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The UK Environment Agency (EA) has recently published a detailed internal review on the export of end-of-life tires (ELTs). The report highlights significant regulatory shortcomings, raising questions about the environmental and legal soundness of current practices. Since India receives the majority of UK tire exports, the review carries substantial implications for trade flows, compliance requirements, and the structure of the ELT recovery market.

In a bid to effectively execute impending new projects, privately held New Energy re-organises itself in three units, each geared to specific aspects of establishing successful new facilities in Europe and beyond. Newly incorporated NE-TECH INDUSTRIES will focus on continued R&D, the engineering, manufacture, installation, and maintenance of equipment suites licensed to customers and partners, as well as supplying and installing turnkey facilities. Based on established relations with major European off-takers, the unit NE-TECH TRADE will help smoothly secure long-term supply contracts for product output of the new facilities. Existing operations will be operated under the name New Energy Recycling Kft., while the new plant under construction in Karcag, Hungary, will operate as RE-POL Kft.. The consortium will be known as NE-TECH GROUP. NE-TECH here acts solely as a turnkey technology supplier, not as an operator or shareholder of the project.

The Western Australian Government has published findings from the National Project on Options for End-of-Life Tyres, a comprehensive review of how Australia manages used tyres. The report provides strong evidence that, while the voluntary Tyre Product Stewardship Scheme (TPSS) has delivered benefits, it cannot reach its full potential without regulation.

Kal Tire is advancing sustainable solutions for end-of-life (EOL) mining tires, a growing challenge as mines worldwide generate hundreds of thousands of tonnes of tire waste each year. In an article by Terry Galvin, vice-president of recycling services at Kal Tire’s Mining Tire Group, for Canadian Mining Journal, the company highlights that traditional disposal methods such as stockpiling or shredding only delay the problem, while sustainable recycling technologies open the door to long-term value creation.

AZuR’s (Allianz Zukunft Reifen) new partner, the Gesellschaft im Ostalbkreis für Abfallbewirtschaftung mbH (GOA), a municipal waste management company in Germany, has been relying on retreaded tires for many years. Today, around 120 of its vehicles run entirely on retreaded tires — a strong example of how circular economy principles can be effectively integrated into everyday municipal operations.

Adele Rose of Tyrewise joins Episode 76 of The Tyre Recycling Podcast to share insights ahead of the Round Trip 2025 Tyre and Conveyor Belt Recycling Summit in Melbourne, organized in partnership with Tyre Stewardship Australia. She highlights why this first-of-its-kind event is an important milestone for the region and emphasizes Tyrewise’s priorities, particularly expanding the use of tyre-derived materials in road construction.

A new study from Nigeria has examined the microstructural and elemental properties of recovered carbon black (rCB) produced through pyrolysis of waste tires at 400°C, 500°C, and 600°C. The findings suggest that pyrolysis at 400°C for two hours yields the most favorable balance between carbon content and material structure, making it particularly promising for industrial reuse.

Infiniteria has entered additional delivery agreements regarding recovered carbon black from Uddevalla - 100 percent of carbon black production at Uddevalla 1 now fully booked. The deliveries concern recovered carbon black, rCB, which will be produced at Infiniteria's recycling plant in Uddevalla. The agreement is multi-year and is based on a mutual term sheet, with the total order value estimated to be approximately 100 million SEK over the contract period.