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Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland, Ohio, US, is set to host International Elastomer Conference on 8-10 October uniting products and services exhibitors with potential customers and sponsors. This event will become of great value to tire and tire recycling industry specialists as during the Rubber Division’s International Rubber Expo they can learn for themselves the emerging trends and innovative rubber materials and products on the market.

Chief Operating Officer of Green Distillation Technologies Trevor Bayley slammed resolution of Queensland authorities to not provide the company with Resource Recovery Grant that is intended to assist development of Toowoomba tire recycling facility; according to him, this step may put the project at serious risk. His comments come after the company filed an application for funding of $5 million to cover half of all costs needed to construct the facility.

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The 17th China International Tire Expo is inviting guests to participate in the events set 19-21 August at Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Centre. According to the organizers, more than 360 exhibitors will show their products at the venue. It is anticipated that over 120,000 attendees will visit the expo and will get a chance to find out more about merchandise and services. A portion of topics at the form will be devoted to tire recycling and tire pyrolysis.

Two innovative tire projects were presented at the Tyre Recovery Association’s (TRA) annual Recycling Forum Day in Warwick, the UK, on the 18th of June which was attended by over 90 delegates, including representatives of the Environment Agency and Scottish Environment Agency. The event addressed Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and the current tire recovery program.

Ewan Scott, the chief editor of Tyre and Rubber Recycling magazine, journalist and expert in global tire recycling sector, informs about that Tire Recycling Forum will be held again as a part of The Tire Cologne in 2020. According to Ewan’s article in the Tyre and Rubber Recycling Magazine, the format of the event will stay similar. Tyre and Rubber Recycling has already spoken to a number of potential speakers who might wish to address the Forum across a range of tire recycling topics.

Every year, Australia is being threatened by 20 million tires that are dumped at landfills, thus, they pose danger to human safety and environment due to potential fire outbreak and contamination. To tackle the challenge, The New South Wales Environmental Authority (EPA) has endorsed the construction of the first green tire recycling plant; it will operate in Warren, northwest of Dubbo. Scrap tires there will be recycled into valuable products such as oil, steel and carbon.

South Carolina’s Greenville is hosting the 8th Scrap Tire Recycling Conference on December 4-5 this year; the most dominant tire producing state in the US expects to unite the industry’s leaders and key players and to become an outstanding platform for networking. The conference is organized by Scrap Tire Research and Education Foundation (STREF). One of the conference’s sponsors is the U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA); additionally, the event receives support of the South Carolina Department of Commerce.

Cement company Argos belonging to a larger Colombian conglomerate used over 75,000 tons of waste as energy source last year – this amount represents all waste, including scrap tires, that a city with population of 200,000 generates annually. Moreover, the company’s alternative fuel control system at cement plant in Cartagena uses scrap tires and helped increase co-processing capacity of Regional Colombia by 200%. Following the success, the company signed an official document in which it set forth its commitment to sustainability vowing to rely on alternative fuels, including scrap tire rubber, received via recycling.