News: Tire Recycling & Pyrolysis

The project is being implemented through SUAS reTire s.r.o., the joint venture responsible for the development, construction and operation of the Czech tire recycling plant. Pyrum previously formed the joint venture with SUAS Ecology s.r.o. and holds a 49% stake in the company.

Orzeł’s modernization plans are aligned with Industry 4.0 standards, which typically involve greater use of data, automation, robotics and connected production systems. In the recycling sector, such upgrades can support better traceability, lower operating costs and more reliable processing of end-of-life tires and related rubber waste.

CGW said around one-fifth of scrap tires in North Rhine-Westphalia are estimated to end up in illegal disposal or export. The project partners argue that many of these tires still contain value, either through remaining mileage, recoverable raw materials or potential use in circular tire applications.

The 2026 Briefing Day will open with a delegate welcome by TRA President Bill Clarke, followed by a keynote address from Tessa Munt MP. The programme will later include a session titled “Tire Recycling — Is Government Listening?” led by George Eustice, Director of Penbroath Ltd. and Defra Secretary of State from 2020 to 2022. TRA said the event will examine whether current public policy is sufficient to support domestic tire recycling and recovery. The association argues that the UK must move away from offshoring environmental liabilities and instead develop a higher-value circular economy for tire-derived rubber, steel and other recovered materials.

TRAC said the partnership is designed to support UT-PRON and Nigerian stakeholders as they work to build a sustainable ELT management system. The association said knowledge exchange and practical lessons from Canada’s experience can help support resource recovery and market development.

Franklin Raj will represent Robert Weibold GmbH at RE-GO 2026 – Tire Recycling Conclave in Goa, India, on September 10–11, 2026. He is also expected to deliver a presentation on emerging opportunities in tire recycling and pyrolysis. RE-GO 2026 will take place at Novotel Goa Dona Sylvia in South Goa, bringing together stakeholders from across the tire recycling, tire pyrolysis, recovered materials, technology, regulatory, and circular economy sectors.

Swarnakaruna Princeton Rubber Industries Private Limited, a rubber recycling company based in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, has been highlighted by India’s Press Information Bureau as an example of how targeted financial support can help entrepreneurs build sustainable industrial businesses. Founded by Mrs. Swarnalatha Nethipudi, a first-generation Scheduled Caste woman entrepreneur, the company has established an automated facility that converts waste tires into crumb rubber powder ranging from 10 mesh to 40 mesh. The plant has an installed production capacity of about 6,000 metric tonnes per year and has recycled more than two lakh waste tires. The project received ₹5 crore in financial assistance in 2023 through the Venture Capital Fund for Scheduled Castes, under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, supporting a circular economy model based on rubber recycling, waste tire recovery, industrial raw material production and local employment.

The parliamentary response shows that a majority of India’s identified tire pyrolysis units are operating in line with the applicable standard operating procedure. These rules govern the recycling of waste tire scrap into outputs such as tire pyrolysis oil, pyro gas and char, which can be used in downstream industrial applications when produced under controlled environmental conditions.

The municipality of Río Grande has advanced its environmental management program with the loading of the first truck carrying 24,000 kg of shredded end-of-life tires for treatment and recycling. The operation forms part of the city’s municipal recycling program and follows differentiated weekly collection from local tire shops. In the first stage, three trucks are expected to be shipped, reaching close to 70,000 kg of recovered tires. The initiative is intended to prevent the accumulation of waste tires, reduce environmental impact and strengthen responsible tire recycling practices through coordination between municipal departments and local collection points.