KIAS Recycling

Name

KIAS Recycling

Legal name

KIAS Recycling GmbH

Website

https://kias-recycling.at

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Tire Recycling and Recycled Rubber Manufacturing

NAICS

Rubber Product Manufacturing (3262)

SIC

Plastic Materials, Synth Resins & Nonvulcan Elastomers (2821), Tires & Inner Tubes (3011)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Tire Recycling, Disposal & Sustainability Services (TLAKADAI), Tires, Plastics & Glass Recovery from ELVs (Non-metal ELV Streams) (EUAIAJAK)

Keywords

• Scrap tire recycling
• Rubber granulate production
• Recycled rubber materials
• Tire wire recovery
• Industrial rubber products

Headquarters

HQ city

Ohlsdorf

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Used Tire Acceptance and Disposal: KIAS charges fees for accepting and recycling used tires from trucks, cars, motorcycles, and tractors. Pricing is weight-based for larger quantities, with approximately €1.50 per car tire for private individuals and graduated pricing for commercial customers. Of the 70,000 tons of used tires generated annually in Austria, approximately 20,000 tons are processed at KIAS Ohlsdorf facility.
2. Rubber Granulate and Powder Sales: Sale of rubber granulate in various grain sizes (0.0-6.0mm) and rubber powder (0.00-0.30mm) produced from recycled tires. Products delivered loose in containers, big bags (1000kg/500kg), 25kg PE bags, or per customer requirements. Annual production capacity of up to 18,000 tons of rubber granulate or up to 6,000 tons of rubber powder.
3. Tire Wire (Steel) Recovery: Recovery and sale of high-quality spring steel tire wire with exceptional purity (<3% rubber adhesion). Approximately 3,000 tons produced annually, recycled back into the steel industry.
4. Textile Cord Processing and Sales: Processing and sale of textile cord fibers for use in asphalt production, insulation materials, construction industry, and automotive industry. Customers can save up to 30% on costs compared to conventional cellulose fiber.
5. Specialty Products: Sale of value-added products including KIAS Ölbindemittel (oil absorbent) and KIAS-Protect (safety shooting granulate). These are innovative Austrian products with certifications and specific industrial applications.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

KIAS Recycling accepts end-of-life tires (truck, car, motorcycle, and tractor) at its Ohlsdorf facility and processes them through pre-shredding, multi-stage granulation, and cleaning/separation into three recycled material streams: rubber granulate and powder in various standard grain sizes, spring-steel tire wire, and textile cord fiber. The company also markets two proprietary value-added products developed from the recycled rubber: KIAS-Ölbindemittel (a Dekra-certified oil absorbent) and KIAS-Protect (a high-performance safety shooting granulate).

Product overview

KIAS Recycling operates a single unified recycling facility for used tires, processing approximately 30,000 tonnes annually. The company offers a vertically integrated service that accepts used tires and processes them through three main stages (pre-shredding, granulation, and cleaning) to recover three distinct product streams: rubber granules and powder (Gummigranulat/Gummimehl), textile cord (Textilcord), and steel wire (Reifendraht). Beyond these core recycled material products, KIAS has developed two proprietary value-added products—the KIAS-Ölbindemittel oil absorbent and KIAS-Protect safety shooting granulate—that transform recycled rubber powder into specialized industrial applications. All products are derived from the same tire recycling process and represent material recovery rather than thermal recycling.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Used Tire Recycling Service Acceptance and environmentally friendly processing of used tires (truck, car, motorcycle, and tractor — up to 80x150 cm) at the Ohlsdorf facility. Tires are processed into rubber granulate/powder, textile cord, and steel wire.
• Rubber Granulate (Gummigranulat) Recycled rubber granulate in standard grain sizes Type 0004 through Type 3060 (0.0–6.0 mm), supplied loose in containers, in big bags (1000/500 kg), 25 kg PE bags, or per customer requirements. Used in plastic coatings, mats, insulation boards, floor coverings, shoe soles, sports-field construction, and as an asphalt additive.
• Rubber Powder (Gummimehl) Finely ground rubber powder Type 0003 (0.00–0.30 mm) used in asphalt modification, rubber-modified bitumen, and other specialized applications. Available loose, in big bags, in 25 kg PE bags, or per customer requirements.
• Tire Wire (Reifendraht) High-quality spring-steel tire wire recovered from end-of-life tires, with less than 3% rubber adhesion. Annual production capacity of approximately 3,000 tons, recycled back into the steel industry.
• Textile Cord (Textilcord) Processed textile fibers (polyamide, polyester, viscose) recovered from tires and used in asphalt production as a replacement for cellulose fiber, in insulation materials, in construction, and in the automotive industry — enabling customers to save up to 30% on costs.
• KIAS-Ölbindemittel (Oil Absorbent, Type III/R) 100% recycled and mechanically activated rubber-powder oil absorbent for universal binding of mineral oils and mineral oil products on traffic areas and in industrial settings. Dekra Automobil GmbH-certified under DWA-A 716-9.
• KIAS-Protect (High Performance Safety Shooting Granulate 3060) Tested, recyclable safety shooting granulate for all types of shooting ranges that guarantees safe bullet retention and risk-free energy dissipation. Reduces lead and dust emissions versus steel and sand bullet traps. More information at kias-protect.at.

