L4T is set to revolutionize tire recycling with Europe’s largest end-of-life tire upcycling plant. Utilizing cutting-edge pyrolysis technology, this facility will convert scrap tires into high-value recovered carbon black (rCB), pyrolysis oil, and reclaimed steel—offering sustainable solutions for the circular economy.

Life for Tyres – a business group specializing in converting end-of-life tires into advanced biofuel feedstock and high-quality secondary raw materials – announced the opening of its first plant in Puertollano (Spain). Using cutting-edge and proprietary technology, the plant upcycles end-of-life tires (ELTs) into high-quality secondary commodities, such as advanced biofuel feedstock, recovered carbon black, and scrap steel. The plant is the largest and most advanced ever built in Europe, with an investment of 33 million euros and an annual processing of 27,000 tons of waste tires.

The plant’s inauguration results from more than 10 years of research, industrial testing, and operational improvements. It represents a significant milestone for L4T while bringing auspicious new upcycling opportunities for the tire industry. Using proprietary technology developed in partnership with CURTI Group and protected by five patents, the plant produces high-quality end-products, including advanced biofuel feedstock and circular depolymerization oil, certified by the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC).

According to L4T, its technology offers a fully circular and profitable solution to waste tires, representing one of the most challenging global waste streams. The Puertollano plant will reduce its carbon footprint by saving over 52,000 tons of CO2 equivalent annually, helping decarbonize the tire and energy sector while contributing to a more sustainable and resilient society.

This circular economy investment has created 38 high-value-added direct jobs for the city of Puertollano following the project’s construction phase, which generated direct employment for more than 150 workers and provided indirect employment opportunities for over 100 more individuals. Ideally, The site is located in Puertollano, one of the key Spanish industrial and energy centers and one of the new green technology hubs, with railway access for regional and international distribution.

The Puertollano plant also represents a new testimony of Spain’s commitment and leading role in the green and circular economy. The project benefited from strong support from local authorities and the Spanish Government. The company received 6.755 million euros in grant funding from the Regional Incentives Programme and 3.575 million euros from the Fair Transition Institute for productive investment projects promoting investment, creation of new jobs, competitiveness, and economic growth. Life for Tyres also counts with the 2.4 million euro investment from Spanish Sovereign wealth fund SEPIDES - “State Industrial Holding Company (SEPI)” and 1.4 million euro investment from the Financial Institute of Castilla-La-Mancha.

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