Tire fuel business

Our first initiative will be a "recycled fuel refining business derived from waste tires."
We manufacture biofuels from tire chips.

The benefits of using our fuel

environmentally friendly

It is an environmentally friendly renewable energy source (de-fossil fuel-free).

stable supply

Unlike renewable energy, it can provide a stable supply.

Carbon offset

This can be used as a carbon offset to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

subsidy

We anticipate securing various subsidies and grants related to boiler installation.

Corporate Value

The active use of renewable energy is essential for improving corporate value and corporate image, as well as for ESG management.

廃タイヤチップ由来のバイオマス燃料精製事業

Purification process

The key to the business of refining recycled fuel from waste tires lies in the precision of the refining process.
We offer a one-stop service, from raw materials for waste tires to biofuels.

Procurement of raw materials

We use shredded and chipped waste tires as raw materials. Generally, 90% of collected waste tires are crushed and distributed as tire-derived fuel (TDF).
As the amount of waste tires generated increases while fuel demand decreases, there is a surplus of waste tires, making it possible to procure them cheaply and reliably.

Oil and molten metal

Oil is extracted through thermal decomposition (not incineration, zero dioxin generation) using a heating furnace (new method). Oil separation can be achieved without using organic solvents that are undesirable to the environment and human health.
Furthermore, compared to conventional carbonization methods, the oil conversion time is shortened, and since it does not require high pressure, it is superior in terms of safety.

purification

Using a unique method, the oil extracted from the oil conversion plant is refined to a high-quality oil equivalent to heavy fuel oil A at a low cost. The effect is clearly evident in the color and odor.

Waste tires → Oil conversion plant → Waste tire crude oil → Refining plant → Biofuel (main product)
Carbon black (main product), steel (by-product)

Product sales

We sell high-quality heavy fuel oil equivalent to A-grade fuel oil with low sulfur content, and recycled carbon black.
(Biodiesel is only available for sale overseas.)
This recycled fuel can be used in a wide range of applications, including vehicles and ships, and contributes to reducing greenhouse gas emissions as a carbon offset.

Target of sales of biofuels》
Fuel for boilers in small and medium-sized factories, fuel for building heating, fuel for marine diesel engines, fuel for greenhouse heating, fuel for hotels and hot spring facilities (boiler fuel), fuel for diesel engines of agricultural and construction heavy machinery, fuel for ceramic furnaces, etc.

Related Information

On July 25, 2022, our company reached an agreement with JFE Shoji Corporation (President and CEO: Toshifumi Kobayashi, Location: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo), a core trading company of the JFE Group, to jointly undertake business related to refined oil derived from waste tires. […]
Returnable Co., Ltd. participated as a presenter at a meeting of the Liberal Democratic Party's Parliamentary League for the Promotion and Expansion of Renewable Energy (Renewable Energy Parliamentary League, Chairman: Masahiko Shibayama, Member of the House of Representatives). At the meeting, the company presented on "refined oil derived from waste tires" as a biofuel. […]

About biofuels

The term "biomass," as commonly used, refers to plant and animal resources and waste derived from them (waste excluding petrochemical resources). This is also the definition established in the Basic Act on the Promotion of Biomass Utilization (June 2009).

The commonly used term "biomass fuel (biofuel)" refers to fuel produced from biomass, and therefore defines the raw materials of the fuel.

Carbon-neutral fuels are a term that defines the products produced as fuel. While they sometimes include biofuels, they more often refer to fuels synthesized from non-petrochemical raw materials (e-fuels: synthetic fuels of carbon dioxide and hydrogen).

Tire refined oil qualifies as a carbon-neutral fuel.
However, because it is closer to a pure biomass fuel than synthetic fuels (made from naturally derived carbon), tire refined oil is conveniently referred to as biofuel.