Quantifiable outcome

• Saves at least 0.7 tons of CO2 emissions per ton of recycled tires compared to incineration
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ART (Altreifen Recycling Team)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2014Joint venture partner in the formation of KIAS Recycling GmbH. ART contributed expertise in tire recycling technology and operations as a founding partner alongside the Kirchdorfer Gruppe.
• Kirchdorfer GruppecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2014Joint venture partner in KIAS Recycling GmbH formation. Contributed to initial investment and operations alongside ART and Asamer-Gruppe. Uses textile fluff from tire recycling as fuel in the Kirchdorfer cement plant.
• Asamer-GruppecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2014Joint venture partner in KIAS Recycling GmbH formation alongside ART and Kirchdorfer Gruppe.
• AZuR (Allianz Zukunft Reifen)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlliance for the Future of Tires - a network of more than 78 partners from industry, trade, and science covering all sectors of the circular economy for tires. Universities in the network provide research projects and studies for optimization of tire recycling processes.
• RubbertecminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCustomer using rubber powder from KIAS for rubber-modified bitumen asphalt production. Represents a closed-loop application where recycled material returns to road construction.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Genan A/S: Denmark-headquartered, one of Europe's largest scrap-tire recyclers operating multi-plant mechanical processing to produce rubber granulate, steel, and textile from ELTs. Highly comparable to KIAS in core technology (mechanical shredding/granulation), product mix (rubber, steel, textile fractions), and end-markets (asphalt, sports surfaces, molded goods).
• Lakin Tire: US scrap-tire recycler producing crumb rubber, tire-derived aggregate, and steel from ELTs for use in rubber products, asphalt, and civil engineering. Direct peer: similar feedstock, mechanical processing technology, and customer segments (civil/road construction).
• Lehigh Technologies: US-based producer of micronized rubber powders (MRP) and engineered rubber particles from end-of-life tires, supplying rubber-modified asphalt, sports surfacing, and industrial rubber goods. Direct peer: same feedstock (ELTs), same downstream outputs (fine rubber powders/granulates), same target end-markets.
• Scandinavian Enviro Systems (CIRCUS): Swedish tire-recycling company operating pyrolysis-based recovery of carbon black, oil, steel, and gas from ELTs. Adjacent competitor serving the same feedstock market with an alternative recovery pathway; competes for ELT off-take and downstream rubber/carbon-black customers.
• BiPRO GmbH: German scrap-tire recycler processing ELTs into rubber granulate, steel, and textile using mechanical shredding/granulation — highly comparable to KIAS in technology stack, product portfolio, and DACH-region customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Remondis: One of Europe's largest waste- and recycling-services groups, with tire-recycling activities and downstream material-recovery operations. Broad incumbent offering overlapping capabilities including tire collection and material recovery across multiple European countries.
• Ragn-Sells Group: Scandinavian environmental services group with tire-collection and recycling operations producing recovered materials from ELTs. Broader environmental-services incumbent competing for the same scrap-tire feedstock pool in adjacent European geographies.
• Liberty Tire Recycling: North America's largest scrap-tire collector and recycler, processing millions of tires annually into crumb rubber, rubber mulch, and tire-derived fuel. Larger, geographically broader incumbent operating in the same ELT-recycling value chain.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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