Ten Years of ContiLifeCycle Plant in Stöcken, Hanover

Felix Hantelmann, Head of the ContiLifeCycle plant in Stöcken, Hanover, congratulated the employees at the anniversary celebration: « This anniversary is not only proof of ten years of premium quality but also of our active, progressive, and innovative approach to sustainability. I would like to thank the entire team for its great dedication and support. » In honor of the anniversary, Continental is planning various activities for November 20 to celebrate the ContiLifeCycle plant’s birthday. After an in-house ceremony, family members will also be invited to join.

The ContiLifeCycle plant in Stöcken combines a state-of-the-art retreading facility for bus and truck tires with its own industrial-scale rubber recycling plant. In addition to retreading truck and bus tires, Continental has developed a process for devulcanization of vulcanized rubber compounds. The resulting rubber recyclate is of a particularly high quality, meaning it can be reused for new tire compounds. Since the recycling plant started operating, roughly 10,000 metric tons of material have gone into new mixtures; this material would have gone to waste without the recycling process. The ContiLifeCycle plant has thus been making a contribution to greater sustainability in the tire industry ever since it went into operation.