How to write a business plan for recycling car tires? We make crumb rubber with our own hands using a home-made crusher. Recycling used tires equipment.

There are more and more cars on our roads, which means that the number of used tires is growing. The question arises of what to do with them, how to dispose of them? Many simply quietly throw away their used tires, but this only leads to the appearance of spontaneous landfills. But on this garbage you can make money. Let's learn how to open a tire recycling plant.

Beneficial trash

Why is tire recycling so beneficial? This category of waste contains polymers, which are widely used in a variety of industries.

Tire recycling products are used to make new tires. Rubber crumb is used in decor, as a waterproofing material in construction.

It is used in the design of treadmills, the arrangement of children's and sports grounds.

Deep pyrolysis processing of rubber makes it possible to obtain fuel oil at the output.

In addition, you will not have problems with raw materials. Owners of used tires will gladly take the opportunity to get rid of annoying garbage. Often you don’t even have to pay for rubber junk, you just have to offer tire pickup.

In addition to cooperation with individuals, you may well conclude cooperation agreements with companies that buy up obsolete cars for scrap. Yes, and agricultural enterprises always have a lot of unusable tires from equipment.

It often makes sense to seek support from local authorities. So you will speed up the issue of obtaining a license.

Tire recycling license

Since your activity will be related to hazardous waste, then you will have to get a license to work with them. Passing an examination confirming the safety of your production will cost you certain financial costs.

So that you do not have problems with sanitary inspection, do not ignore the requirements of environmentalists about the need to install appropriate filters. They, as a rule, come complete with a technological line.

And also strictly observe the remoteness of your enterprise from any residential settlements. Whether it is a small village or a densely populated residential sector, the tire recycling plant must be located at a distance of at least three hundred (four hundred) meters from them.

What documents are needed to start

Before opening a tire recycling plant, register your business and register with the tax office.

Settle the issue with firefighters in advance. You need to get permission from them. It will also be needed from the sanitary inspection.

In addition, take care to conclude an agreement with energy suppliers.

We are looking for a room

A tire recycling facility cannot fit into a tiny space. You will need serious space. Approximately 500 square meters. And yet it is necessary to allocate space for the warehouse of raw materials and finished products.

And remember about the required distance to residential buildings. All these indicators should reflect your business plan. Tire recycling should not cause outrage among your unwitting neighbors. Complaints from the public may well lead to the closure of your plant.

Under such parameters, a site located outside the city in an industrial zone is best suited. Finding free land within the suburbs is difficult, so focus on the buildings of the former factory workshops. Now it is not difficult to find a non-working industrial enterprise. Then it's up to the small thing - you need to conclude a lease agreement.

When renting a room, check the proximity of electrical networks and the possibility of connecting to them. Access roads are required.

What is recycling

Tire recycling technology consists of several stages:

• bead rings are removed from the tires on a special stand;
• remove the cord;
• the tire is divided into pieces;
• the resulting parts are crushed to obtain fractions of 3 or 4 millimeters;
• metal inclusions of the cord are removed from the mass using magnetic separation;
• fractions are ground to a state of powder, in which the particles do not exceed one millimeter.

Now a little more. Assembled tires are first placed in the warehouse. After that, they go to the initial screening. Line employees find out if there are metal parts (rims, rings) in the tires. They remove anything that might interfere with the initial cutting of tires.

The crushed raw material enters the reactor hopper. The decomposition process starts in the reactor, and at the output you get a carbonaceous sediment, gas, liquid fuel fraction. The gas is returned to the reactor to keep it running, and the residues, which are surplus, are simply discharged to the outside. Since they contain harmful substances, it is necessary to install filters.

It is necessary to distinguish between the mechanical method of disposal and pyrolysis.

The result of the first is to obtain crumb rubber, granules, chips. In the second case, the product of processing becomes fuel oil, which is close in characteristics to furnace oil.

Turn tires into oil

Pyrolysis tire recycling has already been mentioned above. The liquid fuel fraction, which is formed as a result of the decomposition of rubber powder in the reactor, is pyrolysis oil. About 40 percent of this substance can be driven out of one and a half tons of raw materials.

But only after the refinement stage, the oily liquid will turn into fuel oil. It is bought for the needs of private homeowners and industrial enterprises.

We equip production

Tire recycling equipment is usually supplied by technological lines. They are already equipped with all the necessary installations and units. At the same time, you need to understand whether you will be focused solely on the mechanical utilization of raw materials. Or your plans include the production of fuel oil. Although usually the owners of mini-factories to increase profits prefer to do both.

So, tire recycling equipment includes:

• hydraulic shears;
• air separator;
• eraser;
• tape cutter;
• ring cutter;
• squeezer;
• chip cutter.

