News: Tire Recycling & Pyrolysis

TIP has launched an Open Call for Projects (OCP) as an opportunity to engage scientists and innovators working on research that is aligned with TIP’s key objectives and can contribute to advancing sustainability practices and environmental stewardship within the tire industry. This initiative will select and provide financial support to projects showing the highest degree of innovation and feasibility with regard to the assessment and measurement of tire wear emissions, i.e. the material produced during the use phase of a tire.

Pyrum Innovations AG has scheduled the official groundbreaking ceremony for its new tire recycling plant in Perl-Besch, Germany, for November 14, 2025. The facility, which will be the company's largest to date, is designed to process more than 22,000 tons of end-of-life tires annually and will be fully owned and operated by Pyrum. Once operational, the plant will more than double the company's total recycling capacity.

Ahead of the European Commission’s “Implementation Dialogue on Energy Efficient Product Legislation,” the European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers’ Association (ETRMA) has released a new analysis conducted by Lizeo, reviewing more than one million tyre labels recorded across the EU and EFTA between 2012 and 2023.

Fornnax Technology Pvt Ltd, a leading recycling equipment manufacturing company, has announced the launch of its latest breakthrough – the R-MAX3300, the biggest secondary shredder in its class. The unveiling took place on 14th October, 2025 at IFAT India 2025 in Mumbai, India, one of the most prestigious events for environmental technologies, waste management, and sustainable resource innovation.

I Squared Capital (“I Squared”), a leading independent global infrastructure investor, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Liberty Tire Recycling (“Liberty” or the “Company”) from Energy Capital Partners (“ECP”), a leading investment firm in the energy transition infrastructure sector. Liberty Tire Recycling is North America’s premier end-of-life tire recycling platform, providing comprehensive tire collection, processing and recycling solutions. The transaction adds Liberty to I Squared’s growing global portfolio of environmental infrastructure platforms and reinforces the firm’s commitment to building sustainable businesses that deliver both economic and environmental value.

A new study published by Nature explores the potential of using steel fibers recovered from waste tires as a sustainable alternative to manufactured steel fibers (MSF) in concrete reinforcement. With more than one billion tires reaching end of life annually and an estimated half a million tons of recoverable steel fiber generated in Europe each year, the research addresses both a waste management issue and an opportunity to reduce the construction industry’s environmental footprint.

Ecolomondo Corporation (TSXV: ECM) (OTCQB: ECLMF), a leading Canadian innovator in sustainable scrap tire recycling technology, announced a steady increase of output in its thermal decomposition department at the Hawkesbury TDP facility. In order to support the increased demand for its end-products, the Company reports that it achieved new production levels and recently performed 4 double batches in 4 days, all in automatic mode. During these 4 production days, the TDP facility processed 60 tons of crumb rubber and recovered approximately 24 tons of recovered carbon black (“rCB”), 6 tons of syngas and 350 barrels of tire-derived oil, the equivalent of over 2 tanker loads of oil.

The Latin American Rubber Technology Society (SLTC) has announced the 4th Latin American Tire Recycling Conference, to be held from November 12–14, 2025, at the Ágora Bogotá Convention Center. The event will bring together professionals, companies, and institutions involved in tire recycling, the circular economy, and sustainable technologies.

La Sociedad Latinoamericana de Tecnología del Caucho (SLTC) anuncia la realización de las IV Jornadas Latinoamericanas de Reciclaje de Neumáticos, que se llevarán a cabo del 12 al 14 de noviembre de 2025 en el Centro de Convenciones Ágora Bogotá. El evento reunirá a profesionales, empresas e instituciones vinculadas al sector del reciclaje de neumáticos, la economía circular y las tecnologías sostenibles.