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Evonik Rubber – speciality chemicals company dealing with scrap tire rubber – rubber modified bitumen based on scrap tires is gaining ground. The intensified search for better road durability and lower traffic noise, with both being environmental concerns, has meant an increasing market for rubber modified bitumen. The good news is that recycled tires can be successfully reused in production of such bitumen.

Recovered Carbon Black – an event organized by a global leader in rubber, plastics and polymer testing and market reports Smithers Rapra – has been designed as a forum for experts and innovators, who research, develop and commercialize recovered carbon black (rCB). The event is scheduled for May 21-22, 2019 and will take place in Berlin, Germany.

U.S. tire producers have attained considerable success in sustainability promotion as over 80 percent scrap tires that had been generated in the state, managed to find application on end markets in 2017, the U.S Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA) asserted in its detailed report. The new report also revealed that USTMA’s members managed to reduce almost 10 percent the level of carbon dioxide emissions since 2010. Moreover, the number of workers who got injuries and fell ill declined 50 percent since 2005. Another achievement is that the pr

The World Economic Forum annually held in a Swiss city Davos has awarded Lehigh Technologies, a company specializing in micronized rubber powder manufacturing, due to the corporation’s continuing efforts to give new life to materials derived from scrap tires. Lehigh Technologies is headquartered in US, Atlanta, and is a part of a global name Group Michelin after it acquired the firm more than a year ago.

Qatar is now attempting to advance the reuse of scrap tire rubber in order to stop tire incineration – when scrap tires are burnt and not recycled, they generate CO2 emissions. Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa) represented by the state program Tarsheed is behind the new sustainable effort. Kahramaa’s aim is to cut CO2 emission by 7 percent in 3 years. To attain this objective, the organization will encourage the locals to start actively reusing tires in decorative art works and installations and in sports.

Synthetic Turf Council has announced its plans to hold 2019 Spring Membership Meeting and its second annual Awards Ceremony on March 11-13 in Washington DC, at the Hyatt Regency Seattle. It is still possible to present candidates for the Awards Ceremony as nominations will remain open until January 31. To apply, proceed to the website of Synthetic Turf Council The STC event will kick off with exceptional networking at the Welcome Reception and Exhibitor Showcase on March 11.

During the last eight month, waste management centre Tadweer based in Abu Dhabi has processed almost 7,000 tons of scrap tires at its Gulf Rubber Factory; thus, it constitutes the daily recycling rate of 28 tons of tires. The move to establish the plant was made by Tadweer with an aim to process various waste, which could be further used as raw materials. According the company’s head Salem Al Kaabi, the recycling at the factory is conducted in accordance with the top global standards. The Middle-Eastern factory, equipped with tire recycling systems from Europe capable of manufacturing crumb rubber granules of various shapes, was launched 7 years ago. The process is sustainable and environment-friendly.

The TIP plan created in 2005 is partly managed by Bridgestone, Goodyear and Michelin. Other big names, including Pirelli and Continental, are also involved in the initiative. In total, all the stakeholders represent over 60 percent of international tire producers who provide jobs for over 650,000 employees. To keep the project going, once in two years the CEOs meet in Geneva to hold talks.

Liberty’s representative Steve Bigelow, stated that sustainability was a priority adding that the new collaboration totally satisfies the ambition of reclaiming, recycling, and reusing waste tires to benefit the public and the environment. He also stressed that his company was ‘excited’ to be involved in manufacturing of such an innovation as PelletPAVE.