Belgium-based steel cord and wire manufacturer Bekaert has announced that it has introduced Dramix® Loop™, its most sustainable steel fiber to date, marking a major step forward in circular construction. With this launch, Bekaert becomes the first company in the industry to produce steel fibers from end-of-life tires at industrial scale, significantly reducing the carbon footprint of concrete reinforcement.
From end-of-life tires to concrete reinforcement
Dramix® Loop™ is made from high-grade steel recovered from end-of-life tire cords, directly addressing one of the tire industry’s key challenges: circularity. Bekaert’s proprietary process preserves the steel’s inherent tensile strength while avoiding carbon-intensive reprocessing.
Existing Dramix® steel fibers already enable:
- up to 20 percent less concrete use,
- up to 50 percent less steel consumption, and
- up to 35 percent lower carbon emissions compared with traditional reinforcement solutions.
Dramix® Loop™ goes further, combining proven mechanical performance with dramatically improved environmental impact.
Significant carbon reductions and circular value
Dramix® Loop™ combines safety, performance and sustainability, while reducing carbon emissions by up to 80 percent compared with traditional reinforcement. He added that using end-of-life steel brings the product’s carbon footprint close to zero, adding an additional layer of value through circularity.
Bekaert noted that Dramix® Loop™ demonstrates how circular material innovation can deliver both high structural performance and meaningful environmental benefits.