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TNU (Tratamiento de Neumáticos Usados) has confirmed its participation as an institutional sponsor in the IV Jornadas Iberoamericanas del Reciclaje 2025, to be held from November 12 to 14, 2025, at the Ágora Bogotá Convention Center in Colombia.

Innovando’s Sustainability Director, Cveta Majtanovic, spoke at the conference on the RFID ecosystem in tires at Autopromotec. Innovando was present at the RFID Ecosystem Village in collaboration with leading industry partners to showcase the Digital Tyre Platform

Scandinavian Enviro Systems (Enviro) founder Bengt Sture Ershag received the Lifetime Achievement Award at this year's Recircle Awards. Ershag received the award for his lifelong efforts to create a more sustainable handling of end-of-life tires. In addition to being the founder of Enviro, Bengt Sture Ershag is also the inventor and developer of the fundamentals of Enviro's leading pyrolysis technology.

The winners of the 2025 Recircle Awards were announced live at Autopromotec 2025 by the organisers, Retreading Business and Tyre & Rubber Recycling magazines. This global awards event recognises sustainability-driven innovation, practices, and services in the tyre retreading and recycling industries.

The AZuR network had a strong showing at the 2025 Recircle Awards ceremony in Bologna, taking home seven awards. The international expert jury recognized AZuR partners Genan, Marangoni, and Italmatic for their innovative solutions in retreading and tire recycling. In addition, AZuR network coordinator Christina Guth received the Women’s Award for the Tyre Retreading Sector. “This award is a recognition of the commitment of all AZuR partners in recent years to advancing the circular tire economy,” said Guth at the awards ceremony.

The U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA) and its members express strong support for H.R.3401 to strengthen domestic tire retreading. The bill, reintroduced by U.S. Representatives Darin LaHood (R-IL) and Emilia Strong Sykes (D-OH), proposes tax credits for fleet purchasers of American-made retreaded commercial tires, aimed at strengthening domestic manufacturing, job creation, and sustainable tire solutions.

The Recircle Awards, organized by Retreading Business and Tyre & Rubber Recycling magazines, is a global event that recognizes the contributions of companies and individuals in the tyre manufacturing, retreading, and recycling industries to the circular economy.

On World Recycling Day, Spain’s Tratamiento Neumáticos Usados (TNU) warned that despite 100% of collected end-of-life tires being recycled, the country still lacks a complete circular economy for tires. While Spain excels in collection and treatment, the weak market demand for recycled products and limited green public procurement policies are stalling progress.

On September 16 and 17, 2025, the Alliance for the Future of Tires (AZuR), in cooperation with KRONE, will host the 2nd AZuR Retreading Summit at the KRONE Trailer Forum in Werlte, Germany. This two-day industry event will bring together stakeholders from logistics, the public sector, industry, research, and the retreading sector to discuss practical solutions for sustainable fleets and a closed-loop tire economy.