WASTE MANAGEMENT
Waste tires to rubber powder
Market
| Final Products | Rubber powder and steel |
| Required Inputs | Used tires |
| Competing Products | Natural rubber |
Process
| Complexity – Type of Process | Mechanical process |
| Technology | Shredding, granulating, steel separation, and packing |
| Equipment and Material | Shredder, granulator, Steel separator, packing machine |
| Human Resources | Manual labor and engineers |
Advantages and Risks
| Competitive Advantage | A low-cost alternative for virgin rubber and high-energy low-cost alternative fuel |
| Barriers to Entry | Securing a continuous level of raw material supply with fixed prices satisfy the high demand for factories |
| Key Stakeholders | Transportation companies, car service centers & tire recycling |
| Special Regulations | NA |
| Risks and Mitigation Measures | To ensure the end product specs with the required standards. Mitigation measures is having accurate |
Economic Features
| Revenue Stream | Sale of rubber powder to tire recycling factories that produce tires or rubber or energy-intensive factories |
| CAPEX |
The inputs and technology would cost an average of 8.2M EGP Note: This CAPEX represents the indicative investment size, however, this investment opportunity can grow in implementation to a larger-sized investment. |
| Investment Size | Medium (between 5-50M EGP) |
Geography
| Location of Supply | Greater Cairo Area and Al-Sharkia, Suez, and Qena |
| Preferred operation regions |
Greater Cairo Area and Al-Sharkia, Suez, and Qena |
Studies
| Serial | File name | Download |
| 1 | 19 Business Opportunities Economic Business Models in Egypt's Recycling Sector for Startups and SMEs_booklet |
