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How End-of-Life Tyres become industrial raw materials — our products, the industries we supply, and what mechanical recycling across India and Oman actually recovers.
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Recovered Steel
Bead Wire
High Strength | High Purity | Reliable Performance
Premium bead wire recovered from Truck & Bus Radial (TBR) End-of-Life Tyres by magnetic separation — high tensile strength, high purity, and a reliable raw material for steel and industrial manufacturing.
98.5%+Purity
HighTensile Strength
TBR TyresRecovered From
BatchQuality Tested
High-quality recycled bead wire
Bead wire is the high-tensile steel that anchors a tyre to its rim. AP Rubber Group recovers it from Truck & Bus Radial (TBR) End-of-Life Tyres (ELTs) using advanced tyre recycling and magnetic separation technology, then cleans and refines it until it is fit to go straight back into steel and industrial manufacturing.
Engineered for high tensile strength, superior purity and consistent quality, it is widely specified in steel manufacturing, steel recycling, cut wire shots, welding electrodes and welding wire, foundries, metal casting, construction, and as the feedstock for our own recycled steel shots. Every batch passes stringent quality control before release.
Turning recovered tyre steel into industrial feedstock reduces dependence on virgin steel, improves resource efficiency, and supports environmentally responsible manufacturing through a genuine circular economy.
Applications of Bead Wire
Where recycled bead wire is specified, and what it is doing there.
- Steel Manufacturing & Recycling
- A high-quality raw material for steel plants and metal recycling facilities.
- Cut Wire Shots
- Processed into cut wire shots for shot blasting, surface cleaning and shot peening.
- Welding Electrodes & Welding Wire
- Suitable for manufacturing high-quality welding rods and welding wire.
- Construction & Infrastructure
- Reinforcement in precast concrete, industrial components and composite materials.
- Foundries & Metal Casting
- A reliable charge material for foundry and casting operations.
- Steel Shots Manufacturing
- The base raw material for our own premium recycled steel shots.
How it is made
- 1
End-of-life tyres
TBR casings are received, inspected and sorted for processing.
- 2
Shredding
Casings are reduced to chip, freeing the bead bundle from the rubber.
- 3
Magnetic separation
Magnets lift the steel fraction clear of the rubber and textile.
- 4
Cleaning and refining
Recovered wire is cleaned of residual rubber and refined for purity.
- 5
Grading
Material is sorted and baled to the form the customer's process needs.
- 6
Quality check
Each batch is inspected for purity and consistency before release.
Why choose AP Rubber Group for Bead Wire
Circular by Nature
Turning end-of-life tyres into valuable resources
23+ Years
of recycling excellence
Global Supply
Serving customers worldwide
Advanced Processing
Consistent quality through modern technology
Trusted Partner
Built on quality, reliability and commitment
Frequently asked questions
What is bead wire?
Bead wire is the high-tensile steel wire that holds a tyre onto its rim. AP Rubber Group recovers it from Truck & Bus Radial end-of-life tyres using magnetic separation, then cleans and refines it for reuse as an industrial steel raw material.
How pure is the recycled bead wire?
Bead wire supplied by AP Rubber Group is more than 98.5% pure steel. Magnetic and mechanical separation stages remove rubber and textile residue, and every batch is checked before release.
What is recycled bead wire used for?
Steel manufacturing and recycling, cut wire shots, welding electrodes and welding wire, foundries and metal casting, construction and infrastructure, and as the base raw material for steel shots production.
What feedstock is used?
Truck & Bus Radial (TBR) End-of-Life Tyres only. TBR casings carry heavier, higher-grade bead bundles than passenger car tyres, which is what makes the recovered wire worth specifying.
How does recycled bead wire compare with virgin steel?
It delivers the tensile strength and consistency the application needs at a lower cost and a materially lower embodied carbon figure, because the steel is recovered rather than mined and smelted from ore.
Can I request a sample or a quotation?
Yes. Send your intended application, required form and volume, and the team will come back with pricing and material where a sample is useful.
Ready to source bead wire?
Send us your intended application, required form and volume. We will come back with pricing, full specifications and a sample where useful.
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Micronized Rubber PowderUltra-fine AP MICRORUB powder, 90 to 180 micron (170 to 80 mesh), for tyre, tread and friction compounds.
Radial WireHigh-tensile recovered cord for foundries, remelting and ingot production.
Steel ShotsRecycled cut-wire shot for abrasive blasting, peening and surface prep.
