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On February 25-27, 2020, Martin von Wolfersdorff – recovered carbon black expert from Germany – will attend the Tire Technology Expo in Hannover. Meet Mr. Wolfersdorff during the conference to learn more about recent developments in the industry. On day 3 of the event, the expert will deliver a speech "Solving the Problem of Waste Tires", where he will highlight tire-to-tire material recycling examples in the whole tire value chain from OEM car builders to tire makers, tire raw material suppliers as well as successful "circular" tire recycling companies.

In the beginning of March 2020, Weibold is going to host first online webinars designed for project initiators and entrepreneurs or anyone who is contemplating a new tire recycling or pyrolysis business. On an introductory level, Weibold's webinars will shed light on tire recycling & pyrolysis technology both from theoretical and practical as well as business standpoints. At the conclusion of this course, you will: have been introduced to the concepts, chemistry, and physics of tire rubber and tire recycling have a high level understanding of the business of operating a plant possess a basic understanding of the tire recycling output products and their applications be aware of the challenges of creating and marketing tire recycling products be familiar with tire recycling terminology as well as product standards and specifications understand relevant technologies and their advantages and disadvantages be sensitized to the critical factors affecting the success of a planned plant have a recommended path for methodical planning from concept to operations be informed about possible business models know which regulatory aspects to consider be aware of the pitfalls when designing and operating tire recycling plants Currently, we are welcoming all interested parties to learn more about participation fees, webinar schedules and register online. To proceed, please see available webinars on Weibold's website.

In this article, Weibold highlights the ways tire recycling industry can adapt to future changes. It also analyses established and new solutions to reduce the need for inter-continental end-of-life tire trading. As a recycling industry we have a particular responsibility to help reduce CO2 emissions.

This year, Weibold is again proud to be a media partner of the Recovered Carbon Black 2020 organized by Smithers. We are inviting all interested parties to register for the event with the 10% discount from Weibold! Use our promo code “RCB20WD” in the end of your registration for the Forum.

A UK-based recycler New Recycling has filed an application to the Environment Agency requesting a permit to remove scrap tires in Tring, Hertfordshire that occupy an area of 40,000 square feet. The waste tires have been left by former manager of the site after the operator had been stripped of the license due to failure to pay fees. The company expects the permit to be provided within a couple of months.

According to the recent press release by the Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC), after assuming the position as the Secretary-General on 1 December 2019, one of Mr. Premadasa’s priorities has been to ensure that ANRPC’s publication “Natural Rubber Trends & Statistics” reaches the users in the shortest time along with insightful analytical observations and early signals of the emerging trends. As a major step in the efforts to achieve this, ANRPC is now releasing the backlogs from August to December 2019 as a single issue.

On February 25-27, 2020, Martin von Wolfersdorff – recovered carbon black expert from Germany – will attend the Tire Technology Expo in Hannover. Meet Mr. Wolfersdorff during the conference to learn more about recent developments in the industry. On day 3 of the event, the expert will deliver a speech "Solving the Problem of Waste Tires", where he will highlight tire-to-tire material recycling examples in the whole tire value chain from OEM car builders to tire makers, tire raw material suppliers as well as successful "circular" tire recycling companies.

A South African entrepreneur set up a company Cubic38 specializing in scrap tire reuse; Mzokhona Maxase’s idea is to use recycled tires to make shine and shoe polish products. To create his merchandise, Maxase relies on char – a by-product of waste tire recycling. Speaking about the creation of his start-up, the entrepreneur revealed that the company was set up in 2017 and it was seeking an objective – to find green solutions to scrap tire problem, which poses serious risk to the environment in South Africa.