A reactor is needed to start the decomposition process. And for storing pyrolysis liquid - a tank.

When choosing plants for your plant, keep the safety of your production in mind. Additionally, install cleaning units, install filters. To save resources, select lines with low power consumption.

Before opening a tire recycling plant, check with the equipment supplier for the service conditions of the plant. The cost of the line is very high, so do not skimp on quality staff training.

Recruiting employees

For the uninterrupted operation of the installation, a huge staff of workers is not needed. Two technicians can handle it quite well. Two more are needed for the second shift. We have four people in total.

For the functioning of the office, an accountant, a sales manager, and a purchaser of raw materials are needed. Sometimes the rate of the storekeeper does not hurt.

Staff salaries are included in the business plan. Tire recycling is unthinkable without freight traffic. Therefore, either hire drivers with trucks under a contract, or maintain a transport department.

Recruitment is best entrusted to recruitment agencies, taking over the conduct of the final interview. As mentioned above, you will most likely need to train recruited employees. A company that manufactures equipment for recycling plants can help you with this. They usually have introductory programs.

Sometimes managers of enterprises invite employees who previously worked at similar enterprises to their place.

Profitability

It is necessary to calculate expenses and incomes in advance, at the stage when you are preparing a business plan. Tire recycling is expensive. The cost of the equipment will rise to you in a round sum. Even the most budget installations cost over a million. And this is without taking into account the delivery of the complex. It is unlikely that it will be possible to do without attracting investments.

In addition, without the presence of treatment units, you will not be signed permits. This is another significant expense.

Rent, electricity consumption, employees' salaries will “eat up” a certain amount every month.

So does it make sense to recycle?

Let's count the pros now. Raw materials you get almost free of charge. And in some cases, businesses will even pay you to get rid of old tires.

In addition, the resulting product, whether polymer powder or fuel oil, is sold at a high cost. The main thing is to find outlets. So your business will pay off and start generating a steady income.

The SPETSTEHNIKA company will help you start your own business with high profitability and establish a profitable production, the main resource for which will be free tires, the number of which is only increasing every year.

Why can't they just burn them? Firstly, 300 kg of soot and 400 kg of toxic gases will enter the air from each ton. Secondly, after recycling tires, you can get up to 700 kg of useful recyclable materials, plus energy, which are hot commodity on the market. You wouldn't burn your own money, would you?

Find out what the SPECTEHNIKA group of companies offers.

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Prospects for the development of the industry

Our company is engaged in the development and sale of specialized equipment for fast and, most importantly, environmentally friendly tire recycling. The purchase of such plants will be a profitable investment for a small business with a small starting capital, and for a large one, on which it was decided to launch another production line.

Tire recycling in mini-factories is:

	At least 4 tons of liquid fuel per day, which, according to its characteristics, corresponds to heating oil and can be used to produce thermal energy, as a raw material for the production of diesel fuel and gasoline.
	At least 4.2 tons of carbon black per day, which is used for the manufacture fuel briquettes, sorbents, as a coloring pigment and as the main component for the production of various rubber products. SPETSTEHNIKA Group of Companies will purchase carbon black from you or assist in its sale.
	Scrap metal. It is used as a high-alloy steel for remelting and manufacturing of metal products.

We offer mini-factories for environmentally friendly safe way tire recycling, which is beneficial in all respects: economical use of water, minimal air emissions, free raw material base and support from the state. Call right now so as not to miss the opportunity to make a profit of 1,369,000 rubles per month.

The issue of recycling tires in Russia is long overdue.

There is really a lot of waste material, it is thrown into landfills, in places that are not intended for this at all.

It would seem that an ideal environment is being created for a business in the rubber processing industry. However, there are many nuances in this topic, which we will try to shed light on in this material.

Any old material can be “breathed” with a second life and effectively used in any industry.

Let us examine in more detail what useful old car tires can give.

mechanical processing

In the case of mechanical recycling of tires the output is such material:

1. Tire crumb of different fractions, which is used for the manufacture of new products.
2. Textile cord that can be disposed of by pyrolysis and get fuel.
3. Metal cord, which is also melted down.

You can learn more about the electromechanical method and its varieties.

There are three crumb fractions:

• 1 mm;
• 2-3 mm;
• 4-5 mm.

Each species has its own consumer, but the selling price of crumb rubber is approximately the same.

The technology is also used in China, European countries and the USA reuse tires for their intended purpose by new profile overlay to the old tire.

A development plan in this direction was developed at the state level back in the days of the USSR, but failed after its collapse.

pyrolysis method

There is also a pyrolysis method for recycling old rubber.

