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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.

The BlackCycle consortium organized a workshop with 120 worldwide industry leaders, legislators, academics, H2020 project coordinators, and institutional representatives at the Michelin technical center in Ladoux, France, close to the end of November 2021. The workshop's goal was to explore and share ideas about how to implement a circular economy in Europe. BlackCycle stated during the event that it has created the world's first sustainable carbon blacks (sCB) for use in tire applications in a carbon black furnace reactor using oils derived from the pyrolysis of end-of-life tires. The cyclical process that BlackCycle intends to implement is the creation of this sustainable material from end-of-life tires.

Tuesday 24 September sees the largest gathering of the UK tyre recycling industry to discuss the challenges of today and the opportunities of tomorrow. Over 50 businesses are expected to be represented to hear from the leading industry experts and analysts at a time when the new government needs to focus on some crucial decisions to enable the industry to succeed. Without an update to the regulatory framework many fear the imminent demise of the UK’S domestic tyre recycling industry.

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.

In the recent press release by Tyre Stewardship Australia, the organization tells its success story as it has been recognised as best practice product stewardship in Australia TSA writes that consumers can now demand their used tyres go to genuine recyclers as the Australian Government lends support to Tyre Stewardship Australia’s National Tyre Product Stewardship Scheme (TPSS). On Monday, the tyre scheme was recognised as best practice product stewardship by the federal Government as part of the Product Stewardship Centre of Excellence. The accreditation was further bolstered by significant funding to increase resource recovery associated with the Off-the-road sector and expanding the TPSS to include conveyor belts.

The III Latin American Tire Recycling Conference, also known as JornadasReciclaje, represents an excellent opportunity to explore various alternatives in technologies, regulations, developments, and diverse solutions related to tire recycling in Latin America. The Latin American Society of Rubber Technology (SLTC) aims to be a driving force for technological, entrepreneurial, and management knowledge in the rubber industry. With over 6,000 members and 30 years of experience, SLTC is committed to the principles of the circular economy, sustainability, and rubber product recycling within the industry.

TyreConnect is the 10th tyre importer to join Tyre Stewardship Australia (TSA). The importer and wholesaler, which along with tyresales is owned by leading Australia automotive, motorcycle and marine classifieds business, carsales, will partner with TSA in a commitment to the responsible disposal of end-of-life tyres.

The Swiss innovator and scale-up company Tyre Recycling Solutions SA (TRS) in Préverenges has chosen BUSS AG’s COMPEOTM technology for implementation of their TRS Intelligent Compounding© concept, which transforms their powder products obtained from recycled end-of-life tires into innovative and valuable compounds at industrial scale. TRS’s performance materials, which require a specific, proprietary compounding process of TPE/TPU based resins with recycled rubber powder, bring a green transformation to a wide range of applications – from Gaskets, Logistics, Automotive and Construction industry to footwear and 3D printing.

Over 400 professionals from all over the world attended MARIS' product presentation "Evoluted Recycling Solutions for Rubber: Devulcanization Process" on May 19, 2021! The high participation shows that the tire recycling industry is interested in innovative technology solutions for end-of-life tire devulcanization.