OTR Tyre Recycling

In 2025, Kal Tire’s state-of-the-art recycling facility in Antofagasta, Chile, exemplifies sustainable innovation by converting end-of-life OTR tires into reusable resources through thermal conversion technology.

Kal Tire is redefining sustainable practices in the mining sector through its advanced recycling facility in Antofagasta, Chile. The facility focuses on the recovery of ultra-class mining tires. Opened in 2021, the plant uses a proprietary thermal conversion process to transform end-of-life tires into valuable resources such as alternative fuel, high-tensile steel, and recovered carbon black (rCB).

A standout innovation is Kal Tire’s in-house technology for refining carbon black. The recovered material is further purified and pelletized to meet the strict performance requirements of Tier 1 tire manufacturers and other industrial applications.

The facility is designed for scalability, aligns with Chile’s progressive tire disposal legislation, and is built to withstand seismic activity. It operates in a closed-loop system, harnessing synthetic gas produced during pyrolysis to power the plant. The plant is certified under the ISCC PLUS sustainability program, underscoring Kal Tire’s commitment to traceability and circular economy principles.

With growing interest from other mining regions, Kal Tire’s model demonstrates a viable and replicable path forward for the sustainable management of mining tires worldwide.

Learn more about Kal Tire’s approach at: kalrecycling.com

Learn More:

• Tire Pyrolysis Projects
• Recovered Carbon Black (rCB)
• Premium rCB Equipment
• Pyrolysis Oil Projects
• Turn-Key EPC Projects
• Feasibility Studies
• Our Track Record

Recover Value from Ultra-Class Mining Tyres

Kal Tire’s Antofagasta plant turns ultra-class OTR tyres into fuel, high-tensile steel and purified rCB for Tier 1 tyre makers.

Klean Industries supplies the pyrolysis and recovered-carbon-black upgrading technology to replicate that closed-loop model at global mining sites.

Why Choose Klean Industries’ OTR Tyre Pyrolysis & rCB Upgrading?

✔ Pyrolysis systems for ultra-class and mining OTR tyres
✔ Pelletised, Tier-1-grade recovered carbon black
✔ Closed-loop syngas-powered plant designs
✔ ISCC PLUS-aligned traceability and circularity

Ready to recycle mining tyres into rCB?

Contact Klean Industries about OTR tyre recycling » GO.