Granuband

What Granuband does

Granuband B.V. is a Netherlands-based automotive tire recycling company founded in 1991 and headquartered in Amsterdam, with a workforce of 51–100 employees. The company processes end-of-life tires into rubber products, addressing the environmental and circular-economy challenges of tire disposal. Its functional offering sits at the intersection of used-tire collection, recycling, and downstream rubber-product manufacturing, serving the broader tire industry — including manufacturers, collectors, and end-of-life processors — seeking sustainable alternatives to landfill disposal.

Granuband is a named partner in the Allianz Zukunft Reifen (AZuR), a European network for sustainable circular tire economy that expanded in 2026 to include over 80 partners spanning established industry players and start-ups. The network targets the approximately 3.4 million tons of used tires generated annually in Europe with the stated goal of keeping 100% of tires in the circular cycle. Within this network, Granuband positions itself around end-of-life tire recycling, tire lifecycle tracking, and recycling-plant operation optimization.

The company's revenue model, pricing, specific product catalog, distribution channels, and go-to-market motion are not disclosed in the available source material. No app, API, certifications, patents, or proprietary technology stack is documented. Ownership structure, management team, and funding history are also not evidenced. As a result, Granuband's commercial mechanics — how it monetizes its recycled rubber output and whether it captures value primarily from commodity sales, toll processing, or higher-margin engineered rubber products — cannot be determined from the current data set.

Name

Granuband

Legal name

Granuband B.V.

Website

https://granuband.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Granuband B.V. is a Netherlands-based tire recycling company founded in 1991 that converts end-of-life automotive tires into rubber products. It serves the European tire and circular-economy value chain as a partner in the AZuR network of 80+ industry and start-up members.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Tire Recycling & Recycled Rubber Products

NAICS

All Other Rubber Product Manufacturing (326299), Rubber Product Manufacturing (3262)

akta.pro primary industry

Tire Recycling & Processing (Shredding, TDF, Pyrolysis Feedstock) (IMANAMAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Tire Recycling, Disposal & Sustainability Services (TLAKADAI)

Keywords

• Tire recycling
• Recycled rubber products
• Circular tire economy
• End-of-life tire processing
• Rubber granulate production

Headquarters

HQ city

Amsterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Core offering

Granuband recycles end-of-life automotive tires and processes the resulting material into rubber products for business customers. The company participates in the European Allianz Zukunft Reifen (AZuR) network, contributing to tire collection, recycling, and circular-economy operations targeting the roughly 3.4 million tons of used tires generated annually in Europe.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Recycled rubber products from end-of-life tires Rubber materials and products manufactured by Granuband through processing of end-of-life automotive tires, supplied to business customers in the tire and adjacent industries as part of circular-economy operations.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Allianz Zukunft Reifen (AZuR)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026AZuR announced expansion of its European network for sustainable circular tire economy. Granuband B.V. is listed as one of the network partners. The network connects over 80 partners including innovative start-ups and established industry players, targeting approximately 3.4 million tons of used tires generated annually in Europe with a goal of keeping 100% of tires in the circular cycle.
• Siemens AG (Digital Industries)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Siemens AG (Digital Industries) joined the AZuR network in April 2026 to contribute digitalization expertise for tire lifecycle tracking and end-of-life recycling plant optimization. Part of the same network as Granuband.
• Bear-MachinesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner in the AZuR network for sustainable circular tire economy. Network includes innovative start-ups and established industry players targeting tire circularity.
• AKINminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner in the AZuR network for sustainable circular tire economy. Network includes innovative start-ups and established industry players targeting tire circularity.
• CO2OPTminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner in the AZuR network for sustainable circular tire economy. Network includes innovative start-ups and established industry players targeting tire circularity.
• Solid PlantminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner in the AZuR network for sustainable circular tire economy. Network includes innovative start-ups and established industry players targeting tire circularity.
• GATA ProlysisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner in the AZuR network for sustainable circular tire economy. Network includes innovative start-ups and established industry players targeting tire circularity.
• mattecominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner in the AZuR network for sustainable circular tire economy. Network includes innovative start-ups and established industry players targeting tire circularity.
• InnoZent OWLminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner in the AZuR network for sustainable circular tire economy. Network includes innovative start-ups and established industry players targeting tire circularity.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Others

• Klean Industries: Klean Industries designs and supplies tire pyrolysis and crumb rubber processing plants and technology globally to waste-to-energy operators. It is an enabler/supplier to the same value chain Granuband operates in, rather than a direct competitor, but provides important technology benchmarking.

Emerging players

• Ecolomondo: Ecolomondo is a Canadian-based tire pyrolysis operator with commercial plants producing recovered carbon black, oil, and steel from end-of-life tires. It overlaps with Granuband on feedstock and on the broader circular-tire theme, though at smaller scale and primarily in the pyrolysis subsegment.
• Wastefront: Wastefront is building a tire-to-fuel pyrolysis plant in the UK with plans to scale across Europe, producing recovered carbon black, oil, and gas. It shares Granuband's circular-tire thesis and European footprint, and represents a newer, more capital-intensive entrant into the same end-market.
• Black Bear Carbon: Black Bear Carbon recovers carbon black from end-of-life tires via pyrolysis for use in tire and rubber goods manufacturing. Comparable to Granuband on feedstock sourcing and on the broader circular-tire theme, but focused specifically on recovered carbon black rather than the broader rubber-product portfolio.
• Scandinavian Enviro Systems (Enviro): Swedish Enviro Systems develops and licenses technology for recovering carbon black, oil, and steel from end-of-life tires via pyrolysis. It is a fellow European technology-focused tire circularity player and an AZuR-network adjacent comparable in feedstock, output categories, and regulatory context.

Direct peers

• Pyrum Innovations: Pyrum Innovations operates industrial-scale tire pyrolysis plants in Germany, producing pyrolysis oil, recovered carbon black, and gas from end-of-life tires. It is a fellow AZuR-adjacent European processor and overlaps with Granuband in the upstream collection/processing stage of the circular tire value chain.
• Lehigh Technologies: Lehigh Technologies, a Michelin subsidiary, produces micronized rubber powder (MRP) from end-of-life tires for use in new tire manufacturing, asphalt, and industrial rubber goods. Directly comparable to Granuband on feedstock (scrap tires) and output (recycled rubber feedstock) categories.
• Rubber Recycling Solutions: Rubber Recycling Solutions operates crumb rubber and rubber-mulch production from used tires across European sites, serving sports surfaces, playgrounds, and industrial applications. Comparable to Granuband on the rubber-products-from-scrap-tires business model and European customer base.
• Genan: Genan is a leading European end-of-life tire recycler operating multiple plants across Denmark, Germany, and Portugal, producing crumb rubber and reclaimed rubber for industrial use. It is the most direct geographic and product-line competitor to Granuband within the EU used-tire processing market.

Broad incumbents

• Liberty Tire Recycling: Liberty Tire Recycling is the largest North American tire recycler, processing over 190 million tires annually into crumb rubber, TDF, and rubber products. Comparable to Granuband as a direct end-of-life tire processor producing downstream rubber outputs, but at vastly greater scale and a different geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/granuband
• Facebookfacebook.com/Granuband
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/granuband-recycling-vehicle-tires

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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