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During the night of August 23–24, a fire broke out at Contec S.A.’s plant in Szczecin, Poland. The company has issued an official statement confirming the incident. According to the Management Board, ten employees were safely evacuated and no injuries were reported. Thanks to the swift intervention of emergency services, the fire was brought under control. However, damages are significant, and production will not resume in the near future.

With just one week remaining, Smithers, the organizer of Recovered Carbon Black Asia 2025 are issuing a final call for registration. The premier hybrid conference and exhibition for the recovered carbon black (rCB) and tire pyrolysis industry will take place on 4–5 September 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand, and online.

ASTM International’s recovered carbon black (rCB) committee (D36) is advancing work on a new standard that could greatly improve production process monitoring and productivity for rCB manufacturers. The proposed method, known as WK91069, is being developed within the committee’s recovered carbon black subcommittee (D36.10). According to ASTM member Pieter ter Haar, director of rCB at Circtec, the standard addresses one of the industry’s key challenges: long testing times.

Seoul, Korea, August 1, 2025 — Global leading tire company Hankook Tire & Technology (Hankook Tire) has released its 2024/25 ESG Report, which outlines its sustainability initiatives, performance, and strategic direction for the future over the past year. Now in its 16th edition, this year's report offers a multidimensional view of Hankook Tire's sustainability practices from the past year based on its global ESG vision encompassing: Eco Value Chain, Sustainable Product, Responsible Engagement.

Arrigoni Ambiental NFU SpA has become one of the leading players in Chile’s end-of-life tyre (ELT) recovery sector, positioning itself as a regional model for circular economy solutions. Founded in 2019, the company was established through an alliance between the Arrigoni business group and pioneers in pyrolysis technologies.

Dave Abdallah of Abdallah Consulting will present “Understanding the Value of Recovered Carbon Black (rCB)” at the 2025 Global Polymer Summit, taking place at the Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland, Ohio, on September 9. The session will run from 1:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. and will be moderated by Denise Kennedy of DK Enterprises.

Ecolomondo Corporation, a leading Canadian innovator in sustainable scrap tire recycling technology, is proud to announce that it has executed an important joint venture and EPC engineering agreement (Agreement) with Alternativas Riojanas Eolicas y Solares S.L. (ARESOL) to build four TDP turnkey facilities in the European Union using Ecolomondo’s Thermal Decomposition Process (TDP) proprietary technology.

Building upon the resounding success of our previous summit, we are thrilled to announce the return of ACI’s European Carbon Black Summit 2025, returning on the 3rd & 4th December 2025, in the beautiful city of Prague, Czechia.

Ecolomondo Corporation (TSXV: ECM) (OTC: ECLMF), a leading Canadian innovator in sustainable scrap tire recycling technology, is proud to announce that it has received a repeat order and shipped its second commercial truckload of 23 metric tons of recovered carbon black (rCB) produced at the Hawkesbury TDP facility to its main offtake client.