Scandinavian Enviro Systems (Enviro) and the French tyre manufacturer Michelin have initiated a collaboration following successful tests, which means that Enviro will recycle valuable raw materials such as carbon black and oil from Michelin’s used racing tyres
The recycled carbon black can then be reused by Michelin to produce new racing and other tyres. “Racing tyres represent the pinnacle of tyre technology, and for Enviro to be involved in providing a circular solution for the racing tyres of the world’s largest tyre manufacturer is a mark of quality for what our technology can achieve,” says Fredrik Emilson, CEO of Enviro.
The collaboration was presented by Michelin’s racing division at a press event at the Paul Ricard racetrack outside Le Castellet in southern France.
Since early 2025, Enviro has conducted successful trials with the recycling of Michelin’s racing tyres at Enviro’s facility in Åsensbruk. The plan is to gradually introduce the recycling of Michelin’s racing tyres during 2026.
The tyres in question are used by racing vehicles within Le Mans Hypercar, a sports car classification that since 2021 has replaced the previous endurance racing class, World Endurance Championship (WEC). The tyres consist of special compounds intended to provide maximum performance. Enviro and Michelin entered into a strategic partnership in 2020, and Michelin has since been Enviro’s single largest owner. Previously, Enviro has delivered recycled carbon black to Michelin’s racing tyres, and now we are adding the step of taking back and pyrolysing the tyres, converting them into, among other things, new recycled carbon black, which can again be used for new tyres including racing tyres.
“We have developed our pyrolysis technology in close collaboration with Michelin, which has been crucial for creating a technology that can recycle raw materials of the right quality and with the right properties. That Enviro and its technology are now deemed capable of delivering a completely circular solution for Michelin is incredibly honourable and says a lot about how well we have succeeded,” concluded Emilson.
