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Meet Fornnax Recycling at EcoWASTE - World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi, 16 - 18 January, 2023

Meet Fornnax Recycling at EcoWASTE - World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi, 16 - 18 January, 2023

events

December 27, 2022

The World Future Energy Summit is the leading international event accelerating sustainability and the global transition to clean energy. Exhibition, technology showcase, investment incubator and business forum all rolled into one event, the summit convenes leaders, innovators and global thinkers to share ideas that are creating the blueprints for a sustainable future. Join EcoWASTE -WORLD FUTURE ENERGY SUMMIT 2023 to meet Fornnax Technology – one of the World's Leading Manufacturer of Shredding and Recycling Equipments with headquarters in India. Visit the company’s Stall for the discussion on requirement of TYRE SHREDDERS & GRANULATORS.

Continental Carbon’s Phenix City Carbon Black Plant to close due to lack of permits

Continental Carbon’s Phenix City Carbon Black Plant to close due to lack of permits

industry updates

December 27, 2022

The Continental Carbon Company (CCC) – a leader in the development and manufacture of furnace-grade carbon blacks for the tire and rubber industry – will shut down its Phenix City Carbon Black plant on December 31st following years of failing to make necessary improvements to the facility and being hit by a multimillion dollar judgement verdict. The company was under a federal consent decree to make mandatory improvements to the facility and it is currently operating under a permit from ADEM.

Tire and Rubber Association of Canada welcomes amended Ontario tire recycling regulation

Tire and Rubber Association of Canada welcomes amended Ontario tire recycling regulation

Regulations

December 26, 2022

In December 2022, the Government of Ontario filed amendments to the Tires Regulation under the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act, 2016. Tire and Rubber Association of Canada welcomes these amendments that will bring great benefit to Ontarians through the reduction of red tape for business and industry, creating a more efficient tire recycling system. The new regulatory amendments refine requirements for tire recycling promotion and education, supply data reporting, and management performance audits for the industry. Other changes include updating the producer responsibility hierarchy to require more businesses participate in tire recycling, expanding on-demand used tire collection services across the province, increasing the range of resource recovery activities so more used tires can be recycled, and more. The list of all the amendments can be found here, and the updated Tires Regulation here.

Mars Mineral’s President and the Business Development Consultant in episode 41 of Tyre Recycling Podcast

Mars Mineral’s President and the Business Development Consultant in episode 41 of Tyre Recycling Podcast

Interviews

December 23, 2022

Episode 41 of the Tyre Recycling Podcast run by Ewan Scott – chief editor of Tyre and Rubber Recycling magazine – features the President of Mars Mineral Clayton Woodward and the Business Development Consultant for the Craig Vaughan. After the recent announcement of their contract win with Contec in Poland, it was a great time to catch up with the company on their latest developments and their attendance to the rCB conference.

Rubberized asphalt used to resurface Lawrenceville Highway in Georgia, USA

Rubberized asphalt used to resurface Lawrenceville Highway in Georgia, USA

Rubberized asphalt

December 22, 2022

Rubber Modified Asphalt (RMA) made from recycled tire rubber powder, a product of Lehigh Technologies, a Michelin North America subsidiary, is now being utilized to resurface a 6.3-mile section of the Lawrenceville Highway in Georgia, United States. Currently, there are two different methods for modifying liquid bitumen for road resurfacing: the first uses synthetic polymers derived from oil, and the second is RMA. The company's proprietary component Rheopave and micronized MicroDyne rubber powder are used to create RMA, which is marketed as a high-performance material.

Two key stakeholders in the Indian tire sector consult to develop smooth EPR Policy implementation

Two key stakeholders in the Indian tire sector consult to develop smooth EPR Policy implementation

regulations

December 22, 2022

The Automotive Tyre Manufacturers Association (ATMA) and the All India Rubber & Tyre Recyclers Association (AIRTRA), the two major players in the Indian tire industry, have been in preliminary discussions to establish a reverse collection mechanism and recycle end-of-life tires in accordance with the guidelines outlined in the EPR Policy introduced by the Indian government. “Concerning the Extended Producer Responsibility introduced by the Ministry of Environment & Forest for Scrap tyres in India, the two principal stakeholders, ATMA & AIRTRA, met recently to understand the recycling segment to develop a smooth implementation. Producers committed to facilitating a reverse collection mechanism and recycling of end-of-life, post-consumer waste,” stated Chetan Joshi. President, AIRTRA.

ETRMA announced change in Association's strategic and operational management

ETRMA announced change in Association's strategic and operational management

general

December 22, 2022

The European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers’ Association (ETRMA) announced a change in the Association's strategic and operational management, with Dr Adam McCarthy joining as Secretary General, effective January 1, 2023. Franco Annunziato, President of the Board of Directors of ETRMA, said, “After 17 pioneering and successful years at the helm of our Association, Fazilet Cinaralp will hand over her leadership responsibilities to Dr Adam McCarthy. On behalf of the Board of Directors, I would like to wholeheartedly thank Fazilet for her commitment, dedication, and direction from the very start of ETRMA in 2006. She steered the Association’s inception and, since then, has built it up to become the voice of the European Tyre and Rubber Industry.

Apollo Tyres to become carbon neutral by 2050

Apollo Tyres to become carbon neutral by 2050

sustainability

December 21, 2022

Apollo Tyres Ltd. recently outlined a series of goals to advance the sustainability of its operations and products over the coming decades in its drive to become a more "responsible and progressive" organization. According to a statement made by Neeraj Kanwar, vice chairman and managing director of Gurugram-based Apollo Tyres, Apollo, the largest tire manufacturer in India and No. 14 globally, committed to becoming "carbon neutral" by 2050, with an initial target of improving its Scope-1 and Scope-2 emissions intensity by 25% by 2026 compared to the baseline year of 2020.

Members of Canadian Association of Tire Recycling Agencies produced exhaustive LCA on end-of-life tires

Members of Canadian Association of Tire Recycling Agencies produced exhaustive LCA on end-of-life tires

lifecycle assessment

December 21, 2022

According to a recent study, recycling used tires has less of an impact on the environment than using new materials to make the same items. In order to fulfill producer obligations under the Tire Regulation 225/18 and the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act (RRCEA) of Ontario, producers must receive services that help them reach the regulatory goal of collecting and recycling 100 percent of the used tires they sell into the market. This involves delivering them to processing facilities and confirming how they are transformed into new products for authorized usage as Tire Derived Products on the market (TDP). A TDP replaces the more traditional method of producing goods by using fresh, or "raw," resources. People anticipate that recycled tire products will be more environmentally friendly than the new materials they replace. The goal of the Scrap Tire Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), a study in which seven members of the Canadian Association of Tire Recycling Agencies voluntarily participated, was to quantify this expectation (CATRA). The study involved gathering and analyzing data from participating tire recycling companies utilizing information from 2017 to 2020.