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The draft notification for regulations for the extended producer responsibility (EPR) for tires has been shared by the Indian Ministry of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change. This move could have a huge impact on many countries that are the largest exporters of waste tires to India.

bp has signed an eight-year offtake agreement with Circtec, a UK-based technology company that develops and operates innovative pyrolysis chemical process technology and whose plants convert hard-to-recycle waste tyres into HUPATM - Circtec’s proprietary renewable drop-in marine fuel, and circular naphtha petrochemical feedstock. Under the agreement bp is committed to purchasing up to 60,000 tonnes per year of HUPATM renewable drop-in marine fuel and up to 15,000 tonnes per year of circular naphtha petrochemical feedstock, on a take-or-pay basis, from Circtec’s new commercial-scale plant, for eight years after the new plant is commissioned.

Pyrum Innovations AG (Pyrum) reports in its press release it won the MATERIALICA Design + Technology Award 2022 together with BASF SE, Mercedes-Benz AG and WITTE Automotive GmbH. The jury honoured the four companies with the Best of Award in the Material category for the innovative new door handles of the Mercedes S-Class and the EQE, in the production of which fossil raw materials are replaced by biomethane and pyrolysis oil from recycled end-of-life tyres (ELT). Together, this closes the cycle of recyclable materials and actively promotes the development of innovative recycling processes, Pyrum says.

Pyrum Innovations, a pioneer in the sustainable recycling of end-of-life tyres (ELT) based on its patented pyrolysis technology, is deepening its collaboration with ELDAN Recycling A/S, one of the world's leading manufacturers of recycling machines, including shredders for ELT. Under the agreement, both companies will include each other's systems in their sales processes and actively distribute them.

The Tire Cologne, which ended on Thursday, 26 May 2022, returned after a Covid imposed absence with a series of panels on tire recycling. Representatives of the renowned in tire recycling industry British magazines Tyre and Rubber Recycling and Retreading Business successfully presented at the Tyre Recycling Forum of The Tire Cologne.

Bolder Industries, Inc., the pioneer of advanced sustainable chemical manufacturing sourced from end-of-life tires, announced today a landmark 20-year strategic marketing agreement with Tauber Oil Company, an independent wholesale marketer of petroleum and petrochemical product, for exclusive offtake of BolderOilTM — tire pyrolysis oil. United in both companies' ongoing desire to build relationships that accelerate the growth of sustainable materials, this partnership provides Tauber Oil with the largest allocation and supply of tire-derived, sustainable oil known in the industry by way of a proven industry pioneer.

In late December 2020, Swedish tire pyrolysis operator and equipment manufacturer Scandinavian Enviro Systems (Enviro) reported about updates to its long-term collaboration agreement with Michelin. According to the press release, as part of the strategic partnership negotiations, Enviro and the French global tire manufacturer Michelin have agreed on the principle terms for establishing the first jointly owned recycling plant and a license agreement regulating the terms of use for Enviro’s tire recycling (pyrolysis) technology as well as subsequent compensation. The agreement is subject to the approval of Enviro’s owners at an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) and the closing will be done after the EGM. Notice of an EGM will be sent out separately, Enviro highlighted.

According to the recent press release by Bolder Industries, the company is to launch an additional tire pyrolysis plant in Terre Haute, Indiana (United States). The Terre Haute facility will begin production in early 2023, increasing the company's current capacity. Bolder Industries, Inc., the pioneer of advanced sustainable chemical manufacturing sourced from end-of-life tires, today announced the purchase of the former Pyrolyx facility in Terre Haute, Indiana. The 66,000-square-foot location, which ceased operations in March 2020, will be retrofitted with Bolder Industries' proprietary solution, utilizing the currently permitted facility to increase Bolder's manufacturing capacity within the first year of operations. The initial phase is expected to be completed in early 2023 and is estimated to divert approximately three million tires from landfill or burning.

Episode 51 of the Tyre Recycling Podcast features Patrick Buder, Sustainability Strategy Manager at Zeppelin Systems GmbH. In this podcast, Ewan Scott interviews Zeppelin representative to discuss their groundbreaking initiative: the Sustainable Tire Alliance. Discover how this collaboration is transforming the tyre recycling industry, fostering cross-sector partnerships, and driving sustainability. Learn about their goals, strategies, and the future of tyre recycling.