News: Tire Recycling & Pyrolysis

Nienburg District, Lower Saxony (Germany) – 11 February 2026 – The State of Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen) has approved €6.05 million in investment support for Waste2Value GmbH to establish a new operating site in the Nienburg district and build a modular thermolysis (chemical recycling) plant for hard-to-recycle plastic waste. The funding is granted under the Joint Task “Improvement of Regional Economic Structures” (GRW) programme.

Writing to the Minister for Waste and Recycling, Mary Creagh MP, the TRA praised the minister for the action she instigated last year after it had been demonstrated that enforcement activity on end-of-life-tyre (ELT) exports was deficient. Illegally imported waste tyres from Britain were acknowledged to be a core source for highly polluting batch pyrolysis plants in India.

Cabot Corporation (NYSE: CBT) today announced the availability to produce in Asia Pacific its circular reinforcing carbons powered by its EVOLVE Sustainable Solutions technology platform. As such, Cabot's manufacturing facilities in Cilegon, Indonesia and Tianjin, China have successfully validated their ability to produce circular reinforcing carbons. These products use tire pyrolysis oil (TPO) derived from end-of-life tires and leverage an International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC) PLUS mass balance approach. With this milestone, Cabot now has circular reinforcing carbon production capability across all major regions including Asia, Europe and the Americas, further accelerating tire circularity and sustainability worldwide.

Kal Tire’s Mining Tire Group and Decoda, an Australian mining technology firm, have announced a strategic alliance that will bring mines real-time, autonomous haul road hazard detection to increase truck productivity, tire life and fuel efficiency. Kal Tire and Decoda have collaborated to develop KalPRO HaulSight, which builds on the success of KalPRO TireSight autonomous tire inspections.

A comprehensive new report released today by Tyre Stewardship Australia (TSA) has found that Australia's tyre circular economy will not grow without mandatory participation in a product stewardship scheme. The Tyre Supply Chain Analysis: Opportunities to grow Australia's circular economy for tyres report identifies critical constraints across the entire tyre supply chain that are preventing Australia from meeting its circular economy targets.

Fullerton Fund Management announced that its Fullerton Carbon Action Fund has completed an investment in PyroEnergie, Thailand’s leading end-of-life tyre (ELT) recycler. This marks the Fund’s second deployment and its first investment in Southeast Asia, reinforcing its strategy of backing established, mid-market leaders that combine scalable decarbonisation impact with strong financial fundamentals.

Salvador Pérez Lucena, president of the Spanish Association of Tire Recycling (AER) and Global Chief Sales Officer of Grupo Soledad’s Industrial Division, will speak at the 1st Annual Meeting of the Rubber Sector, organized by the National Chamber of the Rubber Industry (CNIH), on Monday, February 16, at the Club de Industriales in Polanco, Mexico City.

Murfitts Industries, one of the UK’s leading tire recycling companies, has been awarded the EcoVadis Silver Medal in recognition of its sustainability performance. The rating places the company among the top 15% of businesses assessed globally by EcoVadis, a leading provider of corporate sustainability evaluations.The EcoVadis assessment framework measures sustainability management systems across four key categories: environment, labor and human rights, ethics, and sustainable procurement. The Silver rating reflects Murfitts Industries’ structured approach to environmental stewardship, responsible operations, and transparent supply chain management.

Enviro Systems AB (publ) ("Enviro" or the "Company") today announces that Enviro has received a request for arbitration under the Rules of the London Court of International Arbitration (the “LCIA Rules”) from Infiniteria a joint venture with Antin Infrastructure Partners’ NextGen fund as the majority owner and controlling shareholder, with a total claim of approximately EUR 54 million in alleged damages. Enviro considers the asserted claims to be unfounded and disputes the claims and the claimed amount in their entirety.