News: Tire Recycling & Pyrolysis

Continental Tyres has received the “Tyre Industry Environmental and Sustainable Solution of the Year” award at the 2024 National Tyre Distributors Association (NTDA) Tyre Industry Awards. Presented during the NTDA’s 94th Annual Dinner, the award celebrates Continental’s commitment to sustainability, surpassing competitors like Bridgestone, Hankook, Marangoni, and Michelin.

Recykl Group – a tire recycling company from Poland – led by President Maciej Jasiewicz, has launched a significant relief initiative for flood victims in Głuchołazy, Poland, building on its history of humanitarian support, including prior aid for Ukraine.

German AZuR has announced it had been nominated for the German Sustainability Award 2024. The German Sustainability Award 2024 (Deutscher Nachhaltigkeitspreis), Europe's biggest award for environmental and social commitment, will be presented for the 17th time in 2024. This award recognizes pioneering contributions that are shaping our future more sustainably.

Wastefront, a Norwegian company, is advancing efforts to convert end-of-life tires into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) with a new commercial plant in Sunderland, UK. The facility aims to produce biofuel that can be used in aviation without relying on imports, positioning Wastefront as a key player in the UK's SAF industry.

This week, Tyrecycle's recycling facility in East Rockingham, located 40 kilometers south of Perth, received its first delivery of off-the-road (OTR) tyres from Alcoa’s mining operations.

Mars Mineral has named Matt Sylvester project manager/technical sales. He brings with him over 16 years of experience in production management (PM), logistical planning, and customer relations.

A significant volume of end-of-life tires (ELTs) is unaccounted for in Germany, with industry officials suspecting illegal exports of these waste products to non-EU countries. According to the German rubber industry association (WDK), the recycling of used tires continues to thrive, but disposal companies and recyclers have been reporting shrinking volumes, raising concerns within the industry.

Birla Carbon, one of the leading manufacturers and suppliers of high-quality carbon-based solutions, announced the launch of its first Asia Post Treatment (APT) Plant in India. The brownfield initiative is located at the Patalganga unit, in the state of Maharashtra, India. This cutting-edge facility, equipped with the latest treatment technology, is set to revolutionize the carbon black industry by offering the highest levels of flexibility, efficiency, and precision. The plant will serve the fast-growing demand for high-performance carbon black grades in key industries like coatings and inks.

For too long, end-of-life tires (ELTs) have been treated as trash and discarded. ELTs make up nearly 2% of the total global waste, and an estimated one billion ELTs are discarded yearly. This waste flow is growing dramatically year after year. But businesses follow circular economy principles, they begin to view this trash as an opportunity. Through chemical pyrolysis, ELTs can be broken down into reusable commodities like recovered Carbon Black, recovered Pyrolysis Oil, and recovered Steel.