News: Tire Recycling & Pyrolysis

The Communications Department representative of Neusus Upcycling, Laura García, was featured in the 44th episode of The Tyre Recycling Podcast, which can now be viewed on YouTube. In 2019, Neusus Upcycling was established to provide a new purpose for end-of-life tire rubber. The company specializes in developing urban planning solutions that promote sustainability in cities. Neusus Upcycling envisions a future where end-of-life tires are properly managed and reintroduced into the circular economy.

As of February 1st, 2023, Michael Christensen joins Genan as the new Application Development Manager, marking the second team expansion for the company this year. “As Application Development Manager at Genan, Michael Christensen will be taking on the role as link-builder between our Sales, Innovation and Marketing Teams – and he will be cooperating closely with both our Production and Quality departments. This function requires both experience and product knowledge, and Michael’s many years in the industry make him the ideal candidate for this task. With a lot of innovative projects in the pipeline, his in-depth understanding of both business and products will be essential for the future development of these activities,” says Group CCO Thomas Ballegaard.

Zeppelin Systems, a plant engineering company based in Friedrichshafen and specializing in tire production and recycling, has formed a strategic partnership with Recykl Group, a Polish market leader in managing end-of-life tires. The partnership, aligned with the concept of an integrated circular economy, aims to improve the mechanical recycling of end-of-life tires and produce high-quality recyclates that can be directly integrated back into the production cycle for new tires. The partnership is expected to generate valuable synergetic effects in the development and marketing of technologies in the field of tire recycling.

Enviro (Scandinavian Enviro Systems) is to begin delivering recovered pyrolysis oil as part of the order from Preem that was announced in November of last year. Preem will use the oil as a raw material for production tests and the order value is estimated at approximately MSEK 2. Through production testing, Preem will determine how suitable the oil is for the production of different biofuels. These tests will take place at Preem’s refinery in Lysekil, which has already been granted a permit to conduct production tests of pyrolysis oil. This oil will be produced at Enviro’s plant in Åsensbruk where Enviro extracts for example oil from end-of-life vehicle tires using its proprietary and patented recycling technology.

The renowned in the tyre recycling industry British magazine Tyre & Rubber Recycling runs a podcast exposing interesting topics and announcing updates to the tyre recycling and pyrolysis industries. Tyre Recycling Podcast interviews key players from the tyre recycling and pyrolysis industry from around the world. Make sure to subscribe for Tyre & Rubber Recycling magazine to receive updates about its interviews! Episode 43 of The Tyre Recycling Podcast features an interview with Dr. Ettore Musacchi, the President of ETRA. The episode covers the upcoming ETRA conference and discusses the potential crumb rubber ban. The episode is rounded off with reactions from Richard Wilson, a correspondent in the Tyre & Rubber Recycling field, and Ewan Scott, the editor of Tyre & Rubber Recycling.

Pyrum Innovations AG, a leading player in tire pyrolysis, has successfully installed two pyrolysis reactors for its production lines 2 and 3 at its main plant in Dillingen/Saar. This marks a significant milestone in the expansion of the plant and represents the first step towards increasing the recycling capacity of the facility. The CEO of Pyrum Innovations, Pascal Klein, stated that despite various challenges, such as supply chain disruptions, the chip shortage, and the impact of COVID-19, the company expects to complete the expansion on schedule.

Adele Rose, the Tyrewise’s Implementation Project manager, and the team at Tyrewise are only months away from seeing the roll-out of a nationwide product stewardship scheme for end-of-life tyres (ELTs) and they are already planning how to tackle entire cars. A four-month systems and process trial of Tyrewise was completed at the end of December from Hawke’s Bay and the programme governed by Auto Stewardship New Zealand (ASNZ) is expected to be officially launched in the end of 2023. The Tyrewise team is working hard with a number of businesses in the North Island on the systems and software trial. Rose says the trial was mainly focused on capturing data through software that tracks ELTs from their collection point all the way through to processing.

As per the recent press release, a newly approved standard from ASTM International’s recovered carbon black committee (D36) provided a test that will help to differentiate products and provide a quality control tool for producers and users. Recovered carbon black (rCB) is a recycled product made from end-of-life tires. The new standard, which will shortly be published as D8474, specifies a thermogravimetric (TGA) technique for determining the amount of organic residue, how much fixed carbon is in total, and how much ash is in recovered carbon black.

In a recent press release, Mars Mineral – an American manufacturer of pelletizing technology – announced the appointment of William Booher as new technical sales and product applications manager. He has more than 25 years of experience in the specialty chemical and metals industries, most recently as the director of sales and marketing for a tooling and wear parts manufacturer. William Booher graduated from Youngstown State University with a bachelor's degree in chemistry. Booher's new role at Mars Mineral will involve both technical sales and after-sale support in addition to demonstrating the effectiveness of the company's pelletizing technology. Additionally, he will supervise these relationships, put strategic sales and marketing plans into action, and promote the Mars Mineral brand internationally.