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In episode 59, the Tyre Recycling Podcast talks to Peter Taylor OBE, Secretary General of the Tyre Recovery Association (TRA), about the lack of action on the T8 removal. The T8 Exemption, originally designed to support small businesses in the UK tire recycling sector, has been misused and abused, leading to negative impacts on legitimate, permitted recycling businesses. Seven years after the removal was first announced, we still don't seem to be close to a resolution. The domestic UK tyre recycling industry is being weakened by waste tyre exports to India.

Robert Weibold – an internationally renowned expert in the field of tire recycling and tire pyrolysis – will speak at Fraunhofer Cluster of Excellence Circular Plastics Economy CCPE with presentation on "Status quo pyrolysis and current projects, trends in used tire recycling". The event will take place on April 25, 2024. If you would like to connect with Robert Weibold, discuss business opportunities or request information on consulting services, please send your inquiry at sales@weibold.com.

Utilizing recycled rubber crumb in the production of road surfaces and related products is contributing to South Africa's efforts toward a circular economy, where waste materials are repurposed for critical infrastructure needs. Dr. Mehran Zarrebini, CEO of Mathe Group, a radial truck tire recycler in Hammarsdale, notes that their factory processes about 1,000 radial truck tires per day, resulting in approximately 45 tons of rubber crumb.

Smithers Carbon Black World conference is back in Europe for its 19th year. The event will take place across the 14-15 May 2024 at the Imperial Riding School in Vienna, Austria. The Carbon Black World conference regularly attracts an international delegation of producers, end-users, and equipment solution providers from across the tire, rubber, plastics, compounds and ink industries to make new connections, share strategic insights, and explore future opportunities in the marketplace with key influencers and decision makers from all aspects of the value chain!

On behalf of our Clients, we seek partners to establish end-of-life tire pyrolysis facilities in Europe. Our Clients have over a decade of successful commercial experience globally in the end-of-life tire recycling industry. Companies with (any of) the following backgrounds are welcomed:

Pyrum Innovations AG (Pyrum) has laid the foundation for its market entry in Scandinavia. Consulting agreement was signed between GreenTech Recycling Tires AB and Pyrum Innovations AG for the construction of a joint pyrolysis plant in Sweden. It is planned that Pyrum will participate in the SPV with up to EUR 3 million, provided that GreenTech’s financing has been fully secured. The company is currently conducting talks in this regard. At the same time, GreenTech Recycling Tires AB has already reserved a suitable site in Billingsfors, Sweden, held talks with tire suppliers and, with Pyrum’s support, will soon begin compiling the necessary approval documents. The official start of the project in the form of the commencement of work on the basic engineering is scheduled for the beginning of July this year. Both partners are aiming to build a plant with a recycling capacity of 20,000 tonnes of end-of-life tires per year. Production is scheduled to start in 2027.

Weibold, a renowned consultancy firm specializing in tire pyrolysis, is pleased to announce a strategic collaboration with Green Avengers R&D Solutions and a team of Department of Chemistry, Ramnarain Ruia Autonomous College, University of Mumbai. Green Avengers is a grassroots research and development organization dedicated to advancing eco-conscious research and commercial technology development within global communities.

The latest episode of The Tyre Recycling Podcast welcomes Gradeall – a tyre baling and tire cutting equipment manufacturer from Northern Ireland. Alan Shaw who leads the UK & International Sales for the Company, will tell about Gradeall's range of tyre recycling equipment that helps recyclers efficiently and effectively deal with end-of-life tyres.

The EU Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement in November 2023 to revise EU waste shipment procedures with the goal of improving environmental and human health protection, while also supporting climate neutrality, circular economy, and zero pollution objectives. The revised Waste Shipment Regulation (WSR) underwent a final vote in a Strasbourg plenary session on February 27, 2024, with 587 in favour, eight against, and 33 abstentions. Find more information about the development of this regulation here.