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Genan – Europe's largest tire recycling company – has expanded its sales team, hiring Key Account Manager Eduard Vogt from 1 January 2023. “We have been looking for a Key Account Manager for Germany, Austria and Switzerland for a while, and it has been worth the wait. It was very important for us to find the right person to take care of our key accounts – and so we have. With insightful experience and an inquiring mind, Eduard Vogt is the perfect match for our team – and for our customers,” says Thomas Ballegaard, Group CCO.

The last issue of Tyre Asia published in December/January featured the second part of Robert Weibold’s interview on tyre recycling. Earlier, Tyre Asia interviewed Robert Weibold on the state of the tyre recycling industry. As the problem of waste tyre accumulation and disposal around the world gets acute, Robert shared his view on how to sustainably tackle the problem.

EuRIC will gather representatives from the whole tyre value chain, from tyre manufacturers to tyre recyclers, including NGOs and policymakers to discuss: • The state-of-play of tyre recycling • European policies impacting the Circular Economy of tyres • Key drivers to develop end-markets for tyre-derived materials • The role of different technologies in achieving tyre circularity Among the confirmed conference speakers will be Robert Weibold – the founder and managing director of Weibold, consulting company focused on tire recycling and pyrolysis. Meet Robert during Session 4 where he will participate in a panel discussing the “Key Drivers for ELT end-markets”.

A US rubber mulch exporter that also manufactures playground products, IMC Outdoor Living, has announced its plans to expand – the company will be using over 320,000 square feet of space at the Gateway TradePort, in Pontoon Beach, Illinois. For this, IMC Outdoor Living will use a Building 2 of the 600-acre Gateway TradePort. Kansas City developer NorthPoint Development is the owner of this edifice, according to the company’s recent statement.

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.

From the very beginning of this year and up until now, RecyBEM has provided authorization to twenty scrap tire collectors in the Netherlands. Their certification will be valid for three years. To attain the certification, the colleting companies had to prove that they were meeting the standards demanded by RecyBEM and could control fire hazards – this is a must for all companies that consider pursuing the authorization in scrap tire collection.

Swedish tire pyrolysis equipment manufacturer and operator Scandinavian Enviro Systems (Enviro) reports about developing a public, international corporate bond to finance the company’s ownership of forthcoming pyrolysis plants for end-of-life vehicle tires. The work to develop the bond is being carried out in collaboration with the London-based finance financial adviser Zenzic Partners, Enviro says.

Dr. Valerie Shulman – the Secretary General at the European Tyre Recycling Association (ETRA) given a Lifetime Achievement Award in the inaugural Recircle Awards. Tyre & Rubber Recycling magazine involved in organization of Recircle Awards writes that Dr. Shulman has been involved in tire recycling for somewhat longer than she has held her role at ETRA, and in her lifetime in the sector Dr. Shulman has campaigned to raise awareness of tire recycling with governments across Europe, and of course with the European Commission. Dr Shulman, literally, wrote the book on tire recycling, coining many of the phrases and terminology in common use today. A larger-than-life character, Dr. Shulman is passionate about recycling like no other individual. This passion can be seen in her involvement in the ETRA conferences and seminars each year. An impressive lady who knows where she wants to see the industry develop.

ECO Green Equipment – one of the leading end-of-life tire recycling equipment manufacturers and technology suppliers worldwide – has announced updates to its European sales team. Alejandro Grases and Ricardo Ayala recently joined ECO Green Equipment as sales representatives and from now on represent the European branch of the company. About ECO Green’s new sales representatives in Europe Alejandro Grases’ background goes to mechanical engineering. With over 10 years of experience in the tire recycling industry, Alejandro was a tire recycling plant director at American Tire Recycling in the city of Miami from 2011 till 2018. Part of his duty as the tire recycling plant director, Alejandro handled equipment installation and plant design, sometimes altering characteristics of the machinery.