.6 million ELTs annually, producing nearly 18 kilotonnes per annum (ktpa) of BolderBlack-branded rCB and 21ktp of pyrolysis oil.

In Europe, Bolder is advancing its Antwerp facility through the N2TR: Nextgen thermal tire re-use project, co-funded by the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA).

Slated for full capacity in Spring 2027, the facility will for the first phase, process over 6 million ELTs per year, to produce 18ktpa rCB and 21ktpa of pyrolysis oil.

Bolder has been operating its flagship ELT pyrolysis plant in Maryville, Missouri since 2019.

The company said it has so far delivered solutions for “than 3,000 applications in tires, rubber, plastics, and coatings” from the facility.

“Our customers’ formulations demand consistency and performance that match or exceed virgin materials,” said Nate Murphy, head of technology at Bolder Industries.