RUBBER BIOREFINE PLATFORM
Rubber recycling should recover value, like aluminium, steel, and glass.
Akin is developing Rubber Biorefine- a biotechnology platform that combines precision molecular imaging with enzymatic recovery, unlocking virgin-like materials from end-of-life tire waste.
87%
of tire rubber is not truly recycled
1B+ tonnes
of tire waste generated annually
Virgin-grade
output quality via enzymatic biorefinery
OUR PLATFORM
One platform. Two capabilities.
Rubber BioRefine is a molecular biorefinery platform for upgrading recycled rubber. It combines a precision imaging service with next-generation enzymatic recovery. Two capabilities built on the same underlying technology.
Rubber Biorefine Imaging
Precision molecular imaging that reveals compound location, concentration, and quality inside rubber materials. Supports tire compound development, rCB quality assurance, and regulatory emissions testing (EURO 7).
Rubber Biorefine Recovery
Our enzymatic biorefinery process recovers high-value, virgin-grade rubber and chemical compounds from end-of-life tire feedstock. Designed for seamless integration alongside existing devulcanisation infrastructure.
APPLICATIONS
Built for the rubber value chain
Rubber Product Manufacturers
Deliver on sustainability goals without compromising performance.
Rubber BioRefine Recovery will supply traceable, virgin-grade recycled rubber and recovered compounds for your production lines, without a quality trade-off. We help you source recycled content that meets your compound specifications.
Rubber Recyclers
Upgrade the value of your output streams.
Our imaging service provides compound-level quality data on your recycled material output. Our recovery process opens a new revenue stream by converting mixed, low-grade rubber fractions into higher-value materials.
Regulatory Professionals
A new analytical tool for EURO 7 compliance.
Rubber BioRefine Imaging delivers spatial molecular data on tire wear particle emissions- evidence that bulk chemical analysis cannot provide and is purpose-built for regulatory testing environments.
OUR MISSION
"While others recycle rubber, we refine it."
We believe rubber deserves the same recovery efficiency achieved in best-in-class circular industries- aluminium recovers 76% of material value, steel 83%, glass 76%. Rubber today recovers almost none. True circularity requires molecular precision. That is what we are building.
Ieva Palubeckaitė, PhD
CEO, Akin
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