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Tire Stewardship BC – a not-for-profit group dedicated to the collection and recycling of scrap tires in British Columbia – announced that it will provide an annual grant of $30,000 to Ocean Legacy Foundation (OLF) for a period of five years. This funding will support OLF in their efforts to conduct clean-up expeditions for scrap tires across British Columbia, with the aim of diverting waste from landfills and promoting circularity in the waste sector.

Ecopneus – Italian end-of-life tire (ELT) management organization – plans to raise tire dealer collections by up to 20%. This is in reaction to a message sent to Italy's EPR agencies by the Directorate General for the Circular Economy. The increase is in accordance with a directive that took effect on December 11, 2020. "The objective is to stem the critical situation, on which we will immediately contribute our active contribution," said Federico Dossena, Ecopneus General Manager. "However, it is vital to get to work on tracking and controls in order to provide structural answers."

Kal Tire – an international leader in mining tire management and supply, serving more than 150 mine sites across five continents – believes in helping customers achieve sustainability with their tires at every stage of the journey, including end of life. With investments in resources, innovative solutions and new ways of working, the company helps mines extend tire life and solve one of its customer’s biggest challenges: recycling end-of-life tires. According to the recent Kal Tire’s post, its new thermal conversion facility delivers a revolutionary approach to recycling ultra-class mining tires.

In its latest press release, Pyrum Innovations AG (Pyrum), a pioneer in the sustainable recycling of end-of-life tires based on its patented pyrolysis technology, reports on the progress of the European BlackCycle project.

Pyrum Innovations AG (Pyrum), a pioneer in the sustainable recycling of end-of-life tires (ELT) based on its patented pyrolysis technology, and Polyfuels Group AB intend to jointly build and operate four pyrolysis plants as part of a joint venture. Both companies have agreed on this in a letter of intent (LOI). The plants will be based on Pyrum technology and will be realised by Circular Tires AS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Polyfuels. Polyfuels Group AB is engaged in the collection and recycling of plastics, mixed plastics – both from industry and consumers - and chemical recycling projects with industrial partners.

The Alliance of Future Tires (AZuR) is continuing to drive cooperation in the field of end-of-life tire recycling. Since 2020, the AZuR network has been working to make tire disposal more cost-effective and environmentally friendly. For ten months, the network was funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), and since June 2021, it has been self-funded under the auspices of the WDK. There are currently 43 diversified partners in the network.

Smithers has successfully held Tomorrow's Tire in 2019 and 2022 and Sustainability in Tires 2023 & 2024 in China. More than 500 delegates participated in the past conferences. Sustainability in Tires 2025 will again gather industry professionals and stakeholders in the global tire industry to discuss the latest trends, future outlook, innovative materials and technologies, EV tires, circular economy and sustainable development, end-of-life tires, and more.

On November 28, 2019, Robert Weibold gave a speech at Rubcycle conference in Belgium, dedicated to issues of end-of-life tire recycling and pyrolysis. Rubcycle is an inspirational event on circular thinking, sustainable use of materials and field application of rubber crumb as a valuable material. As a part of the conference agenda, Robert Weibold was featured in an interview by Rubcycle where the expert expressed his opinion about current developments and challenges of tire recycling and pyrolysis industry in Europe.

Bridgestone Corporation (Bridgestone) announced that it has been selected for inclusion in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World), a globally recognized sustainability index, for two years in a row and for the fifth time in total. In addition, the Company has been selected for the Dow Jones Sustainability Asia Pacific Index (DJSI Asia Pacific), which is comprised of companies located in the Asia Pacific region, for 14 consecutive years.