When a vehicle reaches the end of its lifecycle, its tires often become an “invisible killer” of environmental pollution. According to statistics, over 1.5 billion used tires are generated globally each year, with China's annual scrap volume exceeding 300 million units. These so-called “black gold” waste materials, in the absence of effective treatment technologies, not only occupy vast amounts of land but may also release toxic gases when incinerated. Today, an integrated waste tire rubber powder production line combining crushing, grinding, sorting, and magnetic separation is redefining the fate of waste tires through industrialized solutions.

The core advantage of this equipment line lies in its “full-chain resource utilization” processing system. With a processing capacity ranging from 500 kilograms to 2,000 kilograms per hour, it can accommodate both small-scale operations at village-level recycling stations and the industrial-scale production requirements of large-scale recycling enterprises. At a recycling industrial park in Shandong Province, two production lines with a capacity of 2,000 kilograms per hour can process nearly 40 tons of scrap tires daily, producing rubber powder with a 60-mesh size and a purity of 98.5%, which is directly supplied to modified asphalt manufacturers, achieving a seamless transition from “waste” to industrial raw materials.
Technological breakthroughs have made efficient processing possible. The equipment line employs a three-stage crushing process: primary crushing cuts whole tires into rubber blocks of 5–10 centimeters, secondary crushing refines them to 1–3 centimeters, and a roller grinding system grinds them into rubber powder of 10–60 mesh. Throughout this process, the entire operation is harmless and environmentally friendly, with fully automated configuration options. The entire tire crushing and processing equipment line requires only 1-2 operators.
The diversified applications of rubber powder products have opened up market opportunities. 80-mesh rubber powder can be used to produce rubber tiles and waterproofing membranes; rubber powder finer than 120 mesh, when mixed with asphalt, can improve road surface aging resistance by 40%; and steel wires separated by magnetic separation can be reused in tire carcass material production after melting. This “comprehensive utilization” processing model achieves a resource recovery rate of over 95% for scrap tires. Based on current market prices, each ton of processed scrap tires generates approximately 1,800 yuan in economic value.
With the “14th Five-Year Plan for Circular Economy Development” explicitly setting the target of achieving an 85% comprehensive utilization rate for waste tires by 2025, such rubber powder production lines are experiencing explosive growth. Data shows that by 2024, the market size for used tire processing equipment in China has exceeded 5 billion yuan, with integrated equipment lines featuring sorting and magnetic separation functions accounting for over 60% of the market. In this green industrial revolution, these equipment lines are not only “pollution eliminators” but also “catalysts” for resource circulation, enabling every used tire to undergo a rebirth journey within the industrial chain.