Pyrolysis is a change in the formula and properties of the source material with the splitting of its constituents.

talking plain language, rubber and rubber, which is part of tires, separates from the court. The end products of pyrolysis are quite suitable fuels and lubricants.

In a number of countries, the use of this method is prohibited by law due to harmful emissions into the atmosphere. However, this issue is now being reviewed and may begin to gain momentum in the future.

The method of pyrolysis processing of tires and rubber goods is described in more detail here.

Business organization

Considering the recycling of used tires as a business, it is worth weighing all the pros and possible cons.

Let us dwell on the mechanical method, and on the example of one of the production lines, consider detailed business plan processing car tires.

For the model, we take the proposed platform ALFA TIRE RECYCLING 500 - electromechanical production line for recycling tires of different diameters, including truck tires.

Cost of equipment

Starting capital to buy necessary equipment:

Below is a table with the name of the equipment within the ATR 500 tire recycling line:

You can learn a little more about this line by watching the video:

It is worth paying attention to such points:

• prices for individual items of equipment must be checked with the seller (supplier);
• all obligations for warranty repairs and the conditions for its provision are specified in the supply contracts.

The cost of delivery of equipment in Russia may fluctuate upwards depending on the remoteness of the region.

More detailed description this line.

You can ask the price of equipment from other suppliers, for example, this one.

Requirements for production premises and warehouses

You will need space for:

• placement of equipment;
• storage of raw materials;
• storage of the finished product.

To install the line, you will need both at least 200 square meters.

For storing old tires and tires, an unheated outdoor hangar or a fenced place for unloading recyclables is suitable.

Buying the necessary premises can be an unbearable burden for a novice entrepreneur.

You can use the offered rental options, the cost, depending on the region, can range from 20,000 to 100,000 rubles / month.

Staff

Consider the number of service personnel and the monthly payroll.

For the uninterrupted operation of the production line with an output capacity of finished products (rubber crumb) of 150 tons / month. required staff of about 10 people.

Approximate monthly salary fund - 350 000 rub.

These calculations are presented as an average plan and may differ depending on the region of Russia.

Other expenses

Production will be accompanied by other monthly expenses:

1. Purchase of packaging bags (containers) for finished products. The price of a bag of 30 kg will be 8 rubles, based on the monthly expense, we get the amount of 4,000 rubles.
2. Communication - 10,000 rubles.
3. Unforeseen expenses - 10,000 rubles.
4. Average power consumption data of the production line, calculated for the production of finished products 150 tons / month. are equal to about 100,000 rubles / month.
5. Maintenance - 50,000 rubles.
6. A separate expense item should be considered the replacement of cutting elements (knives) - 35,000 rubles.
7. Garbage truck services - 20,000 rubles.

Adding to these figures the cost of rent and wages, as a result, we get monthly cost part - about 620,000 rubles.

License for acceptance and disposal

Contrary to information on most websites, tire recycling as a business requires a license.

Tires have fourth hazard class. According to the legislation of the Russian Federation, the acceptance and disposal of this type of waste requires a license.

Before submitting documents, the entrepreneur must have:

• production area;
• industrial site with a sanitary zone;
• equipment;
• permission from Rosprirodnadzop, Rospotrebnadzor, fire inspection.

The cost of the license is 7500 rubles, the deadline for its execution is 45 business days. Using the services of intermediaries, get ready to pay many times more.

Profitability calculations

Project profitability and revenue plan:

1. Finished products in the form of rubber granules, the average price is 15 rubles / kg. 100 tons \u003d 1,500,000 rubles.
2. Metal cord 30 tons at a price of 3,000 rubles / ton = 90,000 rubles.
3. Textiles based on the received material 20 tons and the average market price of 2,000 rubles / ton = 40,000 rubles.

We receive a monthly revenue of 1,680,000 rubles. By simple deductions for expenses and maintenance, we get a net profit of 1,001,000 rubles.

The presented business plan has average calculations, does not take into account some factors:

• location;
• territorial affiliation;
• availability of a market in a particular region.

It cannot be taken as a formula, but even so, the benefit is obvious.

Under favorable conditions, the payback for the production of crumbs from old tires will occur in 1.5-2 years after the line is launched.

Underwater rocks

When we talk about "favorable conditions", we mean:

• no problems with the supply of raw materials;
• properly functioning equipment of high quality and declared performance;
• well-established sales at reasonable prices.

