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November 2, 2026 – Karcag, Hungary — NE-TECH Group announces the successful completion of cold commissioning across the entire Karcag end-of-life tire (ELT) pyrolysis facility. After completing plant construction, this milestone marks the transition from cold-system verification to active start-up testing.
The plant is now in test operation as part of ongoing hot commissioning. These test runs have produced tire pyrolysis oil (TPO). The commissioning process will continue in a controlled sequence before regular plant operation begins.
“Completing cold commissioning of the entire Karcag facility is an important milestone for NE-TECH,” said Viktor Váradi, CEO of NE-TECH Group. “Our European-developed CrCC™ technology has progressed from engineering and construction into on-site test operation. We are now focused on the remaining steps toward regular operation.”
In early November, Line 1 will continue its staged ramp-up on an initial five-day-per-week test-production schedule, while phase 1 hot commissioning of the recovered carbon black (rCB) processing line begins.
Line 2 is planned to enter hot commissioning in mid-November, also on a five-day-per-week test-production schedule. At the same time, NE-TECH and Hosokawa plan the final joint hot-commissioning phase of the rCB finishing line, including grinding, pelletizing, and drying. Both reactor lines are targeted for regular operation in early December 2026.
The facility is based on NE-TECH’s proprietary Continuously Revolving Charge Cycle (CrCC™) technology. Developed in Europe, the modular system has now progressed through project delivery and plant-wide cold commissioning at Karcag. The site includes two pyrolysis reactor lines and associated systems for processing recovered carbon black (rCB).
About NE-TECH Group
NE-TECH Group, founded in 2003 as New Energy Kft. and in commercial operation since 2007, is an innovative technology group. Its group companies specialize in developing and commercializing circular-economy solutions. NE-TECH’s primary mission is to turn formerly untreatable polymer-based and organic waste streams into valuable raw materials for the petrochemical and rubber industry, thus addressing the unsustainable extraction of natural resources in an economically viable manner.
NE-TECH has developed and commercialized proprietary technology that converts waste tires into secondary raw materials, supporting its partners’ and customers’ circular economy strategies. The group also draws on two decades of operational experience in running a commercial pyrolysis plant through its group member, New Energy Recycling Kft.
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