Reoil & HARKE Chemicals Partner to Expand Recovered Carbon Black Distribution in Europe


Reoil has entered into a strategic partnership with HARKE Chemicals to expand the European distribution of recovered carbon black (rCB), strengthening access to circular carbon materials for sustainable manufacturing sectors.

Vancouver, Canada — Klean Industries Inc (“Klean”), a leading manufacturer of tire pyrolysis equipment that designs and builds pyrolysis projects to process hydrocarbon-based waste such as end-of-life tyres, is pleased to announce that Reoil SP Z.O.O who operates a Klean Industries tyre pyrolysis technology has concluded an exclusive partnership with HARKE Chemicals GmbH, who will distribute our “ReBlack” recovered carbon black (“rCB”) and tyre pyrolysis oil (“TPO”) in Europe and the United Kingdom.

This collaboration focuses on sustainability and the circular economy. Our products, obtained from the recovery of End-of-Life Tyres (“ELT”), offer environmentally friendly alternatives to conventional raw materials and help reduce waste and CO2 emissions.

“Our vision at Reoil is to impact the environment and create economic benefits positively,” says our CTO, Sebastian Zygmunt. “The collaboration with HARKE Chemicals will help us make our products available to a wider customer base.”

This collaboration focuses on sustainability and the circular economy. These products, which are obtained from the recovery of End-of-life tyres (“ELT”), offer environmentally friendly alternatives to conventional raw materials and help reduce waste and CO2 emissions. Expanding the filler portfolio with Reoil’s “ReBlack“ rCB, a full range of ASTM Carbon Blacks, Austin Black® 325 filler, and Recovered Carbon Black can now be offered. HARKE Chemicals GmbH will work closely with Reoil and the new development partners to promote innovative solutions and the integration of recycled materials, such as our R-DOTP plasticizer, into existing product lines.

“We fully share Reoil’s vision of creating positive environmental impacts while fostering economic benefits, “says Thorsten Harke, President of HARKE Group. This collaboration will enable us to broaden the reach of these sustainable products and contribute to reducing waste and CO2 emissions. Together, we are dedicated to advancing sustainable development and promoting the circular economy. We are eager to explore the opportunities this partnership will bring and the positive change we can achieve together!“.

The partnership between HARKE Chemicals and Reoil represents a significant step forward in sustainable development. Both companies strive to find innovative ways to promote the circular economy.

Please contact Mike Freitage or our team at cpp@harke.com for further details.

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Driving Circular Carbon Access Across Europe

This partnership between Reoil and HARKE Chemicals expands the reach of recovered carbon black (rCB) across European markets. It delivers a low-carbon, sustainable alternative to virgin carbon black for tire, rubber, and plastics manufacturers.

Key Benefits of the Partnership:

✅ Improved logistics and regional supply chain access
✅ Scalable volumes of high-quality rCB
✅ Strategic support for circular manufacturing initiatives
✅ Strengthens compliance with EU sustainability regulations

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About Harke Chemicals 

HARKE GROUP is a powerful chemical and plastics distributor with a strong European and Asian footprint. For over 50 years, the Group has been #ConnectingWorldMarkets on four continents, in more than 50 countries, and for over 30 industries through its skilled technical sales, formulation, and logistics experts in 16 subsidiaries. The broad portfolio of high-quality products from solid principals covers the areas of Life Sciences, Home & Personal Care, I&I, Chemistry, Coatings, Plastics & Polymers, Plastic Products, Packaging & Services, and Imaging. With a proven track record, three laboratories, two contract packing sites, and more than 40,000 deliveries per year, HARKE takes full responsibility for the whole value chain according to its principle #OnePartnerOneResponsibility. As a family-owned company in the 2nd generation with business relationships that exist in part as long as the group itself and the passion of its employees, #TheRightChemistry is more than just a hashtag for HARKE, but rather a lived corporate philosophy. The company group offers effective, sustainable, and dependable, agile, fast solutions!

About Reoil

Reoil has been operating since 2015 using its continuous tire pyrolysis process. In the following years, the technology was improved to complete process continuity in 2019, and in 2020, Reoil achieved a positive financial result. In 2023, Reoil reached revenues of more than €12 million with an EBITDA of €5.8 million, allowing it to finance ongoing development and prepare for investment in a second plant (engineering, permits, site preparation) without involving external investors.

In 2020, Reoil purchased an 11-hectare site on which a new plant with an additional capacity of up to 60,000 tons of ELT, which is being developed in cooperation with Zeppelin Systems G.m.b.H., will be implemented starting in 2024.

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About Klean Industries

Klean Industries (“Klean”) provides best-in-class technologies and solutions in the waste-to-value industry. Our international team of award-winning experts has decades of experience designing, engineering, and manufacturing the highest-quality equipment to convert waste streams into valuable energy and resources. Our unique products and services result from combined knowledge in the design of recycling, resource recovery, waste management, and power generation projects. Our global project management expertise safeguards timelines and budgets, enabling projects to be delivered in less time and at lower costs.

Klean uses proprietary technologies to develop projects that produce the highest quality fuels, recovered carbon blacks, and green hydrogen from various feedstocks. Our know-how and technical skills provide a specialization in building projects that use advanced thermal technologies such as pyrolysis, gasification, and carbonization, which convert end-of-life tires, waste plastics, and municipal solid waste into domestic energy, sustainable commodities, and new cleantech jobs. We create a symbiosis between waste, resources, and energy. By creating a symbiosis between waste, resources, and energy, Klean Industries is the link between the low carbon, circular economy, and the goal of zero waste to landfill.

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