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The renowned in the tire recycling industry British magazine Tyre & Rubber Recycling, its Chief Editor Ewan Scott 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 interviews 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! On Episode 55, Dr. Mehran Zarrebini, CEO of The Mathe Group, will provide his insights on the current situation of sustainable manufacturing and the crumb rubber market in South Africa. In the interview, he will discuss some key issues, such as the logistical problems in South Africa, the international regulations, and the impact of the war in Ukraine on prices.

Global leading tire company Hankook Tire & Technology (Hankook Tire) hosted the official kick-off meeting for the ’Tire-to-Tire Circular Economy Model’ consortium on November 1 in Daejeon, South Korea. Held at the Hankook Technodome, the event marked the start of the consortium’s efforts to create the business model for the circular economy of end-of-life tires in Korea.

The CEOs of 10 leading tire manufacturers gathered to confirm a two-year Tire Industry Project (TIP) workplan focused on research and action for sustainability in the tire lifecycle, including tire-emission research and end-of-life tire management. TIP’s workplan for 2024 and 2025 builds on its established program of scientific research with enhanced action and stakeholder engagement across projects relevant to environmental, social and governance (ESG) in the tire sector.

Pyrum Innovations AG (Pyrum) together with the recycling company REMONDIS have announced the starting signal for planning a Pyrum plant for recycling used tires. A letter of intent was recently signed for this purpose. The plant will be located on a site owned by Weserport in Bremen, a subsidiary of REMONDIS sister company Rhenus. It will have a recycling capacity of 20,000 tons of old tires per year, from which the raw material carbon black will be recovered.

Surrounded by leaders from the waste and recycling industry, Entyr Limited was awarded the Innovation Award for its low-emissions thermal baking conversion process for end-of-life tyres.

Funds, family offices, banks, and large industrial companies are setting up investment budgets of considerable magnitude (with tens or hundreds of millions of euros in fresh capital) for ELT pyrolysis projects to grow up to an industrial scale. This not only opens enormous opportunities for the ELT pyrolysis industry but also poses challenges for a technology going disruptive. In order to meet the expectations of all stakeholders, a multi-layered approach is necessary and the consideration of a multitude of aspects from different perspectives must be considered.

Zeppelin Systems – the company that specializes in the design, construction, and technological upgrading of industrial plants – has secured the engineering contract for the construction of ReOil's second pyrolysis plant in Poland. Set to commence in February 2024, the large-scale facility, covering 27 acres, will have the capacity to recycle 60,000 tonnes of old tires annually.

Smithers Recovered Carbon Black conference is returning across the 6-8 November 2023 at the Hyatt Regency Barcelona Tower in Barcelona, Spain. Over 280 rCB representatives joined the rCB conference 2022 with the conference selling out one month before; over 300 rCB representatives are expected to join Smithers in Barcelona this November. As Europe’s leading rCB industry event, the conference provides a unique opportunity for delegates to get the latest industry information and network face-to-face with global experts.

ICIS, a global commodity intelligence source, has introduced Plastic Pyrolysis Oil Pricing Indexes to meet growing consumer demand for pricing chemical recycling outputs. This groundbreaking move establishes ICIS as the pioneer in offering such a pricing index. Plastic pyrolysis oil (PPO) is a sustainable alternative to fossil-based naphtha in plastic production, aligning with the chemical industry's transition to a circular economy, driven by consumer, investor, and regulatory pressures.