News: Tire Recycling & Pyrolysis

In a move to achieve its sustainability goals, Saudi Arabia’s environmental management services company Reviva signed an agreement with HAMAH Holding Co. and Taiwanese recycling firm Enrestec to recycle waste tires at the regional level. This new partnership seeks to promote recycling, protect resources, and significantly decrease environmental pollution.

With the assistance of Monitor via Modular Finance, Scandinavian Enviro Systems (Enviro) has prepared a register of the 15 largest owners of the company as of June 30, 2023. Following the directed share issue in May, the company’s new owners include Handelsbanken Fonder, Swedbank Robur Fonder and Skandia Fonder. Michelin did not participate in the issue but remains the largest shareholder by a considerable margin with 16.28%.

Episode 53 of the Tyre Recycling podcast features industry experts Paul Lloyd and Dan Hutchinson from WF Recycle-Tech. As Directors of the company, they share insights on their pyrolysis system they haveve developed, which has the potential to become another key player in the field.

The Tire and Rubber Association of Canada (TRAC) announced that the deadline to register at the “Early Bird” price for the highly anticipated 2023 Rubber Recycling Symposium has been extended to August 8. The “Early Bird” pricing is an attractive option for industry professionals interested in attending the event. By registering early, attendees can rest assured they receive the best value and can start planning their visit to the Lord Nelson Hotel in Halifax, on October 4-5. See event details and register.

Bosnia and Herzegovina‘s Minister of Communal Economy, Infrastructure, Spatial Planning, Construction and Environmental Protection, Almir Bečarević, presented a permit for waste management for the processing and recycling of end-of-life tires to Zlatko Sejmenović, the director of material recovery company NEGRO CROWN d.o.o. Sarajevo. This gives NEGRO CROWN the opportunity to establish a tire recycling plant in the canton of Sarajevo.

Oldrati Guarnizioni Industriali SpA, a company of the Oldrati Group, an Italian producer of rubber, plastic and silicone products, announced an investment of more than 6 million Euro. This project will be carried out thanks to the support of the Ministry of Enterprise and Made in Italy (MIMIT), with the resources managed by the National Complementary Fund (PNC) which has integrated and completed the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR), which is part of the Next Generation EU (NGEU) program developed by the European Union in 2021.

The Recovered Carbon Black 2023 Conference provides a much-needed platform for experts and innovators, who research, develop and commercialise recovered carbon black to stay updated on the latest market developments, challenges and opportunities. Over 400 rCB representatives are expected to join the conference at the Hyatt Regency Barcelona on the 7-8 November 2023. For everyone interested in the conference, Smithers and Weibold have prepared a special PROMO CODE “RCB2310”, which gives a special 10% discount. To register for the conference and use the promo code, please proceed to the event’s website and enter the code in the end of your registration.

According to Bayside Council (Sydney), in June 2023, Bayside conducted a trial using recycled rubber from end-of-life car and truck tires in the asphalt mix for the first road on Willison Road, Bexley, Sydney. The roadwork resulted in an impressive appearance and sturdy performance. This paving initiative, involving 12 Sydney Councils, aims to achieve significant environmental and economic benefits by incorporating recycled tire rubber in road construction. An initial 3,600 standard passenger car tires or 2,400 car and 490 truck tires combined will be used in the crumbed rubber asphalt trial project, involving 12 Councils in the region.

In the end of June 2023, Tyre Stewardship Australia (TSA) released two reports which provide best practice engagement principles for use by industry, government and Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities to increase resource recovery of Off-The-Road (OTR) rubber products such as tires, conveyor belts and tracks. This is a clear set of principles for OTR rubber resource recovery which recognises and accounts for the needs and expectations of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs).