News: Tire Recycling & Pyrolysis

The 30th Annual ETRA Conference on Tyre Recycling, titled “30 Years of Tyre Recycling: Innovations to Build the Future”, will take place on 25-27 March 2025 at Le Louise Hotel, Brussels. This milestone event will reflect on three decades of progress and explore future opportunities driven by innovation and EU-supported initiatives.

Infiniteria’s tire recycling plant in Uddevalla, for which Scandinavian Enviro Systems (Enviro) is responsible for project management and coordinating construction, is progressing well in the civil and building works and is now ready for installation of production equipment to begin.

This years’ Tyre Recovery Association's (TRA) Briefing Day event will take place on Tuesday 16th September 2025. The Venue will be the renowned Ardencote Hotel, conveniently located in Warwickshire’s Shakespeare’s country, which has the capacity to accommodate ever increasing attendance numbers at the UK tyre recycling’s premier event.

Reoil Sp. z o.o. continues to strengthen its position in the recovered Carbon Black (rCB) and tyre pyrolysis industry through quality assurance and technological advancements, supported by EU funding.

Horsham Rural City Council (HRCC) in Australia reports intensified efforts to combat illegal tyre dumping following a rise in discarded tyres across the region. Recently, 21 illegally dumped tyres were removed, particularly in Horsham North, where evidence suggests they were used for burnouts.

Innovative sea-cleaning technology using activated carbon from recycled tires will be highlighted at the 30th ETRA Conference on Tyre Recycling. The project, led by Prof. Fabrizio Quadrini, has successfully integrated porous tablets made from tire-derived activated carbon into smart buoys designed for oil adsorption and marine monitoring.

The Czech companies SUAS GROUP and Sokolovská uhelná, in coöperation with Pyrum (ISIN DE000A2G8ZX8), are planning to build a tyre recycling plant at their Vřesová complex. The project results from the existing consulting and engineering contract between the companies, which was concluded with a subsidiary of the SUAS GROUP, and relates to the planned plant in the Czech Republic. The Czech companies plan to utilise the synergy effects on site and will integrate the gas produced during thermolysis into the existing plant for further utilisation. The planned plant will convert 23,000 tonnes of end-of-life tyres into valuable resources every year. The planned investment volume is CZK 1.4 billion (approx. EUR 57 million).

New Zealand’s Tyrewise programme has launched with impressive results, significantly surpassing its collection and recycling targets in its first reporting period from September 1 to December 31, 2024. These figures mark a major shift from past practices, where tyres were often dumped or relocated rather than recycled. Tyrewise’s success in engaging the tyre trade has been instrumental in achieving these numbers, demonstrating strong industry participation and support.

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