Tana shredder gives Agon Pacific a foothold in Thailand’s Waste-to-Energy market

Agon Pacific’s Tana 440DT mobile waste shredder produces fuel for one of these W2E plants from factory-rejected car tires that are unfit for road use.

In Prachinburi, Thailand, a yellow Tana 440DT mobile shredder swallows rejected tyres and spits out small chunks of rubber. At the same time, the machine separates the steel used for reinforcing the tyres.

“The benefit of the TANA is that it does not only cut tyres but shreds them, allowing any metal to be separated from the rubber and nylon to be incinerated. The separated metal is so pure that our customers can sell it directly onwards as a recycled material,” says Tommi Ijäs. He is the co-founder and CEO of Agon Pacific, which was founded in 2011. Based in Bangkok, Agon Pacific’s main lines of business include manufacturing boiler pressure parts and boiler maintenance service.

“Rather than building new…