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Recovered resources

From end-of-life tyres to recovered carbon black: capacity, prices, standards and flows along this chain.

Topic · data as_of 2026-10-13 · six topics, 2,415 records total

1751 recordsstructured records in this topic
A-grade 100.0%confidence A share (1751/1751)
2026-10-12data updated (data.json exported_at)

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HS 280300 · flow=X · partner=World · period=2025India517,966,092Germany435,450,234USA376,254,429Rep. of Korea357,411,701Italy313,513,621Canada253,668,069Belgium251,326,096Netherlands219,443,197Egypt198,734,871Hungary191,832,916Czechia188,731,418Japan166,874,945Thailand152,723,110Poland140,237,062France109,958,318Unit: USD (2025 export value)
Top 15 economies by carbon black export value (2025)
Who sells. Ranked by 2025 export value. HS 280300 covers both virgin and recovered carbon black — UN Comtrade does not report rCB separately, so read this as carbon black, not as rCB exports. The top economy is highlighted in red.
Source: UN Comtrade (national customs filings) · Trustbase Lab trade_flows · 1,751 records · confidence A · as_of 2025
Anchor: #fig-en-trade-partners · trustbaselab.com/en/recovered/
Only economies with 100+ records are chartedIndia (283 rec.)1,267Thailand (136 rec.)1,530Türkiye (248 rec.)1,819China (157 rec.)1,952Rep. of Korea (183 rec.)2,589Germany (265 rec.)2,941USA (207 rec.)3,926Japan (106 rec.)4,525Unit: USD per tonne (median unit price)
Same HS code, very different prices across 93 reporting economies
Median unit export/import price by reporting economy (eight economies with 100+ records each). Medians, not means: a handful of inconsistent filings would otherwise dominate. Full coverage: 93 economies; the rest have only 1–2 records each.
Source: UN Comtrade · derived field unit_price_usd_t · confidence A · as_of 2024–2025
Anchor: #fig-en-unit-price · trustbaselab.com/en/recovered/
Basis: public.category fieldOperating16New16Under construction1Integrated (virgin + rCB)5Unit: companies (records)
China's rCB pyrolysis companies: status mix — and a capacity caveat
This chart deliberately shows status, not capacity: capacity values in the source are free text mixing estimates, plans and nameplate figures. Turning them into a number would manufacture precision that does not exist. Only the structured status field is charted.
Source: Trustbase Lab domestic (38 records) · as_of 2026-10-13
Anchor: #fig-en-capacity-status · trustbaselab.com/en/database/
DimensionScenario / boundaryStatusLevel / basisReference
ApplicationLow-load uses (tractors, two-wheelers)In usehigh single-digit % (India)CB-20260917-018
High-load uses (cars, trucks, buses)Use with cautionlow single-digit % (India)CB-20260917-018
Whole-tyre circular material contentEarlybelow 3% globallyCB-20260917-018
Manufacturing scrap loops (factory waste → rCB → new tyre)RealisedNorth America (Pirelli × Bolder)CB-20260917-020
Full-chain closed-loop alliance (tyre → pyrolysis → chemicals → rubber → tyre)StartedEurope (Pirelli alliance)CB-20260917-019
Regulation & accessAIS-142 / BS-VII / CAFEIndiaconstrains substitution in high-load usesCB-20260917-018
CBAM (Reg. (EU) 2023/956)EUdefinitive regime from 2026; carbon embedded in exported tyresCB-20260917-003
Carbon removals certification (Reg. (EU) 2024/3012)EUcertification basis for traceable removalsCB-20260917-003
EPR weighting rCB above pyrolysis outputIndiascreens capacity quality via complianceCB-20260917-018
End-of-life vehicle rules (front-loaded)Chinadrives formal collection of tyresCB-20260917-018
Certification & qualificationISCC PLUS mass balanceGlobalchain-of-custody for rCB feedstockCB-20260917-019
REACH / SVHC complianceEUgate for EU-bound materialsCB-20260917-003
ASTM D8178 terminologyInternationalcommon vocabulary for recovered carbon blackCB-20260917-021
Material specificationsLow-load tyre compounds (sidewall, inner liner)In useparity with N330/N550 gradesCB-20260917-018
High-load compounds (tread)Use with cautionrequired performance not yet proven at scaleCB-20260917-018
Substituting rCB for virgin carbon black: four dimensions of boundaries
'Can it substitute?' is not yes/no — it is a boundary table by scenario: low-load uses are already in use (high single digits), high-load uses proceed with caution (low single digits), and whole-tyre circular content stays below 3%. Every row carries a reference record ID.
Source: Trustbase Lab substitution_boundaries (4 dimensions; drawn from public standards, official statistics and company announcements) · as_of 2026-09-17
Anchor: #fig-en-substitution · trustbaselab.com/en/recovered/

Questions practitioners ask

Six real questions; every answer lands on specific records.

Which rCB pyrolysis projects are already operating in China?

38 company records for Chinese producers, with status, sites and certifications — every one look-up-able by ID.

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Can recycled carbon black replace virgin grades such as N550?

It depends on the use: low-load applications are already in use, high-load ones proceed with caution — see the substitution boundary matrix.

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What certifications do rCB exports to the EU need?

Certification and qualification is its own dimension: 4 boundary items, each with a reference record.

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Where is global rCB capacity concentrated?

Capacity figures are unstructured free text (estimates and plans mixed), so this page shows the status mix instead — no precision that does not exist.

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What does a virgin carbon black price hike mean for rCB?

Cost push along coking coal → coke → coal tar → carbon black; the association's official framing is in the price anchor chart.

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How is an rCB grade classified?

Against 37 benchmarks: 29 virgin grades + 6 conductive/specialty + 2 rCB — the anchoring baseline layer.

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Key numbers

All drawn from structured records; basis in parentheses.

38Chinese company records
58equipment vendors
37grade benchmarks (29 virgin + 6 conductive + 2 rCB)
1,751trade-flow records (HS 280300)
93reporting economies
17substitution boundary items (4 dimensions)
325rCB core seven-table records
0independent public rCB price series

Records

Record IDNameJurisdictionIssuerEffectiveConfidence
cb-trade-ago-wld-2025-mAngola · WorldAngolaUN Comtrade2025A
cb-trade-arg-wld-2025-mArgentina · WorldArgentinaUN Comtrade2025A
cb-trade-arg-wld-2025-xArgentina · WorldArgentinaUN Comtrade2025A
cb-trade-arm-wld-2025-mArmenia · WorldArmeniaUN Comtrade2025A
cb-trade-arm-wld-2025-xArmenia · WorldArmeniaUN Comtrade2025A
cb-trade-aus-wld-2025-mAustralia · WorldAustraliaUN Comtrade2025A
cb-trade-aus-wld-2025-xAustralia · WorldAustraliaUN Comtrade2025A
cb-trade-aut-wld-2025-mAustria · WorldAustriaUN Comtrade2025A
cb-trade-aut-wld-2025-xAustria · WorldAustriaUN Comtrade2025A
cb-trade-aze-wld-2025-mAzerbaijan · WorldAzerbaijanUN Comtrade2025A
cb-trade-bel-wld-2025-mBelgium · WorldBelgiumUN Comtrade2025A
cb-trade-bel-wld-2025-xBelgium · WorldBelgiumUN Comtrade2025A

First 12 in record order; all 1751 records are retrievable via MCP.

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