Company profile

Molectra Technologies Pty Ltd was established as a private company in March 2000 to fully develop and commercialise the innovative and patented tyre recycling technology.  

In March 2006 Molectra Technologies Pty Ltd established a production plant at Loganholme. Molectra is dedicated to stay as the front runner to the technological developments for tyre recycling and manufacturing niche Value-Added-Products from tyres and this will reflect in all of our operations.

IMolectra recognizes the fragile nature of our world and through innovative technology revolutionize the business of recycling tyres and develop dynamic alternative products and solutions to a major environmental concern.

Molectra recognizes the fragile nature of our world and through innovative technology revolutionize the business of recycling tyres and develop dynamic alternative products and solutions to a major environmental concern.

The Molectra® waste tyre resource recovery technology is world-first and a breakthrough in the industry. Our company has taken an unconventional approach to the science of recovering resources from waste tyres and as a result we believe we have the most sophisticated, effective and profitable system in the world today.

Our aim

Molectra aims to be a leader in the tyre recycling industry by demonstrating to the market that products derived from tyres can have both high value and strong standards in numerous industries.


Molectra is dedicated to be part of the solution not only through technological means but also committed to the creation and development of market opportunities for high quality re-vulcanised rubber products. We believe our technology allows countries the opportunity to process and add commercial value to their respective tyre waste concerns.

Our clients

Interest is received from around the globe to operate tyre recycling plants utilising the Molectra technology as solution to the waste tyre problems in those respective countries. Molectra provide this technology under a licence agreement by providing a turn-key operation custom designed to meet the circumstances and requirements of the client. These entities mostly consist of governments, larger corporations and consortiums that have the means to implement green initiatives either as a result of regulatory requirements, policy or economic reasons.


Regulatory support and change pave the way for a viable future for the recycling industry.


Molectra’s niche ability to be flexible allows us the ability to work with industry designers and developers to find, design and produce purpose built products as an environmental solution or rubber alternative for applications normally produced from other virgin materials.


Companies that equally share our view, support and commitment as to a sustainable environment, constantly approach us to purpose make products they can use in their respective operations to help assist in doing their bit to improve the environment.


Markets covered by our services include the construction, building, mining, agricultural, landscaping, sporting, equestrian, home-renovation and automotive industries.

Achievements & Accreditations

  • Awarded the prestigious 2003 Australian Museum Eureka Prize in the category of Engineering Innovation sponsored by Engineers Australia.
  • Nominated as a YBE (Year of the Built Environment) 2004 Exemplar in 2 categories – Towards Sustainable Communities and Imagining the Future.
  • Listed in the Queensland Government’s Smart State “Smart Stories” website – chosen by a community panel as one of 24 in “Queensland’s Favourites”.
  • Selected by the Australian Federal Government (one of 6 Australian environmental technologies) to be entered into the 2005 World Expo Global 100 Eco-Tech Awards to be held in Aichi Japan. Selected as a winner by the Japan World Expo judging panel (top 100 technologies worldwide)
  • Received the Judges' Award in the second week of the 2005 season of the ABC television program "The New Inventors" by a unanimous vote.  Also received the People's Choice Award by a vote of 82.2%.
  • Nov 2005 – Invention of the year award on the ABC New Inventors
  • 2007 – Banksia Award for environmental research (sponsored by Daimler Chrysler)
  • Australian Made certification