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Scandinavian Enviro Systems report that the company now participates in India Sweden Innovations Accelerator (ISIA) as a step in a long-term investment in the Indian market. ISIA is a collaboration project between the Swedish Energy Agency, Business Sweden and the Confederation of Indian Industries, and is directed at selected Swedish companies with new technologies and solutions in the area of renewable energy that are ready to be launched worldwide.

Michelin – a well-known tire manufacturer headquartered in France – is launching construction of its first tire recycling plant in collaboration with Enviro, a Swedish company that has developed a patented tire pyrolysis technology to recover carbon black, oil, steel and gas from end-of-life tires. Based in Chile’s Antofagasta region, the plant will be able to recycle 30,000 tons of earthmover tires a year, or nearly 60% of such tires scrapped every year nationwide. Work will begin in 2021, with production scheduled to get underway in 2023. More than $30 million will be invested in building Michelin’s first new-generation end-of-life tire processing plant.

The researchers are expected to keep on conducting the project to make sure the results are verified so the product that has pyrolysis oil and used as fuel is ready for commercialization. One of the objectives of the initiative is to reduce consumption of fossil oil. And to attain it, Sandström said that it was necessary to find refineries that would accept tire pyrolysis oil as a raw material so this would be commercially successful.

Scandinavian Enviro Systems (Enviro) – a Swedish tire pyrolysis equipment manufacturer and operator – reports its options-based incentive scheme was approved at the Annual General Meeting on May 20; moreover, it had generated substantial interest among key employees and Board members when the subscription period ended on 11 June. The scheme raised a total of SEK 5,600,000 (EUR 550,000) to the Company as of 16 June this year.

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.

The chemical recycling of end-of-life tires (ELT) via state-of-the-art pyrolysis technologies does not only avoid greenhouse gas emissions compared to today’s conventional production processes, but it also increases the resource efficiency while closing the loop in the transition to a circular economy. However, civil organisations criticise the production of fuel through chemical recycling, sometimes mutilate the terminology, pointing to the associated environmental impacts, while they overlook the fact that modern ELT pyrolysis concepts are not geared towards the production of "fuels" (which, by the way, should not be defined as "recycling" but rather as less preferred "recovery" according to the EU waste hierarchy).

According to News & Star magazine, members of the public have spoken with developers about the possibility of submitting a planning request for two pyrolysis facilities north of Carlisle, UK. In July, members of the public and the Rockcliffe parish council examined the public consolation for a "sustainable eco-project" of two facilities proposed for the Rockcliffe Northwest Recycling Centre – one for plastics and one for tires.

In Amsterdam, The Netherlands across the 5-6 November 2024 the Recovered Carbon Black Europe conference, promises to be an exceptional gathering of industry leaders, innovators and experts, all converging to explore the latest advancements and breakthroughs in the dynamic realm on rCB. Organised by Smithers, this eagerly anticipated event is proud to announce the 2024 full agenda. With presentations from Continental, Circtec, Pyrum Innovations, Scandinavian Enviro Systems, Hutchinson, Bolder Industries, Cabot, Trelleborg and many more, view full agenda here.

ACI’s 2nd European Carbon Black Summit will take place on the 22nd and 23rd June 2022, in Frankfurt, Germany. With ever increasing focus on sustainability & recycling and fluctuation of feedstock prices, the European carbon black industry is facing changes in the near future. The industry will need to adapt to these new objectives & developments, and work together as a whole to ensure a smooth & thriving transition.