In reality, not everything goes smoothly. Let's consider a few nuances:

1. Wrong choice of equipment. Our tires differ from foreign ones in that they have a mixed or textile diagonal cord. Most of the imported machine tools, which are produced for the domestic market, and not specifically for the Russian Federation, are not capable of processing such products. So in the absence of experience, you can purchase equipment that will be useless or ineffective in Russian realities.
2. Purchase of defective / faulty units. Yet again, common problem arising when ordering from abroad, especially from China. Malfunctions begin to “emerge” massively in the first months of active work, constant breakdowns will pull funds for repairs and lead to line downtime.
3. Over-performance. Sometimes the manufacturer can greatly embellish these parameters, especially for sellers from China. Buying high performance at a much lower cost is more likely to end up with hardware that performs inefficiently. As a result, the declared payback period of 1-2 years will turn into 5 or even 10 years.

Problems may also arise in other areas, for example, in obtaining raw materials. It may not be enough, or it is expensive.

Collect tires and transport them to production facilities enterprises have to do it on their own. Many buy tires from the population. All this leads to the fact that the cost of tire crumb increases greatly.

Demand for a crumb

Here is a list of the main areas of need for crumb rubber:

1. Floor seamless coverings. Enterprises involved in laying such coatings are distributed throughout the Russian Federation and are constantly in need of high-quality raw materials.
2. Production of tiles and roll coatings. There are large and small industries that are in need of rubber crumb of medium fractions.
3. Road surfaces. The main consumer is the Moscow region, but there are development prospects in other regions. For asphalt, fine crumbs and rubber dust are used.
4. Government orders for the construction of sports facilities, coverings of running tracks, sidewalks.

• tombstones;
• figures for playgrounds;
• rubber curbs, columns;
• various items in which the crumb acts as a filler (bean bags, punching bags, etc.);
• rubber shoes;
• MBR (bituminous mastics), where the crumb is needed as a filler;
• rubber heaters;
• other RTIs.

Be that as it may, before opening production, you need to find out which enterprises are located in your region or close to it in order to identify demand for crumb rubber.

Order

Modern and compact equipment for grinding worn-out car tires into crumb rubber. Tire recycling line "ATR-250" - minimum investment, fast payback periods, minimum space and personnel. Ideal tire recycling solution for small businesses in small towns, as well as organizations involved in the production of rubber tiles and seamless rubber coatings based on crumb rubber.

The ATR-250 plant for processing used car tires into crumb rubber is a complex of technological equipment that makes it possible to obtain not only high-quality crumb during tire processing, but also metal cord and textiles. All materials received are in demand and have their price. The optimal solution for those who want to buy tire recycling equipment inexpensively due to a limited budget or a small amount of raw materials.

The compact plant "ATR-250" makes it possible to process worn-out car tires with the production of high-quality crumb rubber. This installation easily recycles worn-out passenger wheels, as well as truck tires from cars and special equipment.

Location of the ATR-250 tire recycling plant indoors

The ATR-250 rubber processing plant has small installation dimensions, minimal power consumption, and 3-4 people of the working staff are enough for the full operation of the line.

The productivity of the equipment is up to 300 kg of rubber for incoming raw materials and up to 250 kg for the output of finished rubber crumb per hour. The productivity of the machine may increase or decrease depending on the quality of the incoming raw materials, the efficiency of the personnel and other factors. The average power consumption of the installation is 80 - 100 kWh.

The principle of operation of the line for processing tires into crumb "ATR-250"

1) At the first stage, used car tires undergo a detailed inspection for the absence of spikes and other elements unsuitable for recycling.

2) At the second stage, truck tires are cut into small segments, approximately 30x30 cm, passenger tires are cut in half, while the bead rings of the tires can not be removed.

3) After cutting the tires, the resulting rubber segments are fed through the conveyor to the shredder, for grinding into a finer fraction, the bead wire and other metal inclusions are removed from the rubber composition.

4) The material processed after the shredder and having been cleaned from metal through a system of magnets is fed into the impact crusher for grinding to the final fraction.

5) The material brought to the final fraction passes through the separation system to remove the textile cord from its composition, with one more step of separating the metal cord.

6) After the final cleaning, the material (finished crumb rubber) is fed to a rectangular vibrating sieve, on which crumb rubber is sorted into 3 main fractions.

Specifications and requirements for the ATR 250 tire recycling line

Delivery set of equipment for processing tires into crumb "ATR-250"

Download business payback plan for tire recycling equipment ATR-250

We are manufacturers of equipment for processing tires into crumbs, and it is very important for us not only long-term cooperation, but also the opportunity to provide existing professional knowledge and information support to potential partners and customers. In order to study in more detail the characteristics of the ATR 250 rubber processing line and get the commercial part, please make an inquiry to our company or contact the company's managers to get all the necessary and detailed information about equipment and prices.

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