News: Tire Recycling & Pyrolysis

Emissions Analytics unveils the agenda for the Tyre Emissions & Sustainability Europe 2024 conference, organized in collaboration with the Environmental Research Group of Imperial College London. The event is scheduled for February 28-29 in Prague, Czechia. The conference invites specialists from the tyre and road industry to engage with industry leaders, government officials, and researchers from Europe and around the world.

Several years ago, Kal Tire conceived an idea to enable mines to recycle ultra-class tires efficiently, leading to optimal reuse of rubber. Today, the company sheds light on the journey of their thermal conversion OTR tire recycling facility in Chile. This facility transforms end-of-life tires into essential elements like fuel, steel, and recovered carbon black (rCB) for renewed use. The journey involves strategic collaborations with Chilean customers and the government, the development of cutting-edge technology, and the construction of a facility adhering to the highest environmental, safety, and quality standards.

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JANUARY 2023: ELT Pyrolysis - a Best Available Technology (BAT). This comprehensive overview discusses the concept of Best Available Technology (BAT) in waste management, focusing on End-of-Life Tires (ELT) pyrolysis. It covers the international context, including the Basel Convention guidelines for ELT management. It emphasizes the classification of ELT pyrolysis as environmentally sound management, referencing European Union regulations and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's recognition. The Tire Industry Project (TIP)

The patented Eagle Punch Cutter II is portable and designed to split Off the Road (OTR) tires into two halves, cutting through the center of the tread. It can handle a range of tire sizes, from a rim size of 39 inches and a tread width of 37 inches up to, and including, rim size of 63 inches and tread width of 70 inches. A blade is used to punch the tire while a programmable logic controller (PLC) controls the rotation of the tire and the punching process, allowing the operator to set the machine, press the start button, and let it run.

German tire recycling organization AZuR reports that while car and truck tire are being produced, rainforests are being destroyed. Manufacturers require rubber, leading to the emergence of more natural rubber plantations at the expense of untouched forests. Although some alternatives exist, AZuR says, the tire industry remains entangled in opaque supply chains.

Chinese tire maker Sailun Group plans to partner with the owner of Mexico's largest tire dealer to build a USD240 million automobile tire plant in the South American country to enhance its ability to cope with international trade barriers. Sailun's Singaporean unit will join hands with TD International Holdings to build a plant with an annual production capacity of six million semi-steel radial tires for the North American market in Leon in Mexico's Guanajuato State, the Qingdao-based company announced late on Dec. 15. The construction period will be 12 months.

Gradeall – a manufacturer of innovative tire baling and recycling equipment from Nothern Ireland – reports 2023 marked a year of unparalleled success for the companym which solidified its position as a leading provider in the waste management sector, especially tire recycling. Of note are Gradeall's gains in the American market with several new customers won in 2023. Renowned for its comprehensive array of tire balers, compactor machines, and cutting-edge tire recycling technology, Gradeall proudly extended its services across continents. From Ireland and the UK to the far reaches of Australia, North and South America, and Africa, Gradeall's machinery caters to a diverse range of manufacturing needs.

RuLa-BRW GmbH and Nokian Tyres plc are starting "a new era of collaboration." The retreader from Königs Wusterhausen announces that it will incorporate the innovative retreading material Noktop from the Finnish tire manufacturer into its own cold retreading process and will soon offer retreaded tires with this material in Germany. The implementation of this project is expected to take place "in the very near future," according to the announcement.