News: Tire Recycling & Pyrolysis

Chinese tire manufacturer Sailun Group unveiled plans to invest USD251 million in constructing a new manufacturing plant in Indonesia, marking its latest move in expanding operations overseas. This announcement comes as the company's third international investment project since December of the previous year. The new facility, situated in the Jatengland Industrial Park in Demak, Central Java, Indonesia, is slated to manufacture 3.6 million radial tires annually, along with 37,000 tons of non-road tires. Sailun Group's shares, traded on the Shanghai Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol SHA: 601058, saw a marginal increase of 0.07%, closing at CNY14.32 (USD2.00) today.

The UK government's stance on crumb rubber in sports pitches has come under scrutiny following the European Commission's ban on microplastics, which encompasses crumb rubber. Initially, the UK government stated no plans to ban crumb rubber but has since initiated consultations on intentionally added microplastics. Professor Andrew Watterson from the University of Stirling has called for a ban on toxic 3G crumb rubber pitches in Scotland due to identified health hazards.

Indian tire recyclers are stepping up efforts to meet the increasing demand for tire shred in the domestic market by expanding existing capacities and establishing new plants. This expansion includes setting up tire recycling units overseas to collect tires, process them into shreds, and then ship them back to India for further processing. India stands as the world's largest importer of scrap tires, with significant volumes being imported from Australia. Tyre Collection Australia, founded by Chetan Joshi in Melbourne in 2018, is one such player engaged in tire recycling.

In the frame of the 29th ETRA Conference on Tyre Recycling a lively workshop by RE-PLAN CITY LIFE project "Recycled materials and Public works: How to reduce the gap?" will be held on April 17, 2024. The workshop will illustrate the tools put in place by the project to stimulate a stronger engagement from the Public Authorities to adopt best practices and Green Procurement.

Material Recycling Association of India (MRAI) under the aegis of MoEF&CC, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and Ministry of Road Transport & Highways - India is organizing a one-day conference on "Policy Perspective: Strengthening Circularity through Extended Producer Responsibility". Franklin Raj, the pyrolysis business analyst, will participate in the conference on behalf of Weibold’s team and will present on "Global status quo of ELT pyrolysis and recovered Carbon black".

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On July 14, 2021, the European Commission unveiled the 'fit for 55' package to align with the EU's target of a 55% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, part of the broader European Green Deal aiming for climate neutrality by 2050. The package revises the Renewable Energy Directive (RED II), increasing the target for renewable energy consumption from 32% to 40%, later raised to 45% under the REPowerEU plan. Additional targets are proposed for sectors like transport, buildings, industry, and heating, advancing the EU's transition to a greener future.

On March 28, Pyrum Innovations AG (Pyrum) published its trading update for Q4 2023 and preliminary figures for the full year 2023. According to the company's press release, sales increased by 17% year-on-year to EUR 1,147 thousand (2022: EUR 982 thousand). Pyrum is currently focusing on improving the throughput of the agglomeration plant for further processing the recovered carbon black (rCB) and the new tyre shredding plant. The aim is to achieve greater sales increases in the future.

Biesterfeld Performance Rubber, a division of the Biesterfeld Group, has been selected as distributor by global recycling company Genan for their micronized rubber powders as well as for the easy-to-use rubber modifier GENAN RUBBER+ PREMIXED. The distribution agreement covers the Mechanical Rubber Goods segment in the European rubber market with immediate effect. With this new, international partnership, Biesterfeld Performance Rubber is further expanding its rubber portfolio of innovative and sustainable products, while Genan is strengthening focus on developing new applications for their recycled rubber products.