News: Tire Recycling & Pyrolysis

With the support of the POLITECNICO of TURIN an international workshop on the Use of Recycled Tyre Materials (RTMs) will be held on 29 September 2023 from 9.30 to 15.30, in Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, Turin. The EU Circular Economy Principles for Buildings Designs underline the importance, among the others on the use of recycled materials and their further recyclability.

Tokai Carbon CB will raise prices on all carbon black grades in North America effective November 1st, 2023, or as contracts allow. The company will also roll all surcharges associated with their US consent decree projects into their permanent pricing structure. This price increase is necessary to cover the increasing costs of carbon black production in the US. Tokai Carbon CB has invested significantly over the last five years to support US customers.

According to the Roads & Infrastructure Australia magazine, a collaborative project led by Alex Fraser, ecologiQ, and Entyr has resulted in an innovative alternative for asphalt production in Victorian roads. This initiative aims to address the significant issue of end-of-life tires in Australia, with approximately 70 percent of these tires now being recycled. Alex Fraser, a key player in this venture, developed TyrePave rCB (Recovered Carbon Black), a sustainable alternative to fine ground limestone in asphalt production.

The ESG report published by Hankook Tire & Technology is now available for viewers. Hankook Tire’s ESG activities are widely recognized by customers as well as stakeholders throughout the world, such as global evaluation agencies. Hankook Tire & Technology publishes this report to transparently disclose the company’s ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) achievements for 2022 and our mid/long-term strategies and to gather feedback from stakeholders.

Orion S.A., a global specialty chemicals producer, the company is investing €12.8 million – including €6.4 million in funding from the German government and the European Union – to further develop and demonstrate a climate-neutral process for producing carbon black from alternative carbon sources. The technology is designed to improve Orion’s yield and throughput in the production of carbon black using circular feedstocks and thus potentially reduce the carbon footprint of the process by a significant amount.

Scandinavian Enviro Systems and Siemens has signed a MOU, memorandum of understanding, regarding a collaboration in support of the European expansion plan that Enviro announced earlier this year together with Antin Infrastructure Partners. Through the collaboration, Enviro gets access to Siemens' extensive experience in automation and digitalization for efficient industrial production.

According to the latest TRA’s press release, at its Annual General Meeting held on 13th September 2023 the Tyre Recovery Association (TRA) unanimously elected Bill Clarke of DME Tyres to be its new President for the next two years. Bill will succeed Tim Stott of Murfitts Industries who is stepping down. DME Tyres were early supporters of the TRA having joined very soon after its formation two decades ago. Commenting on his new role, Bill expressed his warm appreciation to the membership for the confidence they had showed him.

Tire Industry Project (TIP) and Automotive Tyre Manufacturers Association (ATMA) of India with the support of Deloitte are organizing a one-day Workshop on “End-of-life Tire (ELT) Management in India” taking place on Thursday, 21st September 2023 at Hotel ITC Maurya in New Delhi. Franklin Raj, the pyrolysis business analyst, and Yogesh Gaikwad, technical consultant for carbon black, will participate in the event on behalf of Weibold’s team.

On September 20 - 22, 2023, Agustina Martin from Weibold will attend the 3rd Latin American Tire Recycling Conference in Lima, Peru, also known as “Jornadas – Reciclaje”. As the key account manager for Central & South America at Weibold, Agustina supports the company in pre-feasibility studies, market researches and technology evaluations for tire recycling and pyrolysis projects.