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SIGNUS – a Spanish end-of-life tire management authority – managed 200,286 tons of end-of-life tires in 2021, which had previously been gathered in the 25,820 generation points spread around Spain.

Tyre Recycling Solutions (TRS) – an innovative tire recycling company from Switzerland – announced the official inauguration of the new TyreXol™ MMA production line at facilities of Renecal, in Guardo (Palencia, Spain).   TRS' team expressed its deep gratitude to local authorities from Junta de Castilla y León´Government, Diputación de Palencia (Council of Palencia), Ministry of Environment and Municipality of Guardo, as well as all the guests for attending this event and sharing the milestone of a common project between TRS and Renecal, its recycling partner.

REVYRE GLOBAL – a rubber polymer recovery and re-processing business for end-of-life tires based in New Zealand – announced that the company has landed on and signed off a lease agreement, for REVYRE’s first manufacturing facility in Auckland, New Zealand. REVYRE GLOBAL is excited to embark on a journey to convert end-of-life tires, previously destined for landfill or stockpiling in New Zealand. The company plans to upcycle these tires into everyday sustainable and environmentally conscious usable products, for localized consumption, so they can be re-recycled again, contributing to the circular economy.

TNU (Tratamiento Neumáticos Usados) – a Spanish EPR agency for end-of-life tires – reports it will be present in the new edition of Ecofira with its traveling exhibition on tire recycling “Recicla y Sonríe" ("Recycle and Smile"). The exhibition addresses the social, economic and environmental importance of the treatment and recycling of end-of-life tires. Used tires collected annually by TNU are claimed to 100% recycled. When recycled, the components of end-of-life tires: rubber, steel and textile fiber, become materials and energy resources.

Tyre Stewardship Australia (TSA) encourages tyre recyclers in Victoria to apply for Manufacturing Growth Program. Small and medium-sized manufacturers play a key role in helping Australia realise a more circular economy. Program overview

According to recent messages from SIGNUS – a Spanish end-of-life tire authority – when NEX Tires reach the end of their usable life, SIGNUS will take care of their further fate. When the tires NEX sells reach the end of their useful lives, the tire distributor NEX Tires has partnered with SIGNUS Ecovalor to manage the environment.

Using electronic identification chips in new tires has been found to be an efficient practice that tire producers can undertake. The verdict about its technical feasibility was delivered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). However, the group also noted that the technology has to be standardized, and this means, the industry will have to elaborate on it, as well as new regulations will be required.

Italy’s Olbia handled an environmental problem that posed danger to the environment and human health as over 900 tons of abandoned scrap tires were collected from an industrial area. This became possible thanks to funding and joint efforts of the Municipality of Olbia and a non-for-profit scrap tire managing organization Ecopneus. Additionally, Ecoservice of S.Antonio di Gallura helped the tire removal process. The company serves as Ecopneus’ partner specializing in collection and transportation of scrap tires in the provinces of Sassari, Oristano and Nuoro in Italy.

The European Tyre Recycling Association (ETRA) that comprises nine board members has chosen its new vice president – the position is now held by the UK representative, Peter Taylor OBE, who is a former Secretary General of the Imported Tyre Manufacturers’ Association (ITMA). Peter Taylor is a very experienced specialist in the tire industry – he worked in the segment for more than 50 years, and he spent around two decades in the field of tire processing.