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Environmental and social awareness is becoming the key element of the sustainable tire industry. End-of-life tires (ELTs) are one of the most abundant as well as the most attractive waste from an economic point of view. More than 30 million tons ELTs are generated worldwide annually (WBCSD, 2019) and this waste stream is growing dynamically.

On July 15, 2022 Robert Weibold, a tire recycling and pyrolysis consultant from Vienna, Austria, was invited to speak at the National Policy Conference on Circular Economy in Tyre and Rubber Recycling Industry in India. The topic Mr. Weibold's presented was called "European Management of End-of-Life Tires: Management Systems, Status Quo, Trends, Reaching Circularity."

In its recent press release, BASF announced it would join the K 2022 trade fair in October 2022 and present its ‘Plastic Journey’ (MAKE – USE – RECYCLE) aimed at a more sustainable plastics (and rubber) economy. Noteworthy, BASF's focus goes beyond plastics and touches other materials, including the topic of end-of-life tires.

Pyrum Innovations AG (Pyrum) yesterday held its first Annual General Meeting following its IPO in Oslo and its secondary listing on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The Executive Board looked back on the year 2021, in which the company had reached important milestones on the way to the commercial development of its pyrolysis technology and achieved a total output of 3.7 million euros. The shareholders present approved all agenda items with a large majority.

Pyrum Innovations AG and Ralf Bohle GmbH (Schwalbe brand) have presented a new recycling system for used bicycle tires at the start of the world's largest bicycle trade fair Eurobike in Frankfurt. The "Schwalbe Recycling System", which was developed in close cooperation with the TH Köln (University of Applied Sciences), enables the integrated recycling of used tires of all brands.

This summer, the company successfully exhibited at IFAT 2022. In addition to many international customers, qualified contacts were made with tire recyclers and start-up companies, which are pushing into the market, reinforced also by the constantly evolving pyrolysis process. PRECIMECA says it fulfills peculiar tire recyclers' requirements with shredders that can rotate at different speeds, providing a clean cut due to specific cutting devices with 14 mobile and removable steel blades, offering the highest shelf life of knives, and lowest operating and maintenance cost in the market. The company offers fully integrated in-house manufacturing (design, welding, assembly, etc.), professional after-sales support, customer-oriented solutions and optimization of processes by the team with over 50 years of experience of collaboration with its customers.

Pyrum Innovations AG (Pyrum), a pioneer in the sustainable recycling of end-of-life-tyres (ELT) based on its patented pyrolysis technology, establishes the first joint venture to build and operate a pyrolysis plant in Bavaria, Germany. Under the company name REVALIT GmbH, a recycling plant with a capacity of 20,000 tons of used tyres is to be operated in the port of Straubing near the Danube from 2024. The planned location is characterized by excellent connections to the road network and also offers the possibility of transporting the goods to and from the site by rail and ship. Straubing thus represents an ideal location for the implementation of the environmentally oriented business approach. Besides Pyrum, the shareholders of REVALIT GmbH will be the Munich-based companies MCapital GmbH, TEXTOR GmbH and Auer Holding GmbH, each with 25%. The contract for the start of the development activities and the start of the work for the required approval documents was concluded today. Preliminary discussions with the authorities have already taken place. The signing of a reservation agreement with the landowner will take place immediately after the entry of the company in the commercial register. Initial financing discussions with banks are currently underway.

On 7 July, Newcastle University and Wastefront announced their partnership that will focus on the characterisation and enhancement of Wastefront’s recovered carbon black (rCB). As one of the UK’s top universities and a world leader in sustainability, Newcastle University’s partnership with Wastefront will see cutting-edge industry innovation emerge from research conceived in the North of England - ensuring the region is at the forefront of progressing circularity across Europe.

On July 15, 2022 Robert Weibold, a tire recycling and pyrolysis consultant from Vienna, Austria, speaks at the National Policy Conference on Circular Economy in Tyre and Rubber Recycling Industry in India. If you would like to connect with Robert Weibold and Weibold team, discuss business opportunities or request information on consulting services, please send your inquiry at sales@weibold.com.