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Several years ago, Kal Tire conceived an idea to enable mines to recycle ultra-class tires efficiently, leading to optimal reuse of rubber. Today, the company sheds light on the journey of their thermal conversion OTR tire recycling facility in Chile. This facility transforms end-of-life tires into essential elements like fuel, steel, and recovered carbon black (rCB) for renewed use. The journey involves strategic collaborations with Chilean customers and the government, the development of cutting-edge technology, and the construction of a facility adhering to the highest environmental, safety, and quality standards.

JANUARY 2023: ELT Pyrolysis - a Best Available Technology (BAT). This comprehensive overview discusses the concept of Best Available Technology (BAT) in waste management, focusing on End-of-Life Tires (ELT) pyrolysis. It covers the international context, including the Basel Convention guidelines for ELT management. It emphasizes the classification of ELT pyrolysis as environmentally sound management, referencing European Union regulations and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's recognition. The Tire Industry Project (TIP)

Australian environmental technology company Entyr has achieved a significant milestone by entering into offtake and collaborative agreements with global commodities industry giant Trafigura. Specializing in addressing the global tire waste problem, Entyr and Trafigura will collaborate on exploring markets for high-quality products derived from end-of-life tires. The offtake agreement stipulates that Trafigura will receive 100% of Entyr's products, including tire pyrolysis oil, carbon char, and recovered carbon black production. The collaboration spans 20 years, aiming to contribute to Entyr's growth and profitability by sustainably recycling key waste streams.

Carbon Black World is the must-attend event for anyone involved within the carbon black supply chain! The Carbon Black World Conference provides a much-needed platform for experts and innovators, who research, develop and commercialise recovered carbon black to stay updated on the latest market developments, challenges and opportunities. Over 300 rCB representatives are expected to join us at the Imperial Riding School, Vienna on the 14-15 May 2024.More than 250 key stakeholders from the carbon black industry joined the Carbon Black World Conference 2023 in Asia. The conference provides a unique opportunity for delegates to get the latest industry information and network face-to-face with global experts.

By passing the Green Deal in 2019, the European Union (EU) set the course for more sustainable investments, for example in areas like renewable energy, biodiversity, or circular economy. The goal is to reach a climate-neutral economy in the EU by 2050, with a reduction goal of 55% by in 2030. To achieve these climate goals, the Green Deal includes an investment plan of 1 trillion euros over the next 10 years. Despite this huge investment, the EU depends also on the support of the private sector to achieve the Paris climate agreement.

With new European partners, Allianz Zukunft Reifen (AZuR) is gaining additional expertise in pioneering technological fields of the tire circular economy. Among AZuR’s new partners is now Weibold – tire recycling and pyrolysis consulting company from Austria. Beside this, AZuR-Network joined: The Bavarian CTS Bitumen is the technology leader in the rubber modification of bitumen for road construction.

Contec S.A. – a Poland-based company that specializes in producing sustainable raw materials by upcycling end-of-life tires – reports that its team has visited Contec’s partner, TRS - Tyre Recycling Solutions SA – an innovative tire recycling company from Switzerland. During the visit, the companies have signed the Joint Development Agreement.

Bridgestone and Michelin publish white paper to share the results of their work on the increased use of recovered carbon black in the tire industry. Following the joint call to action around recovered carbon black at the 2021 Smithers rCB conference, Bridgestone Corporation and Michelin Group have published a joint technical white paper to share the results of their work with stakeholders in the rCB community to develop a proposed global standard to increase the utilization of recovered carbon black material in tires. The joint white paper titled, Bridgestone & Michelin: Recovered Carbon Black Guidelines, can be found on rcbrubber.com

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.