Genan GmbH

About Genan

Genan recycles end-of-life tyres (ELTs) into high-quality secondary raw materials. The fully automated, mechanical recycling technology separates tyres from passenger cars, vans, trucks, tractors and construction machinery into their components: 75 % rubber powder and granulate, 15 % steel and 10 % textile fibres. The product range includes rubber granulate, cryogenically ground micronised rubber powder, GENAN PELLETS as well as colour-coated granulates (GENAN COATED INFILL and COATED TOP LAYER) and finished rubber modifiers such as GENAN ROAD+ PREMIXED and GENAN RUBBER+ PREMIXED. Buyers are found in road construction, artificial turf and sports facilities, playgrounds, the manufacture of mats, floors and tiles, in paints, coatings and binders as well as among new tyre and steel manufacturers. The group operates six recycling plants in Denmark, Germany and Portugal as well as an innovation centre in Warwick, UK; the German subsidiary Genan GmbH is based in Dorsten. All plants are certified to ISO 9001, 14001, 45001 and 50001.

Site

Viborg, Denmark

Processes

Mechanical end-of-life tyre recycling (disassembly of end-of-life tyres into rubber, steel and, Granulation of end-of-life tyre rubber (rubber granulate), Cryogenic grinding / production of micronised rubber powder, Production of rubber pellets (GENAN PELLETS), Colour coating of rubber granulate (GENAN COATED INFILL, GENAN COATED TOP LAYER), End-of-life tyre recycling (mechanical, fully automated), Cryogenic grinding / micronised rubber powder, Rubber pellets (GENAN PELLETS)

Materials

Rubber (recycled from end-of-life tyres, rubber granulate/powder), Steel (recycled tyre steel), Textile fibres (recycled from end-of-life tyres), End-of-life tyre rubber (recycled), Tyre steel (recycled), Textile fibres (recycled)

Certificates

ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018, ISO 50001:2018

Founded

1990

Industries

Tyre recycling, Road construction/asphalt, Artificial turf, Playgrounds/sports facilities, Plastic and rubber product manufacturers, Paints, coatings, binders

1. 01

   Tyre intake

2. 02

   Mechanical disassembly into rubber, steel and textile fibres

3. 03

   Granulation of the rubber

4. 04

   Cryogenic grinding into micronised powder

5. 05

   Pelletisation and colour coating

6. 06

   Quality control and documentation

7. 07

   Delivery to customer industries

Materials & Processes

Sites

Viborg

DK

Headquarters and recycling plant (pellets, micronised powder)

Materials

End-of-life tyre rubber, steel, textile fibres

• Fully automated end-of-life tyre recycling plant (70,000 t/year)
• Cryogenic grinding plant
• Pelletising plant

Dorsten

DE

Recycling plant and seat of Genan GmbH

Materials

End-of-life tyre rubber, steel, textile fibres

• Fully automated end-of-life tyre recycling plant (70,000 t/year)

Oranienburg

DE

Recycling plant

Materials

End-of-life tyre rubber, steel, textile fibres

• Fully automated end-of-life tyre recycling plant (65,000 t/year)

Kammlach

DE

Recycling plant

Materials

End-of-life tyre rubber, steel, textile fibres

• Fully automated end-of-life tyre recycling plant (70,000 t/year)

Weiden

DE

Recycling plant (acquired from ESTATO in 2026)

Materials

End-of-life tyre rubber

• Mechanical end-of-life tyre recycling plant (~45,000 t/year)

Ovar (São João)

PT

Recycling plant with coated granulates (Genan, S.A.)

Materials

End-of-life tyre rubber, coated granulate

• Fully automated end-of-life tyre recycling plant (50,000 t/year)
• Coating plant for GENAN COATED INFILL / TOP LAYER

Warwick (Warwickshire)

GB

Genan Ltd. / Innovation centre

Products & Applications

Inside the production

Processes & technical limits

1 Anlagen & Maschinen

Quality & Certification

Product samples are taken from every daily production batch and analysed in the company's own or an external laboratory; all measured values are documented for traceability. The granulation processes are certified in terms of energy and quality, and all six plants hold ISO 9001, 14001, 45001 and 50001.

History

1. 1990

   Production start-up of the first end-of-life tyre recycling plant in Viborg, Denmark (35,000 t/year)

2. 2003

   Production start-up of the Oranienburg plant, Germany (65,000 t/year)

3. 2008

   Production start-up of the Dorsten plant, Germany (70,000 t/year)

4. 2010

   Production start-up of the Kammlach plant, Germany (70,000 t/year)

5. 2011

   Capacity increase in Viborg to 70,000 t/year; start of R&D into cryogenic grinding

6. 2014

   Production start-up of the Houston, Texas plant (100,000 t/year); PKA acquires the founder shares of Bent A. Nielsen

7. 2015

   Financial reconstruction and reorganisation; production start-up of micronised rubber powder in Viborg

8. 2017

   Production start-up of GENAN PELLETS in Viborg

9. 2019

   Acquisition of the Biosafe plant in Ovar, Portugal (25,000 t/year)

10. 2020

    Renaming to Genan, S.A. and capacity expansion in Ovar to 40,000 t/year

11. 2021

    Production start-up of GENAN COATED INFILL and GENAN COATED TOP LAYER in Ovar

12. 2026

    Acquisition of the ESTATO plant in Weiden, Germany (~45,000 t/year); sale of the Houston plant to Liberty Tire Recycling