The Loppe tire recycling plant was inaugurated – 20 tons of tires as raw material for the rubber and plastics industry

Finnish Tyre Recycling Ltd has opened new tire recycling plant I will end in the Silmänkanto small industrial area.

In the initial phase, the plant will be able to process approximately one third of all end-of-life tires in Finland, or approximately 20 tons.

The material is processed into secondary raw material for the rubber and plastics industry. The plant also recycles the metals and fibers used as tire support structures.

Up to 50 percent of the material in a finished rubber or plastic product can be replaced with recycled raw materials.

CEO of Finnish Tyre Recycling Ltd. Risto Tuominen tells that first customer orders are now in production.

“This is a good time to explore how plastic could be replaced with domestic recycled raw materials in your own company,” Tuominen invites.

Satakunta invited guests at the opening ceremony

Construction of the Loppi tire recycling plant began in early 2022.

The opening of the facility attracted nearly a hundred invited guests to Loppe on May 11.5.23, XNUMX.

The facility was opened by the Chairman of the Loppe Municipal Board, Member of Parliament Timo HeinonenHe sees the recycling of materials as key to ending the current overconsumption of natural resources.

“Today, we often live beyond our means,” Heinonen said.

Heinonen rushed to the opening ceremony in Loppe directly from the ongoing government negotiations at the Helsinki House of Estates, where balancing the economy and stopping debt is one of the most central issues.

Debt doesn't just mean money, Heinonen reminded. The biggest debt is taken from future generations in the form of natural resources, which are being consumed excessively.

"In order to curb consumption, concrete actions are needed. The circular economy has been seen as one of the only ways to overcome the inevitable eco-catastrophe," Heinonen said.