Tyre Pyrolysis Tech Gains Momentum as Lummus Technology and InnoVent Renewables Strike Global Deployment Deal
Lummus Technology and InnoVent Renewables have taken a significant step in advancing tyre-waste recycling by signing a Master Cooperation Agreement (MCA) to deploy InnoVent’s continuous tyre pyrolysis technology globally. Hydrocarbon Processing
Under the terms of the agreement, Lummus will become the exclusive global licensor of InnoVent’s proprietary pyrolysis process. The process is designed to convert end-of-life tyres (ELTs) into valuable outputs such as pyrolysis oil, gas, recycled carbon black, and steel. Lummus will also integrate its downstream processing technologies to enhance fuel and chemical yields from the recovered materials.
InnoVent already operates a commercial facility in Monterrey, Mexico, capable of processing up to one million passenger tyres annually, and is ready to expand. Lummus Technology
With the global tyre-waste challenge estimated at around one billion tyres disposed of each year, this partnership aims to scale solutions that turn a waste-stream liability into a resource-stream opportunity.
The deal aligns with growing pressure across the mobility-value chain to tackle sustainability, regulatory scrutiny, and circular-economy demands. By converting ELTs into high-value chemicals and fuels, the technology addresses both environmental waste management and raw-material sourcing issues for industries, including tyre manufacturing itself. For countries such as India, where huge volumes of ELTs are generated annually and recycling infrastructure remains nascent, the global deployment of pyrolysis plants offers a pathway to meet sustainability targets while recovering value.
In short, the partnership between Lummus and InnoVent marks a key milestone in the tyre-waste-to-resource transition, a development the entire tyre and mobility ecosystem cannot ignore.
Editor’s View
This collaboration signals that the end-of-life tyre ecosystem is moving from disposal to value creation. Tyre manufacturers, aftermarket specialists, and recyclers should see this as a turning point: ELTs are increasingly being seen as feedstock for fuels, carbon black recovery, and steel, rather than simply waste.
As pyrolysis technologies scale, tyre-makers will face pressure to design tyres with recyclability in mind, and aftermarket players will see shifts in how used tyres are treated and monetised. The ripple effect across rubber, carbon black supply, logistics, and disposal cost is significant. This is not just environmental rhetoric, it’s industrial strategy.
