News: Tire Recycling & Pyrolysis

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Scandinavian Enviro Systems AB has received approval from the Gothenburg District Court to extend its ongoing company reorganization by three months, until August 27, 2026. The tire recycling technology company said the extension is intended to allow time to complete negotiations on long-term financing and finalize a reorganization plan.

The regulation is intended to ensure that new vehicles are designed and produced in ways that support reuse, recycling and recovery, with the aim of making the automotive sector more circular and sustainable.

The event will bring together members of the artificial turf industry for three days of networking, technical learning and collaboration. Under the theme Where the Industry Aligns, the conference will focus on shared challenges, best practices and coordinated strategies related to safe, sustainable and accessible playing surfaces.

Developed in collaboration with the event advisory board, this year's agenda covers key topics shaping the recovered carbon black industry, including applications, commercial opportunities, technological innovations, tire pyrolysis oil (TPO), and quality consistency in rCB production.

The facility is co-funded by the European Union's Innovation Fund — one of the world's largest programs for demonstrating innovative low-carbon technologies, financed through EU Emissions Trading System revenues and managed by CINEA — and supported by equity investment from Tiger Infrastructure Partners. The Innovation Fund backs flagship initiatives that deliver significant greenhouse gas reductions across energy-intensive industries. This facility directly fulfills that mandate, demonstrating how industrial manufacturing can reduce emissions at scale by replacing fossil fuel-derived virgin carbon black with sustainable, mass-balanced, traceable alternatives.

As one of the leading carbon black producers in the world, Birla Carbon supports a broad range of industries that rely on carbon black as a critical performance material, including tires, rubber, mechanical rubber goods, and specialty applications. Through its regional manufacturing footprint, global network of technical and innovation resources, and extensive portfolio of solutions – including BC grades, Raven™ and Conductex™ carbon blacks, Continua™ SCM, and Nanocyl™ carbon nanotubes – the company delivers products tailored to local market and application requirements while maintaining the quality, consistency, and performance standards expected by customers worldwide.

The project is being carried out with the Greater Paris Sanitation Authority and sustainability consultancy ERM at the Valenton wastewater treatment plant near Paris, France. TIP said the study will run through 2026 at Valenton, which is the second-largest wastewater treatment plant in Europe and is considered broadly representative of modern municipal wastewater treatment facilities.

The project includes two main workstreams. These focus on developing technologies to produce premium recycled feedstock from waste tires and establishing tire manufacturing technologies that use sustainable materials. Hankook Tire said the project expands its existing Tire-to-Tire circular economy activities, which began with the launch of an industry-led consortium in Korea in 2023.