News: Tire Recycling & Pyrolysis

The new company, Lohum Talbros CarbonTech Pvt. Ltd., will focus on recovered carbon black, also known as rCB, and devulcanized rubber. These materials are linked to the recycling of end-of-life tires and industrial rubber waste, supporting the reuse of rubber-derived resources in new products and reducing dependence on virgin raw materials.

The Tyre & Rubber Recyclers Association of India (TRRAI) has announced RE-GO – TRRAI’s 3rd Annual Conclave 2026, a two-day tire recycling industry event scheduled for September 10–11, 2026, at Novotel Goa Dona Sylvia in South Goa. Organized under the theme “Recycling On-the-Go in Goa,” the conclave is expected to bring together 250–300 delegates from across India’s tire recycling value chain, including tire recyclers, end-of-life tire processors, tire pyrolysis companies, machinery manufacturers, automation providers, consultants, investors, policymakers, environmental specialists and regulatory authorities. TRRAI said the event is designed as a major platform for discussion on Extended Producer Responsibility, regulatory alignment, sustainable growth, technology development, recycled material markets and circular economy opportunities in India’s expanding tire recycling sector.

According to the ministry, more than 60% of waste tires generated in South Korea are currently recycled into thermal products such as solid recovered fuel. Only a small share is converted into recovered carbon black for use in new tire production. The government said the new R&D program is intended to support a shift toward higher-value recycling by producing recycled raw materials that can be used in manufacturing rather than mainly in energy-related applications.

England’s new „Tyre Pyrolysis Oil Resource Framework“ establishes a defined pathway for determining when TPO produced from waste tires may cease to be classified as waste. Although formally applicable only in England, the framework has significant implications for overseas TPO producers, traders and English importers. Imported TPO will not automatically be recognized as a product merely because it has obtained end-of-waste or equivalent status in the country of dispatch. Instead, the English importer must demonstrate compliance with the framework’s requirements, including eligibility of tire-derived feedstocks, representative pre-dispatch testing, conformity with minimum and refinery-specific specifications, certainty of refinery use, and delivery to an appropriately permitted facility. The framework therefore shifts market access towards transparent, contractually defined and evidence-based supply chains. While it may strengthen confidence in TPO as a refinery feedstock, it also increases the compliance, documentation, and due diligence burden for both exporters and importers.

This is no flaw in the standard: its purpose is not to measure the true particle size, but to give buyers and sellers a common frame of reference for trading rCB. The bias, however, stays. To safely meet a customer specification of, say, D97 ≤ 10 µm, a producer has to mill their rCB further down to 8 or 9 µm, so that every customer (using whichever laser particle sizer sits in their incoming goods inspection) measures a D97 below 10 µm. The required over-milling consumes extra electricity, raises CO2 emissions and cuts milling throughput. One could call it an uncertainty tax, levied not by any authority, but by physics.

The presentation will also consider technical barriers to wider adoption, the potential value of distillation and further refining, and the production scale at which TPO upgrading may become commercially viable. Emerging pricing approaches and the potential development of premium TPO markets in Asia-Pacific and Europe will also be discussed. Recovered Carbon Black Asia 2026 will feature representatives from the recovered carbon black, tire manufacturing, carbon black, pyrolysis, refining, and recycling industries. The event will open with a joint session alongside Sustainability in Tires 2026, while registered participants will have access to both conference programs and a shared networking area throughout the two-day event.

or the second quarter of 2026, Enviro reported net revenues of MSEK 0.3, compared with MSEK 19.9 in the corresponding period of 2025. Earnings after tax for the quarter amounted to MSEK -27.1, compared with MSEK -21.2 a year earlier. Earnings per share before dilution were SEK -0.02, unchanged from the corresponding period last year. Cash flow after investments for the quarter was MSEK -21.6, compared with MSEK -49.6 in the second quarter of 2025.

Longxing Technology Group has started supplying nearly 10,000 tons of sustainable carbon black to a European tire manufacturer after receiving customer approval for the product. The China-based carbon black producer said the deliveries mark an important step in expanding its role in Europe’s sustainable tire supply chain, where tire manufacturers are increasingly evaluating lower-carbon and circular raw materials. Longxing Tech’s sustainable carbon black is produced using cracking oil derived from waste tires as the main feedstock, supporting links between tire recycling, pyrolysis and carbon black production. The company said the product is designed to offer performance characteristics comparable to conventional virgin carbon black while reducing reliance on fossil-based raw materials such as coal tar.

TIP said TATMA’s membership strengthens its ability to monitor and anticipate sustainability-related developments in Southeast Asia. Affiliate Members are tire trade associations that contribute regional perspectives to TIP’s global work, helping the organization understand ESG issues and trends across different markets. The partnership adds a local industry perspective from Thailand, a country described by TIP as the world’s second-largest tire exporter by volume.