The renowned in the tire recycling industry British magazine Tyre & Rubber Recycling, its Chief Editor Ewan Scott, a publisher David Wilson and a correspondent Richard Wilson, run a podcast exposing interesting topics and announcing updates to the tire recycling and pyrolysis industries. In the Tyre Recycling Podcast, Ewan Scott interview key players from the tire recycling and pyrolysis industry from around the world. Make sure to subscribe for Tyre & Rubber Recycling magazine to receive updates about its interviews!

Episode 63 of the Tyre Recycling Podcast features Part 1 of the Tyre Recycling Panel Discussion recorded at the Circular Economy Forum during The Tire Cologne event.

In this episode, host David Wilson interviews Tyre and Rubber Recycling Editor Stephan Rau from WDK and Frank Cremer from Bolder Industries, exploring various aspects of the tyre recycling industry.

Episode 63 of the Tyre Recycling Podcast. | Video by Tyre & Rubber Recycling magazine.

Interview chapters:

  • 00:12 – Introduction
  • 00:58 – Welcome by David Wilson
  • 02:34 – Can tyre recycling ever become truly circular?
  • 03:55 – Stephan Rau on being circular
  • 05:32 – Frank Cremer on pyrolysis circularity
  • 06:42 – Can the EU legislate to improve recycling at source?
  • 07:42 – Fear of agglomeration in recycled materials
  • 12:20 – Will EU-wide End of Waste regulations help manufacturing or simply ease shipment to alternate markets?
  • 13:25 – There needs to be care in the definition of End-of-waste
  • 14:04 – Need to be careful not to just ease shipment abroad
  • 17:09 – Frank Cremer – working together we can be successful
  • 17:19 – What can business do to attract funding to help them expand?
  • 18:15 – The problem is the cost of money
  • 19:22 – Investors are looking for a quick return instead of a long term investment
  • 19:52 – We need a Green Procurement policy
  • 21:33 – The demand is there but we need volume
  • 25:00 – If regulations on the content of new tyres are tightened, will this impact on feedstocks for recycling?
  • 25:13 – The Elevator analysis
  • 26:38 – No real migration risk
  • 27:58 – Summary

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