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Canadian Emergency Measures Organization has been working hard to extinguish a tire fire in Minto, a village in the south of New Brunswick. The Organization’s Spokesman Geoffrey Downey said the final loads of sand have been dumped at the TRACC recycling facility. Canadian Press reported that the fire broke out at the facility on December 20 and spread onto one hectare of adjacent land. Mr. Downey said heavy equipment and extra loads of sand had been left at the site in case molten tires catch fire again.

The well attended bi-annual Scrap Tire Recycling Conference was held at the Hyatt Regency in Greenville, South Carolina, and was organized by The Scrap Tire Research and Education Foundation (STREF). An a-propos location, since the state hosts the largest tire manufacturing industry and two major automobile assembly plants (BMW and Volvo). Attendance was higher than ever before, attesting to the fact that sustainable rubber manufacturing, tire recycling and pyrolysis are hot topics.

ECO Green Equipment – one of the leading manufacturers of tire recycling equipment worldwide – recently announced that its new primary tire shredder Green Giant is currently available in stock for immediate purchase. According to the manufacturer, the two-shaft tire shredder has unique blade design and ultra-high performance. Two shafts with 384 hardened steel knives shred scrap car tires, truck tires, chopped and debeaded mining tires, semi-OTR and pieces of OTR tires swiftly and efficiently.

On November 13-14, 2019, Weibold’s team attended the biennial Latin American Tire Recycling Conference in Mexico’s Queretaro – a conference uniting industry’s key figures and researchers in the field of end-of-life tire recycling and pyrolysis. This event is considered one of the most important for the tire recycling sector in the region, according to the Latin American Conference official website, and is held as part of the larger XV Latin American Conference on Rubber Technology.

Eagle International – a manufacturer of tire recycling equipment specialized on debeading and cutting technologies for end-of-life tires – has launched a new site to help improve the user experience when researching and buying the appropriate equipment for their tire-recycling operations. The site offers up-to-date information and offerings that reflect the breadth of Eagle International’s product lines.

During 1st quarter of 2020, Weibold is going to host online webinars designed for everyone who is interested in tire recycling and pyrolysis. If you are a newcomer to tire recycling or pyrolysis industry, you can profit from Weibold’s webinars by gaining knowledge about output, value-added products, regulations, machinery, feedstock, financial aspects of running the business, and other important aspects. But also experienced tire recycling and pyrolysis operators will receive useful insights on how to streamline production and operations, upgrade technology setup, add value to current materials and products, apply for grants or look for funding.

In their recent press release CM Shredders – a renowned tire recycling equipment manufacturer from the United States – pinpoint that many within the recycling industry have a common misconception that, when it comes to industrial standards and environmental regulations, Mexico represents the Wild West. They report that Waste Eco Treatment (WET) is a company located in the state of Querétaro, Mexico that is committed to breaking those perceptions, which they say simply do not reflect the reality of their country, the people, or WET’s long-standing mission to taking care of the environment through the responsible collection, storage, transportation, and recycling of hazardous waste.

Recovered Carbon Black (rCB) producer Klean Industries Inc. will become equipment supplier for five more India-based rCB upgrading facilities after signing a letter of intent; this move brings an overall number of facilities in the Asian country developed within the last two years to eight. The corporation has noted that the demand for rCB is substantial, and Klean has expansion plans throughout Asia. The demand growth comes at a time when the industry is witnessing virgin carbon black deficit and import levies in India.

Tire pyrolysis is a complex capital-intensive business which requires much know-how and which is rather challenging to successfully run today. However, we are convinced tire pyrolysis has a bright future ahead. First, let’s consider reasons which make this business challenging. In the OECD countries, tire pyrolysis is hampered mainly by national regulations. For instance, in Germany, fuels obtained from recycled rubber are banned for use in vehicular engines.