What Recircle does

Recircle Ltd is a UK-based industrial biotechnology company developing proprietary processes to recycle rubber waste into high-performance feedstocks for the rubber industry. The company operates two technology platforms: Green Rubber, which recovers uncured rubber from tire manufacturing waste streams by separating rubber from fabric and metal reinforcement so the recovered material can be reintroduced into mother compounds without performance loss; and Biotechnology, an enzyme-based devulcanisation process that uses targeted biological catalysts to break specific bonds in cured, end-of-life rubber at low temperatures, recovering five material categories — process oils, fillers, intermediates, pigments, and rubber — for re-entry into the rubber value chain.

The company's commercial model is a managed-service / processing-fee structure delivered through containerised processing facilities installed directly at customer tire manufacturing plants. Recircle bears all CAPEX, utilities, and operating costs, while customers commit to multi-year contracts and benefit from reduced waste disposal costs, lower virgin-material demand, and a reported 300 kg CO₂ saving per tonne of reusable product versus virgin raw materials. GTM is enterprise field sales aimed exclusively at tire manufacturers, beginning with small-scale 25 kg samples, progressing to on-site containerised plants, and supported by a website, newsletter, and industry-event presence. The company is headquartered in London (registered office) with biotechnology R&D at Sci-Tech Daresbury in Warrington, UK, and operates with 11–50 employees under a leadership team spanning rubber technology, industrial biotechnology, finance, and operations.

Name

Recircle

Legal name

Recircle Ltd

Website

https://recircle.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Recircle Ltd is a UK industrial biotechnology company that uses proprietary enzyme-based processes to recycle uncured and end-of-life rubber waste into reusable feedstocks for tire manufacturers, operating via zero-CAPEX containerised facilities installed on customer sites.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Rubber Waste Processing Services: Recircle installs containerised facilities at customer plants, covers all CAPEX and OPEX costs, and processes customer rubber waste into reusable materials. Revenue generated from processing fees for recycling uncured and cured rubber waste into high performance feedstocks. Zero upfront cost model for customers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Recircle provides managed rubber recycling services to tire manufacturers using two proprietary technologies. Green Rubber recovers uncured rubber waste from tire production and reintroduces it into mother compounds. Biotechnology uses enzymatic devulcanisation to fully recycle end-of-life cured rubber into reusable feedstocks (process oils, fillers, intermediates, pigments, rubber). The company installs containerised processing facilities at customer plants at zero upfront CAPEX, covering all equipment, utilities, and operating costs.

Product overview

Recircle operates as a dual-technology company offering two core proprietary products: Green Rubber (for recovering uncured tire manufacturing waste) and Biotechnology (for enzymatically recycling end-of-life rubber into reusable feedstocks). Together, these technologies provide a comprehensive circular economy solution for the rubber industry, addressing both manufacturing waste and post-consumer rubber recycling.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Green Rubber: Proprietary technology for recovering and reusing valuable uncured rubber waste from tire manufacturing
• Biotechnology

Products and services

• Green Rubber

Quantifiable outcome

• 300 kg CO₂ per tonne of reusable product
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• Carbios: Carbios is a French industrial biotech company using proprietary enzymes to depolymerise PET plastics into monomer building blocks. Closely comparable technology architecture (enzyme-based depolymerisation) applied to a different polymer.
• Eldan Recycling: Eldan supplies tire shredding and granulation equipment and operates processing plants, enabling mechanical recycling of ELTs. Adjacent competitor offering an alternative technical route into the same rubber feedstock market.
• Bolder Industries: Bolder Industries uses a proprietary thermal process to recover carbon black, oil, and steel from end-of-life tires, supplying tire manufacturers with sustainable feedstock. Comparable end-product mix to Recircle's Biotechnology.

Direct peers

• Tyre Recycling Solutions (TRS): TRS develops technology to devulcanise end-of-life tire rubber back into high-quality reusable rubber. Closest direct competitor given Recircle's enzymatic devulcanisation focus on the same problem.
• Lehigh Technologies: Lehigh produces micronised rubber powder (MRP) from end-of-life tires for use as a feedstock in new tire and rubber goods manufacturing. Directly comparable output (recycled rubber into mother compounds) and customer base.
• Scandinavian Enviro Systems: Swedish company commercialising pyrolysis-based recovery of carbon black, oil, and gas from end-of-life tires. Competes with Recircle's Biotechnology platform for ELT feedstock, targeting the same recovered-carbon-black opportunity.
• Black Bear Carbon: Black Bear Carbon recovers carbon black from end-of-life tires via a proprietary pyrolysis process, supplying tire and rubber manufacturers. Competes with one of Recircle's five recovered material categories (Pigments/carbon black).
• Enviro (formerly Enviro Systems): Enviro operates tyre pyrolysis plants recovering carbon black, oil, and gas. Comparable outputs and customer base to Recircle's Biotechnology platform.
• Genan: Genan is one of Europe's largest tire recycling operators, processing end-of-life tires into rubber granules, powder, and steel wire. Directly comparable to Recircle's ELT recycling focus and serves the same European customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Liberty Tire Recycling: North America's largest tire recycling company, processing over 150 million tyres annually into crumb rubber, mulch, and other products. Broader incumbent across the tire recycling value chain versus Recircle's specialised biotech approach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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